Job Details
Remote Type: Temporary Remote
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $40.00 - $45.00 Hourly
Job Category: Design
Description
Common Sense is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive. Our ratings, research, and resources reach more than 150 million users worldwide and 1.3 million educators every year.
Job Overview
The Senior Graphic Designer will join the creative team for a five-month period. Under the direction of the Head of Design, this role will work collaboratively with the creative team and cross-discipline teams to achieve organizational goals.
LOCATION: Remote in CA/OR/WA, USA
REPORTS TO: Head of Design
SALARY: $40–$45/hour
TYPE: Temporary, full-time (40 hrs/week), non-exempt
Responsibilities
- Design and produce on-brand design solutions to ensure a consistent and trustworthy brand experience that is unmistakably Common Sense across brand touchpoints.
- Working with the Head of Design and stakeholders, develop concepts, final design, and production for a wide range of digital and print designs. Projects include: landing pages, publications, collateral, marketing campaigns, curriculum design, social media, advertising, and presentations.
- Champion the Common Sense Design Principles:
- Trust: Design to build trust using empathy for our audiences and research to drive decisions.
- Access: Design to welcome everyone regardless of abilities, education, and socioeconomic background. Design for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Guidance: Empower users to make the best choices for kids.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in graphic design.
- Three-plus years of professional graphic design experience, in-house or with an agency.
- Proven track record of executing design solutions that follow brand standards.
- Advanced knowledge of Asana, Figma, Adobe CC (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat), and Google productivity apps (Drive, Slides, Sheets, Docs) is required.
The x Factor
- Excellent communicator, verbal and written.
- Second language skills.
- Effective time management skills: Must be able to allocate time to meet project milestones and deadlines.
- Take ownership of projects assigned, including asking for help when needed.
- Provide accountability and regular feedback.
- Optimize files and images for printing and online use.
- Energetic and focused self-starter.
- Collaborative style.
- A passion for the Common Sense brand and mission—understanding why we are here and who we serve.
Our Benefits
- The chance to work with talented, passionate professionals.
- A great health and welfare benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and a matching 401(k).
- An organization that offers work/life balance.
- The opportunity to really make a difference in the lives of kids and families!
Common Sense values the diversity of its employees and is an equal opportunity employer.
Common Sense will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. However, job offers are made on the condition that the applicant subsequently passes a criminal background check. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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