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Graphic Designer

Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic professional who is dedicated to turning mission driven ideas into measurable impact? As a Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for setting and executing the cohesive, modern, and institutional design standard that reflects our mission. In this role, you will drive creative directions for editorial content, events, marketing campaigns, and digital experiences, ensuring clarity, consistency, and excellence across every audience touchpoint. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and hands-on designer and animator who can elevate our visual identity while delivery high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization advancing freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion through policy solutions, leadership development, and civic engagement, you will help amplify impact, strengthen brand positioning, and elevate policy conversations at the national and global level. 

Best-in-Class Benefits and Culture:

We value the time and effort of our employees. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation, depending on experience, and an extensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
• Robust retirement planning: 401(k) plan available with employer matching
• Financial security: Life and disability insurance for added protection.
• Flexible financial options: Health savings and flexible spending accounts offered.
• Well-being and work-life balance: Paid time off, paid holidays

Additionally, we strive to create an optimal environment for our employees, where they can learn, grow, and thrive. We strive to create a collaborative and creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

To succeed as a Graphic Designer, you'll need these qualifications:        

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of professional graphic design, visual communications, or creative marketing experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, nonprofit, agency, or corporate environment. 
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Canva, and Microsoft Office, with demonstrated experience creating digital, print, multimedia, animation, and HTML-based interactive content. 
• Strong understanding of design principles, branding, visual storytelling, user experience, and accessibility, best practices across multiple communication channels and media formats. 
• Exceptional project management, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, analyze performance data, meet deadlines, and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders. 

Your responsibilities as a Graphic Designer will include:        

• Lead the development and execution of a cohesive visual design strategy across the organization and its sub-brands, ensuring brand consistency and compelling storytelling across all channels. 
• Create and produce high-quality digital, print, environmental, and multimedia assets-including graphics, animations, and interactive content-that effectively communicate organizational messages and engage target audiences. 

• Manage creative projects from concept through completion by coordinating timelines, overseeing external vendors and production partners, and ensuring deliverables meet quality, budget, and deadline expectations. 

About Us 

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunities for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration. Learn more about the Bush Center at bushcenter.org. 

 

Put Your Marketing Expertise to Work for Impact. 

If you are a driven design professional ready to apply your skills in creative design within a mission-driven organization, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help power the integrity behind work that advances timeless values.