Exhibits Graphic Arts Designer - Michigan History Center (5/17/24)

Posted on 4/30/24  

Salary: $20.96 - $34.14 Hourly

Location: Lansing, MI

Job Type: Permanent Full Time

Job Number: 7501-24-MHC-009

Department: Natural Resources

Opening Date: 04/26/2024

Closing Date: 5/17/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit: TECHNICAL (SEIU)

Job Description

The position provides graphic arts design, fabrication and installation services for the Michigan History Museum system. Projects include graphic panel design for temporary and permanent exhibits at the Center’s 12 museums and historic sites as well as signage for outdoor interpretive heritage trails throughout the state. Design publications, displays, exhibits, signs, and other materials used in graphic demonstrations and presentations for Michigan History Center-wide projects and initiatives.

Position Description (Download PDF reader)

Required Education and Experience

Education
Two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) with course work in art, art education, or graphic art design.

Experience

Graphic Arts Designer 9
One year of experience in commercial art or graphic presentation. 

Graphic Arts Designer 10
Two years of experience in commercial art or graphic presentation equivalent to a Graphic Arts Designer, including one year equivalent to a Graphic Arts Designer 9.

Graphic Arts Designer E11
Three years of experience in commercial art or graphic presentation equivalent to a Graphic Arts Designer, including one year equivalent to a Graphic Arts Designer 10. 

Alternate Education and Experience

Two years of commercial art or graphic presentation experience may be substituted for the education requirement.

Additional Requirements and Information

Please attach a cover letter, resume, 3-5 examples of your work and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal. 

Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.    

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results. 

Applicants will be appointed only to positions in areas for which their experience and education is appropriate.

NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis. 

View the class specification at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/GraphicArtsDesigner_12702_7.pdf (Download PDF reader)