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Full-Time Temp New York, NY, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1089

Salary Range: $50.00 To $60.00 Hourly

Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun violence prevention advocacy group, is seeking a talented, mid-level Graphic Designer to join the creative team for a 4-month engagement. The Creative team collaborates closely with every department and program across the Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action brands, using design to unify our message to end gun violence. The Graphic Designer's role will be to support our team through a new brand rollout and provide extra design capacity during the busy election and end-of-year fundraising season. They will be expected to create visually dynamic and compelling graphic assets for social media, video, email, web, print, merch, and more. The right candidate will be organized, focused, detail-oriented, and experienced working on multiple workstreams simultaneously. The Graphic Designer role is a full-time temporary position and will report to the Creative Director. They will be expected to work in the office 3 days a week in either our DC or NYC locations. The hourly rate for this assignment is $50-$60, depending on experience.

In this role, you will:

Translate complex ideas into visual concepts using a range of tools. Some of the work the designer will do includes ads, social media graphics, email graphics, merch design, photo research and editing, video graphics, and animation.

Think strategically about and contribute to building out our new brand system.

Be comfortable spearheading and managing projects from start to finish, and meeting deadlines

Be collaborative and solutions-oriented; have a curious approach to solving problems and trying new ideas

Be comfortable working in a fast-paced campaign atmosphere; be able to prioritize projects and tasks on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis

Be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills

Be a champion of visual communication tools and opportunities

Be mindful of and integrate accessibility and equity in your work — learn new tools, gather insights, and share with the team

Be a team player and be comfortable giving and receiving feedback

You should have:

BA, BFA, MFA, or equivalent agency or in-house design experience

5+ years of design experience

Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Google Suite, Dropbox, Canva, and Asana

Exceptional skill in the formal aspects of design

A portfolio that demonstrates mastery of type, color, composition, and visual systems

Believes in the mission of ending gun violence and sees design as an instrument for social and political change

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (“Everytown for Gun Safety”) is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the nation with nearly ten million supporters, including parents, students, survivors, educators, gun owners, and Americans fighting for common sense gun safety. Through victories in Congress, statehouses, corporate America, the courts, and town halls across the country, Everytown is helping change how Americans think about this public health threat. At the core of Everytown is Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement of American mothers founded the day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, and Students Demand Action. Learn more at everytown.org and follow us @Everytown.

Everytown for Gun Safety provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. A diverse workforce and open culture are at the heart of our organization and vital to our success.