Creative & Events Specialist

Creative & Events Specialist

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies

Classification:Class Code 2030 / Level 2 / Non
- Exempt / Full-Time / Contract / Benefited / Non-Represented

Anticipated hiring range: $79,000-$84,000 Annually (commensurate with experience)

Location: Hybrid/Onsite in San Francisco, California (3 days in office)

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) defends the human rights of people seeking asylum in the United States. With strategic focus and unparalleled legal expertise, for over 25 years CGRS has championed the most challenging cases, fought for due process, and promoted policies that deliver safety and justice for refugees. We are the trusted partner and proven resource for legal services providers and human rights organizations and bring invaluable data and compelling personal stories to shape the public narrative.

Through technical assistance and training, we empower advocates to take on complex asylum cases, providing them with the tools they need to craft winning arguments and secure protections for their clients. We use strategic litigation to advance sound asylum laws and protect due process rights. And our policy advocacy and education work provide critical expertise to policymakers at all levels of government, leading the movement to honor our commitments to refugees and asylum seekers under U.S. and international law.

CGRS is committed to building an anti-racist and anti-oppression organization that lives its values internally and externally.

CGRS seeks a highly motivated individual ready to serve as our in-house creative lead and events manager, responsible for managing a portfolio of creative, events, and People & Culture activities that support CGRS’s organizational goals and community engagement. This role is responsible for maintaining and implementing the organization’s visual identity across web and print and coordinating the planning and execution of CGRS’s internal and external events.

They provide critical People & Culture support to contribute to a healthy and sustainable team culture. The person in this role must have strong graphic design skills, hands‑on event production experience, excellent project‑management and organizational skills, and a commitment to refugee rights.

Typical duties and responsibilities consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage CGRS’s visual communications, producing materials for fundraising appeals, event collateral, annual reports, social media, and advocacy campaigns across web and print;
• Develop and maintain organization‑wide brand and style guidelines so all outward‑facing materials look consistent and professional;
• Build and maintain reusable design templates that other staff can use for routine needs;
• Manage CGRS’s digital asset library, including staff and event photography, ensuring materials are organized, rights‑cleared, and easy for the team to find and reuse;
• Produce short‑form video or motion graphics content for social media and event promotion.

• Manage the planning and logistics for fundraising events, coordinating vendors, volunteers, and timelines from concept through day‑of logistics and post‑event wrap‑up;
• Support event budgets and vendor contracts in partnership with the Development & Operations Team;
• Design and produce all event collateral - invitations, newsletter graphics, programs, signage, and sponsorship or donor recognition materials;
• Manage event registration platforms, guest lists, and attendee communications;
• Recruit, brief, and coordinate event‑day volunteers and staff assignments;
• Support CGRS Development Manager on donor cultivation touchpoints where design or event experience…