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The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Norman, Oklahoma, operated by the University of Oklahoma. The museum's exhibits include a Native American gallery and collections of fossils and dinosaur skeletons from Oklahoma and throughout the world. The museum features seven different galleries as well as the interactive, hands-on Discovery Room. With twelve collection divisions and over 6,000,000 items, Sam Noble is one of the world's largest university-based natural history museums.

 

The successful candidate will be highly skilled in print design and typography. He/she will design and produce a wide-range of projects, ranging from environmental graphics to annual reports. As the museum's only graphic designer, he/she will be required to work with various departments within the museum and on many projects simultaneously.

 

Typical Functions:

-Works for Head of Exhibits to create visual identities and environmental graphics for all in-house exhibits, including labels, banners, interpretive text panels and posters.

-May be called to design event identities and accompanying materials, including invitations, programs, postcards and advertisements.

-Works with OU Printing Services to get quotes and correctly prepare materials for printing.

-Ensures consistent overall visual identity for the museum by following guidelines, templates and procedures for museum graphics and communication materials.

-Reviews individual project's design requirements, estimates timelines and establishes production schedules.

-Creates and designs by operating a Mac or other related equipment.

-Purchases and maintains inventory of supplies, such as ink and paper.

-Participates in regular departmental meetings and committees as required.

-Participates in classes, workshops, seminars and other forms of professional development that will improve and advance knowledge, skills, abilities and experience.

-Develops and maintains graphic resource files

-Provides direct supervision for interns and temporary employees as assigned.

-Complies with all museum policies, procedures and safety regulations; encourages others to respect safety standards and precautions.

-Performs matting and mounting of environmental graphics.

-Other duties as assigned.