Lead Senior Graphic Designer

DEPARTMENT:
Promotion & Design Services Group SUMMARY

As a member of the Promotion & Design Services Group [P&DSG], the Lead Senior Graphic Designer supports the global activity of The First Church of Christ, Scientist [TFCCS] and of the Christian Science Publishing Society [CSPS].

P&DSG is a service-based group that shapes and guides, from a metaphysical foundation, the promotion and extension of products, services, and events that constitute the healing and saving resources of The Mother Church (see Manual of The Mother Church, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 19:1).

In collaboration with client departments throughout the organization, P&DSG delivers design, analytics, promotion, events, user experience (including research and testing), social media, and messaging. Within our areas of expertise, we ensure a consistent tone and quality to help clients achieve their mission-aligned objectives, in service to customers and humanity, through compelling design, effective communications, engaging experiences, and insightful reports.

The P&DSG design strategy is built upon the strategic principle of removing barriers to right ideas. The design team collaborates with client partners and other P&DSG teams to create products, collateral, and other materials that promote and extend the healing mission of Christian Science as taught by Mary Baker Eddy. The team maintains a thorough knowledge of design best practices and a growing understanding of the audience groups we serve.

This knowledge is a support to, but not a replacement of, spiritual discernment stemming from dedicated prayer. This strategy allows P&DSG to produce inspired, professional, and effective designs that remove barriers to discoverability, access, and engagement.

Under the direction of the Design Manager, the Lead Graphic Designer carries out all functions of this position in alignment with the organization’s vision and mission and the department’s principles.

Assignments for this position may include, but are not limited to, designing periodicals, books, album art, and other products; creating advertisements, posters, postcards, digital slides, and other collateral; developing way finding and promotional signage; designing social media graphics and other digital materials; curating and/or capturing photography; and curating and/or creating illustrations. A combination of organization-wide priorities, designer skills, department staffing, a desire for variety/balance, and designer preferences is used to determine assignments.

Project management and resource allocation programs are used to track current assignments and schedule future assignments.

This position may lead assigned design work or contribute largely independently. The role actively supports the professional growth of colleagues and the performance of the department in service to the organization.

This position is part of the graphic design leadership team and supports design operations, quality consistency, and team/individual growth within the area of design.

• 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 P&DSG.
• 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.

• Support aspects of projects or projects as a whole, independently or with guidance from Design Manager, as assigned.

• Independently support the production of Christian Science Periodicals, as assigned.
• Independently support the fulfillment of recurring and one-off design requests, as assigned.

• Attend client meetings independently or with Design Manager support, as needed.
• Work with clients to identify the why behind client feedback.
• Independently review and evaluate client feedback. Ideate solutions and review within P&DSG 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.

• Actively contribute to team discussions and meetings.
• Generously share your knowledge and perspective with the team and individual peers.
• Humbly receive direction and feedback from others.
• Create and update training materials.
• Independently coordinate with contractors and NBEs, as assigned.
• Demonstrate desire for growth in your professional practice.
• Pursue professional development based on guidance/direction from Design Manager and put learning into practice.
• Raise issues and concerns to Design Manager, as…