Graphic Designer III (Senior Designer) (Volunteer)

Mentor A Promise; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mentor A Promise, a New York City nonprofit serving children and youth experiencing housing instability, seeks a senior design leader to drive branding, campaigns, and creative strategy aligned with our mission.

You will lead concept development, mentor designers, and collaborate with leadership to translate our programs into visual narratives across social, web, and print, ensuring quality and scalability.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of design experience.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud skills.
• Figma expertise.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Portfolio required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept development and execution for campaigns and initiatives.
• Applies foundational design principles including typography, layout, color, and visual hierarchy
• Designs for digital platforms including social media and web
• Direct and review design work for quality and consistency.
• Translate strategy into visual narratives.
• Establish and refine standards, templates, and systems.
• Mentor designers and guide creative direction.
• Partner with leadership and stakeholders.
• Oversee complex projects and vendor coordination.
• Improve workflows and scalability.
• Demonstrates commitment to the mission of Mentor A Promise and the communities it uses.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Design leadership

Typography & layout

Project coordination

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Mentor A Promise is a New York City-based nonprofit serving children and youth (ages 5-18) experiencing housing instability, grounded in the belief that every child is a Promise-full of potential, dignity, and possibility. We deliver consistent, high-quality programming across mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression in shelters, schools, and community spaces, creating structured environments where students can grow, be seen, and build lasting skills. Through signature experiences like The Imagination Studio, The Kitchen Table, The Sound Lab, and The Story Space, we nurture academic development, emotional well-being, and creative voice, all within a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and accessibility-centered framework. Our work prioritizes dignity-protective storytelling, consent-driven engagement, and deep community partnership, ensuring that how we serve is as intentional as whom we serve. We are not only addressing immediate needs - we are building pathways to confidence, belonging, and long-term opportunity, so every child has the support and foundation to carry their promise forward.,

Role Summary

Leads design direction, ensures quality, and builds systems that support scalable, high-impact creative output aligned with mission and strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead concept development and execution for campaigns and initiatives.
• Applies foundational design principles including typography, layout, color, and visual hierarchy
• Designs for digital platforms including social media and web
• Direct and review design work for quality and consistency.
• Translate strategy into visual narratives.
• Establish and refine standards, templates, and systems.
• Mentor designers and guide creative direction.
• Partner with leadership and stakeholders.
• Oversee complex projects and vendor coordination.
• Improve workflows and scalability.
• Demonstrates commitment to the mission of Mentor A Promise and the communities it

• Works effectively across multiple projects with varying timelines and complexity.
• Maintains strong attention to detail, quality, accuracy, and follow-through.
• Adheres to organized file structures, naming conventions, asset management, and reliable

• Collaborates in a solutions-oriented manner with internal teams, partners, and vendors.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud skills.
• Figma expertise.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Portfolio required for consideration.