Senior Multimedia Designer

Friends of the Earth; United States; Remote; USD 84,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Friends of the Earth is seeking a Senior Multimedia Designer to create high-quality visuals for digital, social, web, print, and video platforms. You will translate complex policy and advocacy information into engaging visuals while upholding brand standards.

Based remotely in the United States, with role based in Washington, DC, you will lead multimedia projects from concept to delivery, collaborate across teams, and apply expertise in typography, layout, and motion graphics to inform and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in graphic design, multimedia design, or visual communications.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and video/motion graphics tools such as Premiere Pro and After Effects or comparable software.
• Strong knowledge of visual design principles including layout, typography, composition, and information design.
• Experience developing visual content for social and digital platforms, with an understanding of platform-specific practices and audience engagement.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to independently manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex information into clear and effective visual solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; Friends of the Earth does not sponsor employment-related visas.
• Preferred: experience in a nonprofit, advocacy, public interest, or mission-driven environment.
• Preferred: experience coordinating and editing video and photography production and working with external creative partners.
• Preferred: proficiency in photo retouching and color correction.
• Preferred: experience designing presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint or comparable software.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop visual content across digital, social, web, print, and other communications platforms, applying expertise in layout, typography, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Create reports, white papers, briefings, infographics, and social media graphics that strengthen organizational and campaign communications.
• Develop and produce video and multimedia content, including animation and motion graphics, from concept through final delivery, adapting assets for different platforms and audiences.
• Build infographics, illustrations, and data visualizations that make complex policy, research, and technical information understandable and engaging.
• Manage assigned creative projects from intake and concept development through production and final delivery, establishing timelines and communicating with project partners throughout.
• Collaborate with communications, campaigns, and digital colleagues to understand creative needs and develop effective visual solutions within established brand standards.
• Incorporate feedback and differing perspectives while maintaining strong design principles, accessibility, and communications effectiveness.

Skills

Graphic design

Multimedia design

Video production

Motion graphics

Data visualization

Adobe Creative Suite

Project management

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

After Effects

PowerPoint

Job description

Friends of the Earth is a progressive environmental advocacy organization working at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy, and social justice. It has operated for five decades and is part of Friends of the Earth International, a federation of groups active in more than 70 countries on urgent environmental and social issues.

The role

The Senior Multimedia Designer develops high-quality visual and multimedia content that advances Friends of the Earth's communications priorities across digital, social, web, print, and other platforms. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Public Affairs and translates complex policy, advocacy, and organizational information into clear, accessible, and engaging visual communications for varied audiences. It collaborates with colleagues across the organization and independently manages assigned projects from concept through completion.

What you would do

• Design and develop visual content across digital, social, web, print, and other communications platforms, applying expertise in layout, typography, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Create reports, white papers, briefings, infographics, and social media graphics that strengthen organizational and campaign communications.
• Develop and produce video and multimedia content, including animation and motion graphics, from concept through final delivery, adapting assets for different platforms and audiences.
• Build infographics, illustrations, and data visualizations that make complex policy, research, and technical information understandable and engaging.
• Manage assigned creative projects from intake and concept development through production and final delivery, establishing timelines and communicating with project partners throughout.
• Collaborate with communications, campaigns, and digital colleagues to understand creative needs and develop effective visual solutions within established brand standards.
• Incorporate feedback and differing perspectives while maintaining strong design principles, accessibility, and communications effectiveness.

What they are looking for

• 7+ years of professional experience in graphic design, multimedia design, or visual communications, with demonstrated output across multiple formats.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and video/motion graphics tools such as Premiere Pro and After Effects or comparable software.
• Strong knowledge of visual design principles including layout, typography, composition, and information design.
• Experience developing visual content for social and digital platforms, with an understanding of platform-specific practices and audience engagement.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to independently manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex information into clear and effective visual solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams and stakeholders.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; Friends of the Earth does not sponsor employment-related visas.
• Preferred: experience in a nonprofit, advocacy, public interest, or mission-driven environment.
• Preferred: experience coordinating and editing video and photography production and working with external creative partners.
• Preferred: proficiency in photo retouching and color correction.
• Preferred: experience designing presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint or comparable software.

Working arrangements

The role is based in Washington, DC and is listed as remote.

Pay and benefits

$84,000 - $88,000 per year.