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Join ACT as a Graphic Artist II, where you'll contribute to necessary graphic design for educational assessments and play a crucial role in shaping test items.

Responsibilities: Design and produce graphics for testing materials, collaborate with team members, maintain project schedules, and ensure accessibility standards are met.

Skills: Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office, strong technical planning, and ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in art or a related field, or equivalent experience, and at least 3 years of professional experience in graphic design.

Location: This is a remote position open to candidates within the US.

Compensation: $56000 - $58000 / Annually

Overview

At ACT Your Work Makes a Difference

Education has power – a power that changes lives forever. It creates opportunities that lift up individuals, their families, and sparks societal change that echoes through generations to come. From our grassroots we have fought the good fight for fairness in education, and we remain devoted to helping anyone who struggles to access that power. This is what matters to us and we must do better -- we’ve never been more sure of our purpose.

ACT Education Corp. team members are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success. Advancing the mission internally, by helping team members achieve education and workplace success of their own, is core to our values. ACT values a diverse workplace and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which every team member has equal opportunity to grow.

We want our team members to have the well-being and confidence they need to do their best work, in an environment where both they and the company thrive. To support this, our total rewards include company paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with company contributions, paid holidays, paid time off, and so much more. You can find a comprehensive list of our benefits here.  

We are seeking two (2) Graphic Artist II to help us fulfill that mission.

The Graphic Artist II position within Test Services group has responsibility for all graphic design, illustration, and production activities related to test forms for targeted components of ACT tests and assessment instruments across the K-career continuum. This includes responsibility for graphic design and development activities, guiding this work within Test Services and working closely with colleagues in Measurement Research and Development (MRD).

The finalists will be hired at the salary and level commensurate with their qualifications. For these openings, we anticipate offering an annual salary in the range of $56,000 to $58,000. ACT manages salaries within the range based on relevant factors including, skills, experience, and internal equity. The positions are not incentive eligible.

Location: Remote (can also be onsite or hybrid if in Iowa City, Iowa area)

A Day in the Life:

• Develop and maintain standard formats and templates for major test projects and production.
• Prepare electronic copy of major test projects for submission to external print vendors as assigned.
• Produce graphics/illustrations in digital formats for paper and computer-based tests, including automation for variable data graphics.
• Monitor the production schedule and ensure deadlines are met on assigned projects.
• Maintain a superior level of proficiency in all relevant publishing applications, graphic reproduction, and printing technologies.
• Perform production tasks in content development system and collaborate with the Content Systems team on issues and updates.
• Ensure accessibility guidelines and specifications are applied to test graphics/illustrations.
• Instruct assigned graphic arts staff on standard procedures and specifications for test formatting and graphic production.
• Perform technical quality control on test formatting and graphics produced by other graphic arts staff.
• Assist in defining, documenting and maintaining quality control, security, process improvement, and performance measures and metrics for all assigned projects.
• Assist in the hiring of graphic arts team members.

Role Progression:

• Within 1 month you will be familiar with the Test Services team and your role in the team and within the organization. You will gain an understanding of ACT products and publishing specifications/guidelines for each individual product.
• Within 3 months you will understand our content management systems and how to work effectively in the systems to access and complete your work. With coaching and support from Senior team members, you will utilize templates and apply guidelines to produce your deliverables, paying close attention to details.
• Within 6 months you will be working independently to format test booklets, create graphics for assessment content, and produce print-ready pdf files. You will consult with senior team members and collaborate with colleagues to produce consistent high-quality assessment materials.

About You (Minimum Requirements):

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience resulting in the mastery of prescribed assessment production practices (e.g., deep knowledge of current printing technologies and procedures)
• Expert use of publishing/graphic software, including, but not limited to Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office using Windows environment
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technology and procedures
• Knowledge of educational assessment publishing practices and procedures
• Proficient at technical or operational planning and implementation
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality regarding corporate information
• Collaboration – work effectively with individuals inside and outside the organization
• Inclusion – actively seeks and engages with diverse perspectives and invites a sense of belonging
• Communication – ability to communicate effectively across all levels in the organization
• Decision making – acts decisively with sound judgement; uses data to analyze options and form opinions
• Information literacy – uses subject matter knowledge and skills to effectively acquire and apply information
• Optimization – ability to apply continuous improvement to existing processes and programs
• Innovation – develops ideas that are new, better, or unique; embraces and promotes diverse perspectives
• Change management – ability to manage change and navigate positively in an environment experiencing change at a fast pace
• Initiative – uses self-starter approach, ability to multi-task, proactively anticipates and acts on information and details needed, completes tasks with little to no direction
• Self-development - remains current in area of expertise, seeks opportunities to expand and grow skills
• Accountability - takes responsibility and follows through on commitments; acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others; recognizes the impact of one's behavior
• Bachelor's degree in art or related area of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired

About ACT

When ACT was founded in 1959, it disrupted the assessment industry with a new approach to helping students better understand their readiness so they could take steps to improve it. By leveraging our expertise and authority in assessment and research, we will again disrupt the industry—helping more people learn, better measure their progress, and improve their navigation through life’s transitions. 

More than ever before, ACT is fulfilling its mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. We’re doing it by pushing the boundaries of learning innovation through the work of our people, who we call team members because we’re all in this together.

We know transformation does not come without challenge. That’s why ACT invests in a variety of experiences for team members to strengthen their connections, explore ideas, learn from customers, and celebrate success.

Learn more about working at ACT at act.org!

ACT is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ACT participates in E-verify. ACT's online position announcements are intended only to provide general descriptions of employment opportunities; none of the information provided for any position should be interpreted as a commitment by ACT to specific terms and conditions for employment.

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