Senior Lead Graphic Designer — Global Mission & Design

The First Church of Christ, Scientist; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The First Church of Christ, Scientist seeks a Lead Senior Graphic Designer to drive design leadership across TFCCS and CSPS, shaping promotion, publishing, and events with a focus on quality, consistency, and impact.

You will collaborate across departments, manage complex projects, mentor peers, and ensure high standards in both print and digital outputs, including periodicals, ads, and social graphics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Minimum 8–10 years of related professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Confirm goals, measures of success (KPIs), audience groups served, and timing requirements.
• Apply knowledge of design principles and fundamentals.
• Closely collaborate with and freely exchange ideas with individuals from each team within PDSG.
• Identify and propose solutions to problems encountered.
• Effectively self-evaluate work based on department guidelines/rubrics.
• Readily receive and implement Design Manager direction.
• Reliably follow best practices to prepare files for print production and digital publication.
• Attend client meetings independently or with Design Manager support.
• Work with clients to identify the 'why' behind client feedback.
• Independently review and evaluate client feedback. Ideate solutions and review within PDSG before returning to the client.
• Track time accurately and consistently to support budget allocation across the organization.
• Track work consistently through project management software.
• Promptly respond to client and internal messages.
• Name and organize files according to department guidelines.

Skills

Collaborative team

Client direction

Design fundamentals

Visual design principles

Print & digital publishing

Problem solving

Judgement

Multitasking

Communication

Grammar/style

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Acrobat Pro

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

K4 publishing CMS

Adobe Express

DAM platforms

Slack

Toggl Track

Trello

Job description

The First Church of Christ, Scientist seeks a Lead Senior Graphic Designer to drive design leadership across TFCCS and CSPS, shaping promotion, publishing, and events with a focus on quality, consistency, and impact.

You will collaborate across departments, manage complex projects, mentor peers, and ensure high standards in both print and digital outputs, including periodicals, ads, and social graphics.