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Associate Director of Communications and Design

United States, Boston Employment contract · Job Posted June 09, 2026
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Reporting to the Director of Communications and Marketing of Harvard Innovation Labs (HIL) and in partnership with other members of our full-service marketing and communications team, the Associate Director will lead the art direction and design projects that successfully communicate the HIL brand and offerings across a variety of platforms, impact stories of HIL ventures, as well as telling the story of 'innovation at Harvard'. The Associate Director will apply a well-tuned design vision, contemporary expertise in visual branding across platforms and use cases, and high-quality design skills to drive the mission and goals of the HIL. This role is a leader in creating accessible, inclusive, and welcoming design collateral for informational and marketing needs across all three labs and tailored to diverse stakeholders including: prospective Harvard students, student and alumni members, faculty, staff, and the greater innovation community in Boston and beyond. In addition to supporting the HIL brand, the position also serves as an advisor to student and alumni teams on visual brand identity development and pitch deck design.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead art direction and design projects that communicate the HIL brand and offerings across platforms
  • Apply design vision and visual branding expertise across platforms
  • Create accessible, inclusive design collateral for marketing needs across all three labs
  • Act as advisor to student and alumni teams on visual brand identity development and pitch deck design
  • Oversee creative strategy and art direction for HIL marketing and communications
  • Integrate AI into workflows
  • Create creative concepts and campaigns for social media, digital and physical signage, website, email campaigns, and print
  • Assist Director with budgeting
  • Oversee creative direction of physical signage
  • Serve as lead advocate/steward of HIL brand identity
  • Develop and maintain brand guidelines
  • Lead projects to design and oversee production of digital and print assets
  • Lead visual brand development for President's Innovation Challenge
  • Oversee integrated marketing campaigns
  • Oversee merchandise design strategy
  • Identify opportunities for website enhancements
  • Create templates and graphics for social media
  • Create motion-graphics and video content
  • Edit photos for digital and print
  • Advise Harvard founders on visual brand identity and pitch deck design
  • Manage relationships with external vendors
  • Hire, manage, and mentor design interns
  • Build trust by being present on-site and engaging with colleagues

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of graphic arts, digital content production, publications experience
  • Demonstrated leadership in project design and management
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, InDesign), Figma, and other digital design tools

Nice to have

  • Dedicated to the principles of accessible design
  • Committed to innovative, inclusive design work across all platforms
  • Working knowledge of AI tools
  • Comfortable adhering to visual identity systems
  • Familiar with Canva and other tools
  • Deadline-driven with proven project management skills
  • Organized and proactive
  • Creative
  • A team player
  • A self-starter
  • Experienced in animation
  • Experienced in video editing and creation of short-form video content
  • Experienced in event photography and portraiture

What we offer

  • Generous paid time off including parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
  • Retirement plans with university contributions
  • Wellbeing and mental health resources
  • Support for families and caregivers
  • Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

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