(Remote) Graphic Designer (West Coast), The Pivot Group - Est. Salary: $5225/MO

Blvck Door; Missouri; Remote; USD 53,063 - 63,558; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Reimbursement Arrangement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Home office supplies

Annual membership to One Medical

Deskpass membership and $200 monthly credits

Job summary

Blvckdoor seeks a Graphic Designer (Remote) to join their team in preparation for the 2026 elections. This role, working in their Creative Department, requires strong collaboration, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. A robust portfolio showcasing design skills is required.

The position offers a monthly salary of $5,525 with competitive benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, and the chance for bonuses based on performance. Ideal candidates are flexible and committed to social justice.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of engaging, strategic work including illustration.
• Working knowledge of print design, pre-press, and commercial print processes.
• Ability to collaborate and help colleagues.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate reasonable timelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to racial equity, social justice, and democratic causes.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic concepts tackling big issues.
• Work across platforms including direct mail and digital.
• Translate client concept memos into polished materials.
• Manage time efficiently to complete multiple assignments.
• Format files for successful production.
• Collaborate with teams to develop and solve creative issues.
• Communicate ideas verbally and visually to teammates.
• Respond to client edits for optimal finished products.
• Maintain and expand design asset files.

Skills

Illustration

Print design

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

(Remote) Graphic Designer (West Coast), The Pivot Group - Est. Salary: $5225/MO

Summary

Pivot seeks a Graphic Designer to join our team ahead of the 2026 election cycle. This is a fully remote position in our Creative Department. Candidates must be able to work Pacific Time. Core hours for this position are 9-6PM PT.

The Graphic Designer works with our award-winning creative and client services teams to produce polished, attention-grabbing materials. We are looking for people who love design, communicate well, think strategically, and are proactive, detail-oriented team players. Graphic Designers create quick and thoughtful solutions that meet client needs and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

This is a full-time, temporary position through Election Day 2026 with competitive salary and excellent benefits. The nature of our business requires long hours during the election cycle, and we expect all staff to be flexible in this area. Weekend and evening work will be required. However, Pivot works to ensure all staff maintain a healthy work/life balance.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The anticipated start date for this role is June 2026.

Qualifications

Candidates for the Graphic Designer role must submit a portfolio, website, or other examples of previous design work. Applications without this information are considered incomplete.

Special consideration will be given to candidates who also demonstrate:

• Fluency in Spanish.
• Ability to work PT hours.
• Understanding of digital and social media strategies.
• Prior agency experience.

What you bring to the team:

• Portfolio of engaging, strategic work including illustration.
• Working knowledge of print design, pre-press, and commercial print processes.
• Ability to collaborate and a willingness to roll up your sleeves to help colleagues.
• Exceptional attention to detail; please include the word "penguin" in your cover letter.
• Ability to develop, adhere to, and communicate reasonable timelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to racial equity, social justice, anddemocraticcauses.

Applicants located in or able to work from a state where Pivot is registered as an employer are preferred. Eligible states include AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MT, MO, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WI.

Responsibilities

Creative Production

• Develop and create smart, strategic concepts that tackle big issues.
• Ready to work across platforms, including direct mail, brand identity, broadcast and digital.
• Translate concept memos from client teams into polished materials for democratic candidates and political organizations.
• Manage time efficiently to complete multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Format files correctly to ensure everything we produce is successful and ready to print.
• Design Pivot internal projects from social media to marketing materials.

Collaboration and Communication

• Collaborate with Creative Director and client teams to develop and problem solve any creative and content issues.
• Communicate ideas verbally and visually to team members and clients.
• Attend meetings to discuss upcoming projects, client needs, progress on current work, etc.
• Give and receive feedback on projects in a respectful and constructive manner

Editing Process

• Address and interpret client edits that result in an optimal finished product.
• Adapt designs based on constructive feedback from the Design Director and Creative Director.
• Effectively respond to edits to materials from team members and clients.
• Maintain flexibility for unexpected and large-scale changes that need to be completed in a timely manner.

Organization

• Create and maintain files for all creative assets and resources, such as software, art materials, and special fonts.
• Maintain design file structures. Ensure projects are in the right folders, are properly linked, have correct job codes, etc.
• Maintain and continue to expand our internal design tools.

Approaches

• Manages Workload with Efficiency: Juggling competing demands and prioritizing without sacrificing quality. Especially during an election cycle, we juggle between direct mail, brand identity, and internal marketing design.
• Attention to Detail: Takes time to double check personal work as well as the work of other coworkers. Actively looks for document errors while making edits. Communicates with other departments when edits or concept memos are unclear.
• Effective Collaboration & Communication: Willingness to roll up sleeves and help colleagues. Communication is vital for all members of this team. Collaboration between designers and senior staff ensure work is produced correctly.

The annual salary for this position is set at $5,525 per month. There is also the opportunity for end of election bonuses, based off individual and firm performance. To ensure pay equity across our team, salaries are non-negotiable.

In keeping with our commitment to a healthy workplace, all staff receive the following benefits:

• 100% employer-paid premiums for health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Equipment and other supplies to furnish your home office
• Annual membership toOne Medical
• Deskpass membership and $200 in monthly credits

Who We Are

A woman-majority owned firm, Pivot is committed to electing Democrats up and down the ballot. We are an energetic team of experts specializing in voter communications through direct mail, advanced targeting, and provide strategic guidance to Democratic causes, organizations, and campaigns across the country. And we’ve created a workplace that lets us live out our deepest values. Thank you for wanting to join us.

We are proud to work with organizations, including Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Emily’s List, AFL-CIO, as well as Democratic candidates throughout the US.

Diversity & EEO Statement

Pivot is committed to building a team of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Women, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ people, gender non-conforming people, and people from low-income backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pivot follows all Equal Employment Opportunity Policies and employs personnel without regard to: race, ethnic or religious background, descent or nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identification, physical or mental disability, marital status, age, height, weight, or military service. This policy applies to employment, internships, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, terminations, relationships with vendors, use of contractors and consultants and in dealing with the general public.

Accessibility

If you require an accommodation to complete any part of our hiring process, please contact us at 202-524-0048 or [e-mail].