Digital Studio Manager, Wharton Venture Lab

Digital Studio Manager, Wharton Venture Lab

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Posted Job Title
Digital Studio Manager, Wharton Venture Lab

Job Profile Title
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary
This position is based in Philadelphia.

Reporting to Venture Lab 's Director of Marketing & Digital Studios and Communications Coordinator, the Digital Studio Manager is responsible for the management and maintenance of the Digital Design Studio - a traditional media production lab in Tangen Hall - and creation and development of various creative assets to be used in Venture Lab programming and initiatives to promote the mission and vision of entrepreneurship at Penn.

The Digital Studio Manager will serve as liaison between Venture Lab and students, faculty, staff and alumni audiences to develop, edit, and produce graphic elements to be used in print and digital collateral. The candidate should have strong verbal and written communication skills. This position will spend 70% of the time supporting student ventures, and 30% supporting venture lab internal marketing needs.

This part-time position is located in Philadelphia on Penn's campus and the candidate must work onsite at Tangen Hall except for Penn-designated holidays. The position will averaging no more than 20 hours per week and will have a semi-flexible schedule.

The requirements/qualifications for this position are:

● Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, marketing or related field
● 2-4 years of experience as a graphic designer, web designer, or related experience.
● Proficiency with software such as InDesign, illustrator, Photoshop and Canva
● A working knowledge of third-party design tools (knowledge of Blender, Adobe Aero, or After Effects a plus)
● Understanding of marketing, web design, brand identity, and multimedia design
● Creative approach to designing multimedia assets for external and internal marketing
● Familiarity with computer equipment and building editing workstations
● Familiarity with industry-level audio, photo, and video equipment
● Ability to effectively manage project milestones and timeframes
● Ability to create, implement and standardize workflow processes for content creation
● Ability to lead and mentor a team of student workers and communicate with other staff and alumni audiences.
● Working knowledge of marketing best practices and how to effective communicate to the target audience via visual designs

All candidates must send in a portfolio for review.

Job Description

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
Wharton School

Pay Range
$7.25 - $155.75

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Special Requirements
Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

To apply, visit https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/upenn/careers-at-penn/job/Tangen-Hall/Digital-Studio-Manager--Wharton-Venture-Lab_JR00058301

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