Designer (for our client, Across the Aisle)

Colleague Executive Search; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Across the Aisle is seeking a skilled Designer to articulate our mission across social media, events, emails, newsletters, and presentations. The Designer reports to the Creative Director and collaborates with senior leadership to bring concepts to life with a tasteful, creative point of view.

The ideal candidate has a portfolio across print, digital/social, and logo design, with branding expertise, strong craft, and a proactive, hands-on approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field.
• Strong understanding of color theory, branding, typography and composition.
• Experience with print, video, digital/social and presentation design.
• Must have demonstrated branding and logo design experience.
• 3+ years design experience; advertising/marketing/digital or branding experience preferred.
• Self-starter with ability to manage a project from concept to execution.
• Exceptional communication and time-management skills.
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Creative Director and program teams to develop consistent, innovative ideas across platforms.
• Work with Communications to elevate brand and social reach (X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn).
• Monitor trends and innovations in social media content.
• Concept, edit, and produce video for social platforms.
• Create and execute designs within established brand guidelines.
• Prepare assets for meetings, including polished presentations.
• Generate original visual executions that narrate a concept/theme.
• Design clear wayfinding, print materials, and collateral for in-person meetings.
• Develop work of the highest quality as production proceeds.
• Stay current with new media formats and integrate them into work.

Skills

Branding & logo design

Adobe Creative Suite

Typography

Color theory

Time management

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelors in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Since 2016, Across the Aisle™ — a nonpartisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization — has been providing young Americans with opportunities to learn, lead, and find bipartisan solutions to our country’s biggest challenges.

They work with experts from both sides of the aisle to empower voters with reliable facts and a framework to make their own informed decisions. ATA's leadership programs identify and prepare students and early-career professionals from both parties for decision-making positions on Capitol Hill, in the executive branch, and in other public service roles. Their core policy areas include fiscal issues like the national debt and the federal budget, as well as entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Position Description

Across a variety of media, the Designer will play a key role in helping us articulate our purpose and vision for meaningful political discourse: on social media, at in-person thought-leadership events and ambassador gatherings, in emails and newsletters, in presentations to senior political leaders and other stakeholders, and beyond. This is the perfect role for a flexible designer with a high attention to detail, and a tasteful, creative point of view. The Designer will report directly to the Creative Director, and will have visibility to senior leadership at the organization.

The ideal candidate has a portfolio that demonstrates terrific design craft across multiple media and applications. Someone with experience in print, digital/social, and, importantly, logo design and branding, who can help bring thematic concepts and narratives to life. We’d love to see examples of a wide variety of design styles to demonstrate flexibility of visual expression. The Designer will be a team player through and through, with the flexibility to try new things, and the willingness to proactively roll up their sleeves and dive in no matter how small the task.

Core Duties

• Together with the Creative Director, collaborate with program teams to develop consistent, innovative ideas and designs across the organization’s platforms
• Working closely with the Communications team, develop compelling visual content and ideas to elevate our brand and reach on social media (X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Monitor and report on social media content trends, technology changes, and innovations
• Concept, edit, and produce video for social platforms
• Create and execute effective designs within established brand guidelines
• Assist in preparation of assets for key meetings, including creating and editing presentations, with the highest level of design consistency and taste
• Generate original visual executions that are exciting, compelling and the perfect articulation of a concept/theme and narrative
• Design clear and eye-catching wayfinding, print materials, and other collateral for in-person stakeholder meetings
• Developing work of the highest quality once we move into production
• Staying abreast of new media formats and learn how to incorporate them into the work

Skills, Qualifications, and Aptitudes

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Advertising Design, or related art/design field and/or demonstrated experience
• Solid understanding of color theory, branding, typography and composition principles
• Experience with print, video, digital/social and presentation design
• Must have demonstrated experience with branding and logo design
• 3+ years of design experience; advertising, marketing, digital or branding experience preferred
• Self-starter, with the ability manage a project from concept through execution
• Exceptional communication and time-management skills
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite experience required
• Candidates should be motivated, enthusiastic, proactive, resourceful, trend-aware, hard working and have the ability to multi-task across multiple projects
• Experience in the nonprofit sector, or on political campaigns, is a big plus

AtA is proud to offer a generous benefits package, including: