Creative Services Specialist

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The Creative Services Specialist plays a key role in producing visually compelling and brand-aligned content that supports the College’s communications and marketing goals. Reporting to the Communications and Marketing Manager, this position contributes to recruitment, advancement, and community engagement initiatives by designing print and digital materials, creating content for social media, and supporting multimedia storytelling.

Candidates should have a deep understanding of typography, visual design, page setting and copywriting, and should be able to apply primary design principles in creative and effective ways while maintaining brand standards and consistency. The Creative Services Specialist also assists with preparing materials for print production, maintaining visual consistency across platforms, and supporting the execution of integrated marketing campaigns.

Working in a collaborative environment, the Creative Services Specialist manages creative project intake, prioritization, timelines, workflows, and resources to produce workplans and assets while providing exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

This position’s work location is on-site at the Elko Nevada Great Basin College campus.

Major Responsibilities

Design and Content/Asset Creation

• Design branded print and digital materials including flyers, brochures, posters, ads, event signage, and web and social media graphics.
• Support the creation of visual content for GBC’s social media channels in coordination with the marketing team.
• Prepare documents for professional print production, support in-house printing operations, and coordinate with external print and production vendors to ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Maintain the College’s visual identity and ensure design consistency across platforms and projects.
• Develop and maintain branded templates for internal and external use.
• Organize and manage digital assets including photos, logos, templates, and design files.
• Collaborate with internal departments to understand project needs and deliver creative solutions that align with institutional messaging, brand guidelines, tone and voice.
• Support the execution of integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring timely and high-quality visual deliverables.
• Collaborate with the Communications Manager to support social media calendars and campaign timelines.
• Fulfill design requests in a timely, high-quality manner in accordance with brand standards and accessibility best practices.
• Coordinate the placement of content with publishing and media partners including radio, out-of-home, digital platforms, print publications, and direct mail.

Other Duties

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year of experience in graphic design, marketing, or communications.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience using graphic design and marketing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Express, and Canva.
• Proven, professional track record in developing graphic design materials for both print and digital applications.
• Experience ensuring content accuracy and alignment with brand tone and institutional style guides.
• Experience designing and executing creative marketing campaigns.
• Familiarity with technical tools for distributing marketing content and analyzing performance data including email marketing platforms, website CMS, and social media management tools.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• A valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of progressively responsible experience managing projects, preferably in marketing, communications, higher education, or a similar environment.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field or a combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience using project management software (such as Asana, Monday.com, Trello, Wrike, Basecamp, or similar platforms).
• Familiarity with digital marketing, social media, website projects, print production, and branding.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to:

• Organize and manage numerous projects simultaneously.
• Establish priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Build positive working relationships across campus.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Think strategically while managing day-to-day details.
• Exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Analyze workflows and recommend process improvements.
• Adapt to changing priorities and institutional needs.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a standard office environment.
• Frequent use of computers and standard office equipment.
• Occasional lifting of materials up to 45 pounds.
• Occasional evening or weekend work in support of campus events.

Travel

• This position may require travel to other campus locations and throughout the service area, which could include occasional overnight stays with or without reasonable accommodation as per the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Travel is part of supporting students and programs across the region. A strong commitment to serving rural communities is essential.

Compensation Grade

Administrative Faculty – B

This is a 12 month "A" contract position, 12 month contracts are used for year round programs.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $44,756 - $55,000

Salary is based on relatable education and experience, internal equity and budgets.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University.   With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!  All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at Great Basin College

• Health insurance options including medical, dental and vision
• 12 paid holidays
• Life insurance, long-term disability
• Generous annual and sick leave with 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days.
• ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
• No state income tax!
• Free Parking

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees

Great Basin College is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner. 

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review.  To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact gbc-hr@gbcnv.edu

The following must be attached to your application:

• Resume/CV – List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.
• Cover Letter
• Three Supervisory References – Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.

Additional Information

Transcripts

Newly hired faculty must assure that their official transcripts are sent by the degree granting institution(s) to Great Basin College Human Resources Office within 30 days from the effective date of employment.  Regionally accredited institutions must have awarded academic degrees.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.  Any expense related to the evaluation will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Background Check

An online background check will be required of the selected applicant; a third-party administrator will perform this.

Sponsorship

GBC is not able to support sponsorship for employment. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Open Until Filled

This posting will be posted for a minimum of 30 days from 10/19/2026 or until filled. Applications may be reviewed upon receipt.  Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received, or a hiring decision has been made.

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

All document(s) must be received on or before the closing date of the job announcements.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents.

NSHE is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes). 

About Great Basin College

Located in the high desert of rural Nevada, Great Basin College is a Carnegie classified baccalaureate and associates degree granting institution embracing a comprehensive hybrid mission to deliver a full four-year liberal arts and sciences, community college and applied technical learning curricula.  With its main campus in Elko, a beautiful site with residential housing and state-of-the-art learning technologies, GBC serves the largest geographic area of Nevada’s colleges. Great Basin College serves the citizens residing in ten of Nevada’s most rural counties, covering 86,514 square miles and bordering five states.  This service area includes centers in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca. Additionally, satellite locations can be found in twenty other frontier communities.

Our vast geography is known for its spectacular mountain ranges and picturesque valleys, providing a myriad of outdoor recreational opportunities. In addition, Elko is home to several well-known western museums and the world renown, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, begun 35 years ago to honor and share the traditions of Western storytelling, nurturing the expressive culture of the American West.

GBC provides a “private college” experience with public college affordable access to postsecondary education in an environment that embraces and respects all cultures.  It stands among the most innovative colleges in America, integrating many disciplines into single courses and programs, helping students to develop critical thinking and self-directed learning skills.  Graduates of Great Basin College are fully prepared to enter their chosen careers with the knowledge and confidence to succeed in the global marketplace.

For more information visit GBC or the Area website.