Graphic Designer

• A fully remote, multi-lingual worker-owned design and communications studio, founded in 2002 and officially incorporated in 2004.
• Proudly committed to providing high-quality visual communications tools to progressive, non-profit, and grassroots activist organizations.
• A union shop affiliated with the Pacific Media Guild, Local 39521 Communication Workers of America (typographical sector, AFL/CIO).
• Majority trans / gender non-conforming, queer, and people-of-color owned.

We’re hiring for a Graphic Designer
, whose main work may include brand / identity systems, illustration, social media graphic suites, posters, layout and design for multi-page documents, and other materials for print, presentation, and web.

• Use design software to create visual products
  • Work with client to identify branding needs, develop logo concepts, and create visual branding and guidelines and apply those across various print and digital platforms
  • Identify graphic and/or illustration styles that work for the clients needs and create illustrations for posters, report covers, social media, etc.
  • Create Cover art and interior page templates for multi-page reports and apply client content to template
• Direct communication with clients to clarify requests and revisions.
• Working collaboratively to complete projects.
  • Participation in meetings to discuss design concepts.
  • Joining team meetings to help make decisions about the projects we want to take on and plan realistic project schedules.
  • Partnership with project managers and art director teammates to meet deadlines and solve creative challenges for our clients.
  • Managing multiple projects and deadlines using project management tools such as Basecamp and Harvest. Communicating clearly and proactively with teammates about capacity to meet deadlines.
• Participation in collective, department, and committee meetings and taking on internal operations work as needed to co-manage our collectively-owned and
  -operated Business.

We’re an ever-growing and changing shop, so this position will have plenty of room for growth depending on your interests, skills, experience, and the needs of the shop.

* We encourage you to apply even if you aren’t sure you meet 100% of our desired qualifications.

* We especially encourage candidates who are Black or Indigenous, disabled, poor or working class, trans or gender non-conforming, queer, or have otherwise faced systemic barriers to advancement in your field.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), plus font management and other industry standard software applications.
• Proficiency in online design tools like Canva, Google Slides/Docs, Powerpoint, etc
• Experience and/or commitment to a cooperative workplace, sharing of shop management duties and becoming a principal worker-owner in a cooperative.
• The ability to juggle multiple projects while staying on deadline and within scope, or communicating any obstacles to teammates in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent time-management, organization, and boundary-setting skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to track multiple projects to make sure they’re staying on deadline and within scope, and the ability to communicate any obstacles in a timely manner.
• Experience with or willingness to learn meeting facilitation.
• Experience with or willingness to learn project management tools such as Basecamp, Slack, Harvest, Forecast, Google Suite, CiviCRM, etc.
• Interest in or experience being a worker in a non-hierarchical, democratic workplace.
• Interest in or experience with business management, development, or ownership,…