Design Director jobs in Connecticut
Design Director directs and oversees CAE technical and team capability to support product, component, or structure design. Provides expertise and technical leadershipfor benchmarking, concept design, prototype development, simulation, testing protocols, and optimization utilizing CAE design and analysis techniques and tools. Being a Design Director develops and optimizes CAE methodology, including guidelines and standards, to increase design process efficiency. Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. Additionally, Design Director typically reports to senior management. The Design Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Design Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Design Director
- Trinity College
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Hartford, CT
FULL_TIME
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Posting Details
Position InformationTitleDesign Director
DepartmentCommunications
Regular or TemporaryRegular
Hours Per Week40
FLSA DeterminationExempt
Weeks Per Year52
Open Date03/13/2024
Open Until FilledYes
Full or Part TimeFull Time
Position SummaryTrinity College seeks a staff that reflects the changing demographics of our student body. Our student body is diverse, representing forty-one states and seventy countries, with 21 percent U.S. students of color and 50 percent who identify as women. More than 90 percent of students live on campus. Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students and ninety-one graduate students, the college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant and diverse co-curricular program. We consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets, and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.
The Design Director responsibilities will include the following:- Serve as primary designer and point of contact for day-to-day execution of brand standards across all design, marketing, and communications functions and across multiple platforms and media, including print, signage, promotional, and digital output.
- Conceptualize and develop a high volume of design pieces (print and digital) for the full variety of the College’s audiences, including prospective students/families, alumni and families, donors, the campus community, and the broader public; these would include, but not be limited to, recruitment marketing materials (view books, travel pieces, email campaigns, etc.), advancement materials (fundraising campaigns, e-newsletters, Reunion and Homecoming materials, and design support for high-level institutional events), and major college events such as Commencement and Presidential events.
- Hire and direct freelance photographers; works efficiencies of workflow and improving the review and approval process.
- Advise campus clients and provide design solutions to meet their strategic goals ensuring alignment of branding and identity.
- Manage print production for campus clients, making recommendations on vendors based on cost, quality, and ability to meet client needs and ensuring the delivery of high-quality finished pieces; track and maintain project budgets and build/manage relationships with vendors.
- Employ creative, cost-effective strategies to meet the College’s high volume of design needs and support campus clients.
- Serve as Communications liaison with the College’s licensing company, ensuring consistency with brand standards.
- Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.
Qualifications- 7-10 years experience
- Strong print and multimedia design portfolio and demonstrated understanding of the principles of branding and visual identity across platforms
- Professional experience with the Adobe Suite (i.e., InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop and photo-editing, Illustrator)
- Experience with environmental graphic design, promotion design, and digital design
- Experience with project management tool (i.e., Asana)
- Exceptional communication (written and oral) skills
- Understanding of email, web and social media design
- Ability to prioritize work with strong time management skills and the ability to schedule and coordinate work and activities of others
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work well in fast-paced and stressful environments
- Ability to maintain professional code of ethics
- Exceptional human relations/customer service skills and the ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Ability to train team members or student employees
- Ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with leadership, faculty, staff and external stakeholders/constituencies
Special Instructions to ApplicantsAll applicants must apply online by submitting their resume, cover letter and three references.
A PORTFOLIO IS REQUIRED
Posting NumberS00965 - 1 Month Ago
Associate Director of Creative Design
- Hole in the Wall Gang
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New Haven, CT
FULL_TIME
- Full-time Hybrid Organization Description: Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides “a different kind of healing” to more than 20,000 seriously ill children and family m...
- 1 Day Ago
In-Home Design Consultant
- Closets By Design
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Hamden, CT
FULL_TIME,PART_TIME
- This is not a remote position and requires travel to the locations above and the surrounding areas. DO YOU ENJOY HELPING PEOPLE GET ORGANIZED? Are you a "people person?" Are you creative, have good co...
- 4 Days Ago
Sales/Design Consultant
- Closets By Design
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Norwalk, CT
FULL_TIME,PART_TIME
- This is not a remote position and requires travel to the locations above and the surrounding areas.DO YOU ENJOY HELPING PEOPLE GET ORGANIZED?Are you a "people person?" Are you creative, have good comm...
- 8 Days Ago
Sales/Design Consultant
- Northeast Fine Flooring Design
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Milford, CT
FULL_TIME
- Showroom Sales & Design Consultant Northeast Fine Flooring Design 280 Danbury Road New Milford, CT 06776 USA Compensation - Hourly Full Time Why work here? A fabulous way to learn and grow a career in...
- 22 Days Ago
Director of Special Education Programs and Instructional Design
- The State Education Resource Center (SERC),
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Waterbury, CT
FULL_TIME
- H U M A N R E S O U R C E S DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN The State Education Resource Center (SERC), a quasi-public agency serving the State of Connecticut, is seeking...
- 25 Days Ago
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Design Director
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- Bakery Agency
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Design Director
- Siegel+Gale
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New York, NY
- Design Director Siegel+Gale is a global brand strategy, design and experience firm. Using facts, intuition and creativit...
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Design Director
- Bakery Agency
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Austin, TX
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Design Director
- Confidential
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Atlanta, GA
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Design Director
- Columbia Sportswear Company
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Portland, OR
- *This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ in Beaverton, OR. In-office expectation is 3 days a week*. The Design Directo...
- 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Connecticut
Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island. The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford, and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, Greenwich, and Bristol. Connecticut is slightly larger than the country of Montenegro. There are 169 incorporated towns in Connecticut.The highest peak in Connecticut is Bear Mountain in Salisbury in the northwest corner of the state. The highest point is just east...
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Income Estimation for Design Director jobs
$176,955 to $249,314
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What does a Design Director do?
Design Director in San Antonio, TX
So we were going after that, how can you push this idea of modern craft, new craft, and that's where design and engineering meet and do something that's never been able to be achieved before.
January 27, 2020
Design Director in Albany, GA
My role as design director is really one of guidance.
February 01, 2020
Design Director in Olympia, WA
A design director will typically manage and direct the work being done by a team or teams of designers.
December 22, 2019