TEDxUTSC Application: Director of Design

2018 Executive Team | Deadline: May 30th, 2017 at 11:00 PM

Email all applications to attaching your résumé and completed application below. Please title the application file name as follows: “Position_Name_Application” and title the resume file name as follows: “Position_Name_Resume”. Please only submit 1 completed application of your top choice. Thanks!

Thank you for your interest in applying for the TEDxUTSC 2018 Executive Team. Congratulations on taking your first step in becoming a part of the team that will represent UTSC on the global TED phenomenon.

As part of one of the most engaging student groups at UTSC, we assure you that during your term with the team, you will see extraordinary growth in your personal and professional lives.

Job Description – reporting to the Lead of Marketing & Communications

As the Director of Design you will personify the brand of TEDxUTSC and translate its values into meaningful and persuasive promotional materials through creative execution. Your overall vision of design will represent the external brand and look of TEDxUTSC to our audience. We are looking for someone who is creatively driven, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated. Experience using creative software such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and previous graphic design experience is mandatory. It is NOT required to be a UTSC student for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

•Creative development and execution of promotional material with a clear call to action while implementing the branding guidelines of TEDx and overarching theme of the Conference

•Designing our official logo to represent our year’s theme

•Liaise with Leads and Directors to produce content supporting any external facing marketing material necessary for the facilitation of events

•Incorporating photography and video of TEDxUTSC events into coinciding promotional material

Required Qualifications:

•Creative flair, originality and strong visual sense

•Advanced experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

•Advanced graphic design knowledge/experience

•Polishing and refining your work is important to you, you obsess over details and your work is pixel-perfect

•Comfortable working under pressure or on short deadlines

Tell us about yourself.

Contact / Name:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Academics / Program Study:
Current Year of Study:
*After Winter 2017
Social Media / Facebook:
Twitter:
*Please note: All executive positions require that you have both a Facebook and Twitter accounts.

If you are applying for more than one position, please rank the positions:

1st Choice:

2nd Choice:

3rd Choice:

Please list out any commitments (i.e. work terms, extracurricular, etc.) you may be involved in for the coming year (beginning May 2017), including the duration and your expected weekly contribution – in number of hours. Please also list if you are or will be out of the country for any period longer than 2 weeks and the duration of your trip. Note: If you are non-UTSC student, please indicate so below.

Please provide a link to your portfolio showcasing your achievements in design:

Successful candidates will be contacted soon to schedule interview times which will be 30 minutes long. Please keep an eye on your email and know your schedule/availability for the interview week and weekend.

Please answer the following questions to allow us to better assess your candidacy for this position. The word limit on each question is strict, so please double-check your answers!

  1. In 200 words, or fewer: What enticed you to join TEDxUTSC? What aspirations would you have as Director of Design? Please name one goal and be specific.
  1. In 200 words, or fewer: Choose one extracurricular or one employment opportunity you have listed on your resume and explain how it has made you the ideal candidate for the Director of Design. Describe your impact in the role and the skills you have gained through this experience.
  1. In three words, how would you best describe your style of design?
  1. In 100 words total, or fewer: Briefly explain why you selected your 2nd choice of role.