Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator

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Overview

The Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator is a staff role in the Department of Community Outreach working with and for the Outreach Activities Coordinator and overseeing the OA Graphics team. It ensures all graphics needed for an event are done on time and meet the required graphics specs and standards, as well as helping the OA Graphics team hone their skills.

It is not a role subject to rotation.

Chain of Command

The Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator reports directly to the Outreach Activities Coordinator and then to the Director of Community Outreach.

Duties

  • Actively participate in and oversee the brainstorming and creation of graphics for the four annual freeweeks as well as other events
  • Manage the OA Graphics team and communicate with the OAC and/or Director of Community Outreach regarding any suggestions, problems or concerns
  • Balance the capabilities and capacities of OA Graphics team members against the graphics workload to ensure everyone is challenged but not overwhelmed
  • Ensure graphics are completed by deadline, either by the assigned Graphics team member or an emergency substitute, or finally by the OAGC themself
  • Ensure graphics meet the required specs and the desired standards

Requirements

  • Must be a member in good standing.
  • Must be willing and able to be available to the members of the OA Graphics team for consultation, training and mentoring in the creation and production of graphics and imagery
  • Must be willing to spend approximately 10-15 hours a week on the boards for planning, and more hours as needed during events and freeweeks
  • Must have experience and skill with graphics creation, preferrably with Photoshop, Illustrator, GIMP and/or similar software
  • Experience within Outreach Activities is a plus but not a necessity

History

Previously this was an Admin position in the Department of Marketing. The role was originally known as the Online Events Graphics Coordinator and it acted as a liaison between the Department of Marketing and the Department of Community Development.
In May 2011, the name of the role changed to Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator and it acted as a liaison between the Department of Marketing and the Department of Community Outreach
In November 2011, this role was changed to a staff position and the duties were changed to work with Graphics staff in the Department on the Outreach Activities Team rather than liaise with Marketing's ==Overview== The Graphics Development Team are staff positions within the Department of Marketing. The team is responsible for all official visual assets used on or in conjunction with TarValon.Net. These may include logos, banners, icons, printed materials, advertisements, and illustrations. The Graphics Development Team is a group of people with a wide variety of visual/graphic design skills.

Department: Department of Marketing

Position Level: Staff

Rotation: Non-rotating position

Merit Eligibility: Pro Bono Merit. Members who achieve the Pro Bono gold will be eligible for Staff Merit.

Chain of Command

The Graphics Development Team members report to the Marketing Project Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create official graphical assets for TarValon.Net.
  • Update existing graphics as necessary.
  • Work with team members to brainstorm and troubleshoot ideas.
  • Work with other departments within TarValon.Net to manage their specific design needs.

Expectations

  • Must own graphics editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, Corel Painter or Draw, Paint Shop Pro, or equivalent.
  • Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment, and be able to give and receive constructive criticism from other team members.
  • Must be able to work with a deadline.

Time Commitment

  • Must be willing to spend a minimum 5 hours on the boards per week, ideally 5-10 hours.

Qualifications

  • Must have been a member of TarValon.net for at least 6 months. Applicants may be of any rank.
  • Must be experienced in any or all of the following areas: graphic design, typography, illustration, and/or visual arts.
  • All applicants are asked to submit a portfolio of work with their application, either in the form of a personal website, CoroFlot site, an Imgur album, a DeviantArt account, or equivalent. The portfolio must include at least ten examples of work in your area of specialty.

History

This role was created after the Department of Marketing was formed. Before the 2010 Admin Meeting, the duties of this team were filled by the Visual Resource Lead. From August 2012 until sometime in 2018, staff positions on the Graphics Development Team rotated/renewed every six months. After that time, staff positions no longer had formal terms/rotations; hiring is done on an as-needed basis. Members may stay on the team as long as they are active or step down at any time; they are eligible to reapply at any time.

Graphics Development Team Members

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