PR employee (f/m/d) Media design and graphics

PR Associate (f/m/d) Media Design and Graphics

The German-American Institute (DAI) Heidelberg is a non-profit cultural institution dedicated to promoting democracy and providing information about social, political and cultural events on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to a comprehensive program – consisting of lectures, event series, seminars, discussions, readings in both German and English, concerts, films and exhibitions – the DAI offers a wide range of educational opportunities, including a language school, a public English-language library and a language support project for children and young people.

For our cross-divisional communications department, we are looking for reinforcement in the area of media design and graphics:

Your activities

• Always exciting new projects with out-of-the-box thinking
• New and further development of the corporate design (especially logos and key visuals for divisions or special program points)
• Further development of existing templates for various print products (such as posters, flyers and brochures) as well as incorporating current data into templates
• Timing and organization of print projects: from the deadline for content to the dispatch of the finished print products
• Professional, secure creation of print data, including print finishes and special folds
• Professional creation of print templates for posters, flyers and brochures
• Advice from colleagues on printing options and feasibility
• Friendly communication with external service providers, advertisers and printers
• Maintenance of content in the existing content management system (WordPress)
• Creation of templates in MS Office programs (Word, PowerPoint)
• Fluent with interactive Google Apps (Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Docs)
• Occasional photo shoots of the college or events
• General office duties such as filing invoices, negotiating phone calls, inventory management and database maintenance

Your profile

• Training as media designer:in, communication designer:in or comparable training
• At least two years of professional experience (creation and design of print data)
• Good eye for target-oriented design, color design and motif selection
• Independent working style and holistic view of projects
• Very good knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator)
• Knowledge of WordPress and skillful handling of photo and film cameras or willingness to acquire knowledge
• Confident handling of MS-Office
• Fluency in written and spoken German and English
• Willingness to be part of a friendly, active team
• Distinct authentic cultural affinity, enthusiasm, creativity and flexibility

We offer you an interesting and challenging position with personal development opportunities in a cultural institution that has been a fixture in the city of Heidelberg for decades, with supra-regional appeal and international standards. You will complement a very motivated, dynamic and open team with a pleasant working atmosphere.

Apply with us!
We look forward to receiving your application (CV, references, salary expectations, possible starting date) in digital form. If possible, please also send us samples of your work.

We look forward to receiving your documents by e-mail to Dr. Diana Pottbeckers
diana.pottbeckers@dai-heidelberg.de

Type of position: part-time (50%), initially limited to one year
Start: as soon as possible