Designer & Visual Creative (Marketing)

Presence believes that technology can solve the toughest problems facing Higher Education. We pioneered a platform that’s innovating our industry, from the large-scale solutions it provides, down to every last pixel of its design.

Our Marketing team’s creative process uncovers what matters most and finds ways to communicate that message with flair and simplicity. We aim to tell visual stories and create designs that make others catch their breath.

You might be our Designer & Visual Creative if you have:

• Demonstrable experience working with graphic design software like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, or something else.
• Copy-writing skills with experience in producing high-converting content for marketing web pages.
• Expert understanding of the formal elements of design, including typography, layout, balance, and proportion.
• A strategic design process that you follow with everything you create.
• Excellent communication and creative thinking skills, plus the ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions.
• Great attention to detail, with the ability to proof both your words and your pixels.
• An open-mind and are growth-orientated — you love trying new things, developing new skills, and are motivated, not deterred, by failing.
• A commitment to speed, reliability, and excellence in everything you do.
• A love of brainstorming sessions and believe collaboration and experimentation is critical to success.

You’ll get bonus points if you have experience with:

• CMS, such as Webflow, WordPress, etc.
• Front-end programming, HTML, CSS, JS.
• CRM software such as Hubspot, Salesforce, etc.
• Digital Illustration.
• Video production and/or motion graphics.
• Working in student affairs.
• Working in marketing.

What you’ll do:

• Tell visual stories through graphic design for our website, blog, ebooks, digital resources, social media, advertisements, printed materials, and more — you tell us!
• Craft novel moments of storytelling for our marketing campaigns, such as e-blasts, advertisements, and landing pages.
• Share ownership of the Presence brand identity and protect it at all costs.
• Challenge the status quo, pitch ideas for improvement, and influence all aspects of our marketing process.
• Often work on the creative for very broadly defined, loose concepts, and sometimes on narrowly defined, tactical deliverables.
• Conspire and collaborate on projects with the marketing team.

What we’ll do:

• Help you focus on what you do best — whether that’s sketches, wireframes, prototypes, designs, or illustration — and give you the opportunities to sharpen new skills you have your design eye on.
• Provide an environment in which you can thrive as an individual and a member of a diverse team.
• Give you the agency in your work to shape outcomes that you can proudly own.

Who you’ll report to:

• Director of Marketing

Please provide:

• A design portfolio.
• Your resume.
• A 1-2 paragraph summary of your favorite project from any of your work or personal experience.
• A short paragraph on why you’d like to work with us.

Compensation: The starting salary for this position is $45,000-$55,000 annually, with the intention for future growth.

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About Presence - Education Technology

Presence is a student engagement and learning software that helps higher education institutions improve retention rates by tracking and learning about their students involvement patterns and behaviors.

We make it easy to visualize and assess efforts through data, streamline workflows for departments and student orgs and, help map and create learning outcomes to opportunities for student success and workforce readiness.

Based in Saint Petersburg, FL with just under 30 employees - we work with more than 130 institutions across the country, including well known names like, U Texas, UNC, Cal State, Southern Miss, USC, SUNY, CUNY, Bowling Green State, Marquette, U Chicago, U Colorado with more than 650k students. We've raised $4M in funding from investors and are growing fast.

Learn more at Presence.io

Don't work for us. Work With Us.

We hate formalities and bureaucracies as much as you do, and would much rather have the best and bravest ideas, decisions, and values win. Presence has a supportive working environment with a focus on excelling at everything we do.

We're looking for someone that wants to grow and learn with us as we build software for web and mobile to help solve the biggest problems in Student Affairs.

You can expect a minimal-meeting environment, and you'll never see a scrap of red tape- we'll empower you to help customers in meaningful ways. Contributing to the growth and culture of Presence is not just encouraged, it's expected.

Benefits

• Stock Options
• Unlimited PTO / Flexible Hours
• Health & Dental Insurance
• Family Leave
• Relocation Assistance

See more on our website like dog friendliness, work equipment, and our team full of former education pros here: Presence Careers