State of Illinois
GRAPHIC ARTS DESIGNER
State of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois, us, 62777
Working Title
: Graphic Arts Designer
Agency
: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Position Title : Graphic Arts DesignerClosing Date/Time:
09/26/2024Salary:
$4,766-6,632.00/Monthly (Anticipated Starting Salary for Non-State Applicants: $4,766.00)Job Type:
Salaried Full TimeCounty:
SangamonNumber of Vacancies:
1Plan/BU:
RC014
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 41526
Join a World Class Institution
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is hiring a Graphic Arts Designer. This position is responsible for producing highly skilled, creative, and diversified professional graphic design and layout work. The ideal candidate is highly organized and has an extensive knowledge of visual design, layout, graphic presentation, and has experience with museum exhibit graphics. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is a world class institution that welcomes more than 250,000 visitors every year and that houses one of the world's best collections of Lincoln-related documents, artifacts, and audiovisual materials. We invite qualified applicants to apply for this position and help ALPLM continue to chronicle the life of one of our nation's greatest Presidents.
Job Responsibilities
1. Graphic Design and ConsultationProduces highly skilled, creative, and diversified professional graphic design and layout work as assigned and directed by the Exhibits & Shows Director.Communicates and consults with the Exhibits & Shows Director and other agency staff on design objectives, primarily on the execution of graphics for museum exhibits.Provides expertise in graphic arts, printing technology and methodology, interpolation of images to enlarge photos while reducing pixilation effects, including certificates, brochures, magazines, banners, logos, reports, covers, forms, letterheads, exhibit displays, reader rails, presentations, websites, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, agency forms, handbooks, newsletters, and other related projects.Coordinates with the ALPLM Director of Marketing and Director of Communications relating to ongoing and future exhibits.Communicates and consults on design objectives and diagnoses needs while providing professional support to other departments by translating needs into graphic capabilities.2. Software, Tools and Technical Design
Utilizes computer software, hardware, and other graphic arts tools and equipment including multiple Macintosh and PC platforms, most recent Adobe Creative Suite for complex page design and layouts, which Includes Photoshop, Illustrator, lnDesign, DreamWeaver, and Flash as well as Adobe Acrobat Professional to perform complex imaging enhancements, graphic creations, and manipulate complex vector art.Performs complex page design and layouts, web design, and authoring (importing tabular data).Creates and modifies PDFs including fillable form fields and utilizes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams. Develops or revises certificates, brochures, magazines, banners, logos, reports, covers, forms, and letterheads, exhibit display presentations, websites, and advertisements.Performs word processing, create templates for end users, and creates high quality presentations.Job Responsibilities (Continued)
3. Creative Project Management
Provides creative original solutions from concept through production, using manual techniques and/or personal computers with graphics related software and hardware for intricate projects such as four- color process for outside production.Designs complete promotional campaigns, logos, multi-projector slide shows, visuals for 1V and video, 3-dimensional displays and web sites.4. Vendor and Outsourcing Coordination
Recommends outsourcing media preparation due to cost or overtime factors.Prepares bid specifications and schedules production with printers, contractors, and sign painters to meet deadlines.Maintains professional working relationships with outside sources such as print shops, suppliers, and vendors to ensure appropriate supplies are ordered and received and to obtain printing by vendors.5. Design Updates & Communication
Makes recommendations for updating and maintaining current designs.Assists other agency staff in printing specific projects to ensure accurate color and paginations.Uploads files to websites and works with outside entities such as print shops to complete jobs.Works with media outlets and other businesses to advertising buys, creating, and editing videos, packaging and distributing videos, and editing and organizing photos.Job Responsibilities (Continued)
6. Graphic Design Technology and Software Maintenance
Maintains expertise in graphic arts, printing technology and methodology, including computer-based software/hardware and traditional techniques.Reviews and installs new software and upgrades.Downloads technical Information of software and consults with technical sources to resolve problems in the use of software.Uses best practices for file management and packaging all projects and assets.7.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with a concentration in art.Requires two (2) years of experience in art/design production or graphics.Specialized Skills
Prefers one (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience with visual design, layout, and graphic presentation.Prefers one (1) year demonstrated knowledge of appropriate software to effectively create graphic arts products.Prefers one (1) year of proven experience creating effective formats for forms, booklets, newsletters, and other agency publications.Prefers prior experience creating graphics for museum exhibits.Preferred Qualifications
Prefers one (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience with visual design, layout, and graphic presentation.Prefers one (1) year demonstrated knowledge of appropriate software to effectively create graphic arts products.Prefers one (1) year of proven experience creating effective formats for forms, booklets, newsletters, and other agency publications.Prefers prior experience creating graphics for museum exhibits.Prefers two (2) years experience of printing techniques related to graphic presentation and ability to operate a personal computer.Prefers the ability to exercise self-discipline and work under pressure to meet work deadlines and production schedules.Prefers ability to translate ideas into graphic expressions.Prefers extensive skill in drawing and use of color.Prefers ability to participate in planning and production of promotional educational and informational material.Prefers ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, commercial printers, and vendors.Conditions of Employment
Requires the ability to travel.Requires the ability to pass a background check.
The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
About Our Agency
The ALPLM is passionate in our mission to inspire civic engagement through the diverse lens of Illinois history and sharing with the world the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. As caretakers of a one-of-a-kind collection of artifacts, we consider our work to learn, teach, and share history a great honor. The people of the ALPLM strive to employ innovate approaches to create a positive impact for the future, as it can be inspired by the past. As preservationists of Illinois' diverse history, we strive to build, maintain, and make accessible a growing record of history for today's inquisitive explorers as well as those who shall, in the future, rely on our efforts. Our learning-centered agency insists on the values of honesty and integrity, intentional leadership, equitable collaboration and transparent accountability. The ALPLM boasts pristine facilities, a creative environment, and a professional staff with a variety of backgrounds and talents.
As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefits package that includes the following:
* A Pension Program
* Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision insurance
* 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
* 13 paid holidays annually - 14 on even numbered years
* 12 weeks paid maternity / paternity leave
* Deferred Compensation Program - A Supplemental retirement plan
* Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) and more.
For more information about our benefits please follow this link https//www2.illinois.gov/coms/benefits/pages/default.aspx
Work Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pmWork Location:
212 N 6th St Springfield, IL 62701-1004Agency Contact:
Kathleen Love
Email: Kathleen.Love@illinois.gov
Phone #217-558-8974
Job Family:
Arts, Design & Cultural
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the "Apply" button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees - a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the "View Profile" link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com - click "Application Procedures" in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your "junk mail", "spam", or "other" folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.comsystems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
: Graphic Arts Designer
Agency
: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Position Title : Graphic Arts DesignerClosing Date/Time:
09/26/2024Salary:
$4,766-6,632.00/Monthly (Anticipated Starting Salary for Non-State Applicants: $4,766.00)Job Type:
Salaried Full TimeCounty:
SangamonNumber of Vacancies:
1Plan/BU:
RC014
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 41526
Join a World Class Institution
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is hiring a Graphic Arts Designer. This position is responsible for producing highly skilled, creative, and diversified professional graphic design and layout work. The ideal candidate is highly organized and has an extensive knowledge of visual design, layout, graphic presentation, and has experience with museum exhibit graphics. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is a world class institution that welcomes more than 250,000 visitors every year and that houses one of the world's best collections of Lincoln-related documents, artifacts, and audiovisual materials. We invite qualified applicants to apply for this position and help ALPLM continue to chronicle the life of one of our nation's greatest Presidents.
Job Responsibilities
1. Graphic Design and ConsultationProduces highly skilled, creative, and diversified professional graphic design and layout work as assigned and directed by the Exhibits & Shows Director.Communicates and consults with the Exhibits & Shows Director and other agency staff on design objectives, primarily on the execution of graphics for museum exhibits.Provides expertise in graphic arts, printing technology and methodology, interpolation of images to enlarge photos while reducing pixilation effects, including certificates, brochures, magazines, banners, logos, reports, covers, forms, letterheads, exhibit displays, reader rails, presentations, websites, PowerPoint presentations, advertisements, agency forms, handbooks, newsletters, and other related projects.Coordinates with the ALPLM Director of Marketing and Director of Communications relating to ongoing and future exhibits.Communicates and consults on design objectives and diagnoses needs while providing professional support to other departments by translating needs into graphic capabilities.2. Software, Tools and Technical Design
Utilizes computer software, hardware, and other graphic arts tools and equipment including multiple Macintosh and PC platforms, most recent Adobe Creative Suite for complex page design and layouts, which Includes Photoshop, Illustrator, lnDesign, DreamWeaver, and Flash as well as Adobe Acrobat Professional to perform complex imaging enhancements, graphic creations, and manipulate complex vector art.Performs complex page design and layouts, web design, and authoring (importing tabular data).Creates and modifies PDFs including fillable form fields and utilizes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams. Develops or revises certificates, brochures, magazines, banners, logos, reports, covers, forms, and letterheads, exhibit display presentations, websites, and advertisements.Performs word processing, create templates for end users, and creates high quality presentations.Job Responsibilities (Continued)
3. Creative Project Management
Provides creative original solutions from concept through production, using manual techniques and/or personal computers with graphics related software and hardware for intricate projects such as four- color process for outside production.Designs complete promotional campaigns, logos, multi-projector slide shows, visuals for 1V and video, 3-dimensional displays and web sites.4. Vendor and Outsourcing Coordination
Recommends outsourcing media preparation due to cost or overtime factors.Prepares bid specifications and schedules production with printers, contractors, and sign painters to meet deadlines.Maintains professional working relationships with outside sources such as print shops, suppliers, and vendors to ensure appropriate supplies are ordered and received and to obtain printing by vendors.5. Design Updates & Communication
Makes recommendations for updating and maintaining current designs.Assists other agency staff in printing specific projects to ensure accurate color and paginations.Uploads files to websites and works with outside entities such as print shops to complete jobs.Works with media outlets and other businesses to advertising buys, creating, and editing videos, packaging and distributing videos, and editing and organizing photos.Job Responsibilities (Continued)
6. Graphic Design Technology and Software Maintenance
Maintains expertise in graphic arts, printing technology and methodology, including computer-based software/hardware and traditional techniques.Reviews and installs new software and upgrades.Downloads technical Information of software and consults with technical sources to resolve problems in the use of software.Uses best practices for file management and packaging all projects and assets.7.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with a concentration in art.Requires two (2) years of experience in art/design production or graphics.Specialized Skills
Prefers one (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience with visual design, layout, and graphic presentation.Prefers one (1) year demonstrated knowledge of appropriate software to effectively create graphic arts products.Prefers one (1) year of proven experience creating effective formats for forms, booklets, newsletters, and other agency publications.Prefers prior experience creating graphics for museum exhibits.Preferred Qualifications
Prefers one (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience with visual design, layout, and graphic presentation.Prefers one (1) year demonstrated knowledge of appropriate software to effectively create graphic arts products.Prefers one (1) year of proven experience creating effective formats for forms, booklets, newsletters, and other agency publications.Prefers prior experience creating graphics for museum exhibits.Prefers two (2) years experience of printing techniques related to graphic presentation and ability to operate a personal computer.Prefers the ability to exercise self-discipline and work under pressure to meet work deadlines and production schedules.Prefers ability to translate ideas into graphic expressions.Prefers extensive skill in drawing and use of color.Prefers ability to participate in planning and production of promotional educational and informational material.Prefers ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, commercial printers, and vendors.Conditions of Employment
Requires the ability to travel.Requires the ability to pass a background check.
The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
About Our Agency
The ALPLM is passionate in our mission to inspire civic engagement through the diverse lens of Illinois history and sharing with the world the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. As caretakers of a one-of-a-kind collection of artifacts, we consider our work to learn, teach, and share history a great honor. The people of the ALPLM strive to employ innovate approaches to create a positive impact for the future, as it can be inspired by the past. As preservationists of Illinois' diverse history, we strive to build, maintain, and make accessible a growing record of history for today's inquisitive explorers as well as those who shall, in the future, rely on our efforts. Our learning-centered agency insists on the values of honesty and integrity, intentional leadership, equitable collaboration and transparent accountability. The ALPLM boasts pristine facilities, a creative environment, and a professional staff with a variety of backgrounds and talents.
As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefits package that includes the following:
* A Pension Program
* Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision insurance
* 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
* 13 paid holidays annually - 14 on even numbered years
* 12 weeks paid maternity / paternity leave
* Deferred Compensation Program - A Supplemental retirement plan
* Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) and more.
For more information about our benefits please follow this link https//www2.illinois.gov/coms/benefits/pages/default.aspx
Work Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pmWork Location:
212 N 6th St Springfield, IL 62701-1004Agency Contact:
Kathleen Love
Email: Kathleen.Love@illinois.gov
Phone #217-558-8974
Job Family:
Arts, Design & Cultural
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the "Apply" button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees - a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the "View Profile" link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com - click "Application Procedures" in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your "junk mail", "spam", or "other" folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.comsystems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com