Jr Graphic Designer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life-changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. The Junior Graphic Designer will support the department’s medical oncology faculty by creating high-quality visual content for various projects, including social media, marketing materials, and academic presentations.

Responsibilities

• Brochures, postcards, handouts and other print collateral
• Digital signage and other visual ads
• Digital illustrations and infographics
• Email and e-newsletter design
• Digital graphics and infographics
• Dynamic PowerPoint presentations
• Web pages, sections and landing pages
• Dynamic, social media friendly content such as animations and short-form video
• Posters, slides and advertising materials for scientific conferences
• Graphic design for plain language research summaries and clinical trial recruitment materials
• Graphic designs for patient and provider forum discussions

Skills

• BFA, or BA required, with a focus on graphic design preferred
• 1-3 years of experience are required
• Demonstrated excellent understanding and application of design principles
• Strong typography skills
• Adept in key Adobe Creative Suite products including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects
• Fluency in Mac-based systems
• High fluency in digital design, including web page and e-newsletter design
• Solid pre-press knowledge
• HTML/CSS understanding
• Excellent communication, presentation, project management, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of web-authoring software helpful, but not mandatory, (i.e. Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, HTML)
• Knowledge of photography helpful, but not mandatory
• Knowledge of video production and editing tools (Adobe Premier or Final Cut Pro is helpful but not mandatory

Company Overview