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Come join our team as a *REMOTE* Graphic Designer! This position works four (4)10 hour days (Monday-Thursday) with Fridays off! We also offer 340 flexible PTO hours, 10 paid holidays, and competitive benefits. 

About Precept:

Precept is a nonprofit Christian Bible Study ministry headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We are dedicated to helping people discover God's truth for themselves through in-depth, inductive Bible Study. Our mission is engaging people in relationship with God through knowing His Word. In nearly 190 countries and 90 languages, our leaders are using the Precept Bible Study Method and materials to effectively carry out our vision: Every believer in Christ living out God's Word every day.

Around the world thousands are being discipled through Precept. Their thirst for the Word is being quenched by being taught how to observe the Word through Inductive Bible Study, which is empowering people to discover truth for themselves, and the result is lives are being transformed.

POSITION TITLE: Graphic Designer

REPORTS TO: Art Director

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Graphic Designer is a core member of the marketing team, responsible for translating established creative direction into engaging designs with high visual impact across digital and print channels for the promotion and development of Precept goods, services, and ideas, which encourage a positive reader response.

This role is essential to the speed and quality of the team's visual output, ensuring every asset meets brand standards and technical specifications before it reaches its audience.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Design Production

1. Executes creative direction established by the Art Director, producing finished assets across campaigns and projects from brief to delivery.
2. Produces assets for digital marketing (advertising graphics, social media graphics, website content, and related formats) as well as print marketing pieces (study materials, portfolios, swag, and related formats) for Precept goods, services, and ideas.
3. Manages and completes print projects accurately and on schedule. Prepares print-ready files, works with vendors to gather samples, quotes, and timelines, and ensures on-time delivery while maintaining quality control throughout.
4. Performs press checks when necessary, visually inspecting and approving printed marketing and branding materials prior to press release or production to confirm technical accuracy and consistent production standards.

Brand Standards

1. Upholds Precept's brand identity and standards, applying brand guidelines consistently across all assets and flagging ambiguities or gaps to the Art Director.
2. Maintains working knowledge of current design trends and how they inform visual communication decisions.

Project & Production Management

1. Manages personal workflow according to priorities established by the Art Director, working efficiently under deadlines and identifying timeline risks before they affect delivery.
2. Develops and maintains a resource library, cataloging marketing assets within a central repository to keep the team's files organized and accessible.
3. Oversees postage and mailing logistics for printed marketing materials, including coordinating shipments, purchasing postage, and confirming on-time delivery.

Team Support

1. Supports the onboarding of contract designers by orienting them to file organization, brand guidelines, and workflow expectations.
2. Other duties as assigned by the Art Director.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with demonstrated ability to work efficiently across Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign for both digital and print output.
2. Strong command of production fundamentals: file preparation, color management, print specifications, and digital asset sizing across formats and platforms.
3. Ability to accurately execute within established brand guidelines and maintain consistency across a high volume of assets.
4. Awareness of current design trends and how they inform visual communication decisions, with curiosity to keep developing that knowledge over time.
5. Understanding of design techniques including effective use of color, typography, and layout, paired with practical knowledge of print and digital production standards.
6. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines consistently, and communicate proactively when priorities shift.
7. Clear and professional communication with internal teammates and external partners, including vendors and contract designers.
8. Ability to receive creative direction and feedback constructively, incorporate input into work, and ask clarifying questions when direction is ambiguous.
9. Understanding of how visual decisions contribute to marketing performance, with interest in learning how design connects to audience response and measurable outcomes.
10. Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and carry projects through to completion with minimal supervision.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor's degree in art, design, or a related field preferred.
2. Portfolio required. Work should demonstrate technical production quality, brand consistency across multiple assets, and experience with both digital and print formats.
3. Three or more years of graphic design or production design experience required.
4. Familiarity with or experience in a Bible study publisher, Christian ministry, or nonprofit a plus.
5. Familiarity with or experience using the Precept Bible Study Method a plus.

EMBODIES PRECEPT'S CORE VALUES:

• Excited About God's Word
• Servant Hearted
• Happy to be Here
• All In

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

0-24%

25-49%

50-74%

75-100%

Seeing:

Must be able to read documents, develop color specific graphics and use computer.

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Hearing:

Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers and constituents.

X

Standing/Walking/Mobility:

Must be able to move between departments.

X

Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling:

X

Lifting/Pulling/Pushing:

X

Fingering/Grasping/Feeling:

Must have the ability to write, type, and use telephone.

X

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: Light work