Job opportunity at Benesch - Graphic Design/Marketing

Business Development Assistant

Alfred Benesch & Company (Benesch) is a nationally recognized multi-disciplined consulting engineering firm that has routinely been ranked as a "Go-To Design Firm" by Roads and Bridges magazine. Since 1946, Benesch has successfully completed thousands of design and engineering projects throughout the United States and is currently ranked #130 among the top 500 consulting engineering firms in the country by Engineering News Record.

We have an immediate full-time opportunity for a Business Development Assistant to join our Great Plains Regional Operations located in Lincoln, NE.  This position will collaborate with the regional Business Development team to submit proposals, design marketing collateral, and execute strategies to meet and exceed business development goals. This position would ideally sit with the team in Lincoln, NE however there may be an opportunity to work out of another one of our Nebraska offices and/or Missouri office.

Please click here to apply

Contact for questions:

Jackie Sanchez | Human Resources Coordinator
Alfred Benesch & Company | 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60601
P 312-565-0450 | F  312-819-8299  | E jsanchez@benesch.com  | W www.benesch.com

Full-time Graphic Design position at Murphy Hoffman Company

Murphy Hoffman Company is a locally owned company based out of Leawood, Kansas and for nearly 40 years has served the heavy and medium duty trucking industry. They have over 3,000 employees throughout 90+ locations and are committed to doing ‘Whatever it Takes’ to support their customers and community. To ensure the best quality, they have an in-house ad agency and are looking to fill a graphic design position. This position would do anything from web-design, decals, billboards to flyers and postcards. Although the department is similar to an ad agency, it offers a larger variety/scope of projects and responsibilities.

The primary function of the Graphic Designer is to support the Marketing Department with graphic design services for advertising, promotional and e-marketing campaigns to support the sales organization and strategic priorities. This position will translate business needs into designs the capture the desired corporate identity, brand awareness and marketing image.

Position Responsibility
1. Branding & Advertising: Provide graphic design services for web and other media, including print, intranet, presentations, and marketing collateral materials.
2. Sales Support & Education: Develop and support marketing programs designed to enhance the sales process. This includes printed materials, sales tools, presentations and e-marketing campaigns.
3. Direct Marketing & Lead Generation: Support the creative direction and development of specific marketing campaigns to encourage customer interaction for MHC department and companies. This includes printed materials, e-marketing, landing pages, search engine campaigns and other social media outlets.
4. Website: Maintain and update content on company website and create landing pages to support marketing campaigns.
5. SharePoint: Provide support and help maintain the site pages for Marketing and other Departments.
Administrative: Assists Brand & Communication Manager/Director with regular department maintenance projects:
-file organization
-electronic file archives and back-ups
-purchasing coordination and vendor communication
-budget adherence
-project status reports

Qualifications
1. Undergraduate degree in Graphic Design or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
2. One to three years of relevant work experience in Graphic Design preferred.
3. Proficient with computer skills with the following systems and software: Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Office Suite; Microsoft SharePoint; Macintosh/PC, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Flash; and HTML/DHTML.
4. Must have a strong commitment to customer service.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
6. Must be a team player with a positive, can do attitude.

For more information and to apply, go to www.mhctruck.com/jobs (search: location-Leawood, KS corporate).
For questions, contact Natalie Batliner at natalie.batliner@mhctruck.com.

UX Designer needed in North Texas

Tekzenit is an award-winning custom software design company located in Irving, TX, looking for a UX designer. 

The successful candidate with have:
-Bachelor's degree 
-2+ years experience with UX design
-knowledge of experience maps, system maps, concept maps, application structure diagrams, wireframe and wireflows, and use case and persona development
-understanding and oftentimes use of rapid prototyping techniques
-solid understanding of front-end, back-end and the software development life cycle (no coding required)
-experience with prototyping tools such as Axure, Balsamiq, Sketchflow, Visio, Omnigraffle, Keynote, etc.
-portfolio of sample designs, including annotated wireframes, flowcharts, concept maps and any other relevant prototyping materials

Bonus points for:
-telecommunications industry experience
-page layout skills
-ability to hand craft HTML and CSS
-knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator or Fireworks

Please send resume and complete portfolio to creativejobs@tekzenit.com

Bernstein-Rein needs Digital Designer + Interns

Need a job? Bernstein-Rein currently has a Digital Designer position open. 2+ years experience. For more information, click here.

Need an internship? Bernstein-Rein is offering a paid summer internship for students who will be entering their senior year in the fall. They have a total of seven positions open in several different departments. For more information, click here. 

Graphic Designer for Crystal Bridges

Crystal Bridges, the Walton Family Foundation's fine art museum located in Bentonville, Arkansas, is looking for a full-time graphic designer. Qualifications include:

-Bachelors degree in graphic design or related field

-expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

-minimum 4 years experience in graphic design field

For more information and to apply to this position, please click here.

Designer needed at the University of Missouri Extension

MU Extension is an academic division of the University of Missouri, integrated with various schools and colleges at all four campuses of the University of Missouri and Lincoln University. The primary purpose of this position is to provide timely original graphic arts design and layout services that support MU Extensions publication and web projects. 

Project content will range from promotional to educational and will require design proficiency in a variety of formats such as web pages, guidebooks and academic publications, as well as marketing materials such as brochures, flyers, displays and branded collateral.


-Design layouts for print publications such as newsletters, brochures, academic books and specialty materials.
-Design layouts for web page concepts.
-Design graphic elements and illustrations for use in special projects.
-Design logo treatments and visual identification elements for programs.
-Design original templates for use by field faculty and staff (letterhead, Publisher PowerPoint, web pages.)
-Create original work through digital photographic arts and digital photo manipulation.

Click here to learn more information about the position and to apply.

graphic design position at Dimensional Innovations

Dimensional Innovations (DI) is a group of Designers, Makers and Innovators working together to create world-class experiences, places, and products. This includes custom, branding, and interactive solutions for our clients.

DI is looking to add a graphic designer or architect to our already talented design team. The ideal candidate has a highly developed skill of designing creative and specialized branding and graphic design elements, and the ability to render those ideas into a 3D space. 3D Studio, Rhino and/or hand rendering techniques are all of interest. This new position will likely work on cinemas, sports venues, museums, hall of fames, healthcare facilities, restaurants, retail and many more diverse market segments.

Please email your resume and cover letter, including your salary history/requirements to recruit@dimin.com. Visit our website at www.dimin.com to find out who we are and what we do! No phone calls please.
Dimensional Innovations is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

part-time assistant needed at zahner

Zahner, a local architectural fabrication company is seeking a part-time office assistant to work 24 hours a week, $15/hour.

Please contact Jo Ann Mendenhall at jmendenhall@azahner.com with a resume and letter of interest as soon as possible. Zahner would like to have this position filled by the first week of April.

regional community arts specialist

The University of Missouri Extension has an opening for a Regional Community Arts Specialist in Lexington, MO. This position is part of a project focused on using the arts as a tool for community and economic development and requires a Master's degree.

See the posting here. 

mPress: bindery and handwork position

mPress, a high-quality and very reputable kansas city print shop, has 2 full-time openings. The pay is $8 an hour with potential to earn more. Afternoons and evening positions are preferred, but mPress would be very interested in working with seniors who would like to be full time in the future. They offer benefits to full time employees. The tasks include mostly bindery and handwork (folding, gluing, packaging). Responsibilities could also grow and employees are welcome to work with other equipment in the company.

Contact mpress through their website about "the position in bindery and handwork". Be sure to mention you are a KCAI student responding to Ralph's inquiry. 

part-time design job at the kemper museum

the kemper museum of contemporary art is looking for a part-time "digital communications specialist". chief responsibilities include:

Web site Management
• Update web site content with information provided by various Museum departments
• Organize, record, edit, and post podcasts to web site and rss feed for access through
iTunes and other aggregators
• Design and develop new web pages for web site as necessary
• Add contacts for email blasts 

Graphic/Video Design
• Design and develop graphic materials for communication and marketing purposes
• Edit and produce informational DVD videos as needed

to apply, send the following to employment@kemperart.org:

- Cover letter
- Resume including education and relevant employment history
- Three professional references

the detailed job description is available on their website.


applications are due by april 15 

engraving / design position available in north k.c.

a recent animation grad sent this over in case anyone is looking. she mentioned that does does know the pay is under 30k, it's full-time, and it would be good for the production experience.
here is a listing they have on craigslist.
and here is their website.

indicia looking for a web designer / developer

indicia design in k.c. has an immediate opening for a web designer / developer. contact principal ryan hembree for details.
ryanh@indiciadesign.com

alumni: engineering production artist position available

Garmin is looking for a new Engineering Production Artist. This is the position that KCAI alums Jacquetta Charles, Justin Shulte, Adam McBride, and Dean Johnson  all currently hold. Garmin likes our grads! One of the most essential requirements is a good knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. check the position out at Garmin.com under the Company>Careers tab. Garmin offers some excellent benefits that can be found under the Career tabs as well. Direct questions about the position to dean johnson (dean.johnson@garmin.com). otherwise, apply soon, as the company is actively interviewing already!

a graphic design job at hallmark.

detailed announcement here.

a friend/former colleague is the hiring manager for the gig below. let me know if you're interested and i'll supply details for applying. check the main site and the environmental section here.

The Environments Studio is an in-house division of RTKL that was established in response to the need that design and implementation of projects require an approach that combines architecture with a range of non-traditional design services, such as exhibit and set design, new media, scripting, art direction, graphic and industrial design. Similarly, these types of projects rely on the creation of a design aesthetic that moves beyond form and function architecture and into branding and identity design, then executed in the built environment.

The Environments Studio of RTKL in Dallas, Texas is looking for a junior graphic designer / environmental graphic designer to join our growing team. Minimum requirements: Understanding of three-dimensional design as it pertains to signage and wayfinding and information design. This person must have both a verbal a visual understanding environmental graphics, be efficient with the Adobe Creative suite programs as well as Microsoft Office.

freelance opportunity

Jubal's Manner Coffee House, at 39th and main, is looking for a student that would be interested in developing a "menu" sign board for their facility. They're also looking for a part-time employee, especially if you have any coffee service experience. For more info, contact:

Peggy Brotherton-Ford
Jubal's Manner Coffee House
3945 Main Street
(816)255-3945
(816)738-3491 (Cell)
jubalsmanner [at] yahoo.com