Federal Work Study - Esports Graphic Designer

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The Federal Work Study Esports Graphic Design position assists in maintaining the visual identity of the ArtU Esports program. This position works onsite and assists with translating competitive match milestones, team brand guidelines, and programmatic announcements into professional digital and print assets. The Federal Work Study Esports Graphic Design position works with the Esports Manager and with the Social Media and Stream Coordinators to assist in delivering clean, dynamic, and cohesive visual packages, ranging from social media templates to custom broadcast layouts.

Responsibilities:

• •Assists with designing comprehensive stream overlay packages, including scene transitions, starting soon screens, commercial placeholders, and alert graphics in collaboration with the Stream Coordinator.
• •Assist in creating high-impact social media assets, match-day templates, tournament brackets, and player spotlight graphics for official channels.
• •Helps the Esports Manager to review designed materials making sure it adheres to the university and esports program's brand guidelines and quality standards.
• •Support and organize project files, vector assets, and asset libraries to allow for efficient hand-offs and structural iteration.
• •Collaborate with the video production team to provide vector assets, typography layouts, and lower-thirds for promotional video packages.

Qualifications:

• •Familiarity in industry-standard design tools, specifically Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or equivalent vector and raster software is preferred.
• •Understanding of core design principles, including typography, composition, color theory, layout hierarchy, and branding continuity is preferred.
• •Experience creating functional stream assets or digital layouts optimized for web broadcast platforms like Twitch and YouTube is preferred.
• •Ability to meet timelines with efficiency and attention to detail.
• •Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• •Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• •Able to work effectively in independent and team-based settings.
• •Self-motivated; excellent time management and organization.
• •Interest in games and esports is preferred.
• •You may include a Portfolio link (video and/or design) if available.

• Location:
• 180 New Montgomery Room 812A

• Reports to:
• Chief Academic Innovation Officer and Executive Director, School of Game Development

Pay Rate :

$19.61 per hour

Application Deadline:

September 28, 2026

Work Schedule:

Up to 20 hours per week.*

* Federal Work Study work schedules may not conflict with the student's class schedule.

Length of Employment: The student’s starting term at the Academy of Art University through graduation.

Academy of Art University offers part-time employees paid sick leave.

Academy of Art University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, Aids or HIV positive status, marital status, domestic partnership, medical condition or genetic characteristics, race or national origin, pregnancy, religion, sex, gender identity, gender or sexual orientation, name change, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other status protected by federal, state, local or other law. Academy of Art University will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Equal access to the hiring process, services, and employment is available to all persons. Applicants requiring accommodations to the application and/or interview process should contact the Human Resources Department at recruitment@academyart.edu .