Senior Graphic Designer

Wounded Warrior Project, Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid schedule

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Competitive pay & incentives

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. seeks a Senior Graphic Designer to bring the brand vision to life through compelling storytelling and high-quality design.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent visuals across campaigns, fundraising, and communications. In this role, you will lead design efforts, mentor junior designers, and translate strategic objectives into engaging visuals that resonate with veterans, families, and supporters.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in art direction and graphic design.
• Ability to translate brand strategy into visual concepts.
• Proven ability to lead multi-channel campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design execution and visual development of campaigns.
• Ensure brand standards and visual identity across channels.
• Collaborate with writers, marketers, photographers, and vendors.

Skills

Art direction

Graphic design

Visual storytelling

Brand design

Job description

Great benefits. Competitive pay. We know these are some of the things people look for in a job .

If you're the kind of person who believes that honoring and empowering our nation's veterans is more than just a cause - that it's a calling - then we're ready to meet you.

When you join Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), you're committing to making a difference. We make a commitment to you, too - helping you to find that spark, ignite your passion to serve, and embark on a career with meaning and purpose.

At WWP™, we recognize our mission cannot be accomplished without our talented teammates, which is why we're proud to offer benefits such as:

• A flexible hybrid work schedule (three days in the office, two days' work from home)
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for both teammates AND family members
• Competitive pay and performance incentives
• A fun, mission-focused, and collaborative team environment

A mission that matters is just the beginning, so if you're ready to get started, we're ready for you.

The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Senior Graphic Designer plays a key role in bringing the organization's brand vision to life through compelling visual storytelling and creative excellence. Reporting to the Creative Services Associate Director, this position advances the conceptual development and execution of integrated creative projects that support WWP's mission, programs, fundraising efforts, and organizational priorities. The Senior Graphic Designer helps ensure brand consistency and high-quality design standards across all channels by translating strategic objectives into engaging visual solutions. This role collaborates closely with cross-functional stakeholders, designers, and agency partners to create audience-centered experiences while serving as a senior-level design resource for the Creative Services team.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the Creative Servies Associate Director to develop and execute compelling visual concepts and creative solutions that support WWP Programs, Resource Development, marketing initiatives, and organizational priorities.
• Translate strategic objectives, campaign goals, and audience insights into engaging visual storytelling that drives awareness, engagement, participation, retention, and support among warriors, families, donors, and advocates.
• Lead the design execution and visual development of assigned campaigns under established creative direction.
• Ensure consistent application of WWP brand standards, visual identity guidelines, and creative best practices across all creative assets and communication channels.
• Collaborate with copywriters, designers, marketers, photographers, videographers, and agency partners to create high-quality, audience-centered creative experiences.
• Provide creative input, visual recommendations, and brand guidance for photo shoots, video productions, illustrations, and multimedia projects to support engaging, consistent storytelling.
• Present creative concepts, design rationale, and visual recommendations to the Creative Services Associate Director and stakeholders while incorporating feedback to strengthen final deliverables.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to develop creative solutions that support fundraising, programmatic, advocacy, and enterprise marketing initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen visual storytelling, creative quality, and brand consistency while supporting the ongoing evolution of WWP's brand and visual identity.
• Apply audience insights, performance data, industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to inform creative decisions and optimize campaign effectiveness.
• Support the development of branded materials, environmental graphics, internal communications, teammate merchandise, and licensing initiatives while maintaining visual consistency and quality standards.
• Maintain and contribute to creative templates, design systems, asset libraries, and production standards.
• Manage multiple concurrent creative projects, prioritizing assignments and coordinating timelines to deliver high-quality work on schedule and within established scope.
• Partner with leaders in the Marketing & Communications Operations teams to improve workflows, creative processes, asset management practices, and AI-enabled creative solutions.
• Attend and actively participate in required training and/or meetings, including but not limited to New Teammate Orientation, WWP Cares, ASIST Suicide Prevention training, Leadership training, culture/team based training, or departmental huddles.
• Other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Extensive experience in art direction, graphic design, visual communications, brand design, or related creative disciplines.
• Ability to apply conceptual thinking, visual storytelling, campaign development, and design principles across multiple channels.
• Proven success developing and executing integrated multichannel marketing campaigns.
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