Senior Graphic and Website Designer

Summary

Join Clean Power Alliance (CPA) as a Senior Graphic and Website Designer, where you will be responsible for creating and managing visual assets across various platforms. You will collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders to develop innovative designs that meet business goals. This role requires expertise in graphic design, illustration, and web design, including proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other design software. The position offers a hybrid or remote work option with a competitive salary and benefits package. You will manage projects, ensuring alignment with CPA's brand guidelines and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate is a visual storyteller with a strong work ethic and collaborative spirit.

Requirements

• Demonstrate good judgement and integrity
• Excellent organizational, scheduling, time management skills, and attention to detail
• Strong project management skills
• Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing; and the ability to translate complex technical information into non-technical language
• Develop concepts by hand or with software, and execute original content determining ideal usage of color, text, font style, imagery, and layout
• High tolerance for uncertainty and can bring issues to resolution
• Have a strong work ethic and be comfortable taking initiative/working in a fast-paced environment
• Work well on diverse teams and be highly collaborative
• Must be able to work at a desk and on a computer for prolonged periods
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, art, or similar discipline
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience with graphic design, with a strong portfolio of work required
• Expert level proficiency in photography and video editing, including capturing and editing digital assets for multiple platforms required
• Experience in web design, including user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) best practices, and mobile-responsive design required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience and comfort presenting information to colleagues and external consultants
• Ability to work independently on projects with minimum supervision
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Ability to fully own tasks and processes with minimal oversight
• Knowledge of modern office procedures and practices including preparing correspondence and operating modern office equipment
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel and PowerPoint) and data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Power BI)
• Mastery of various applications, including, but not limited to Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Adobe Pro, XD, Figma, and Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

• Creative Development and Asset Management: Responsible for creating, managing, and enhancing design and production of assets for print, web, video, social media, presentations, events and campaigns
• Responsible for the creation and enhancements of original illustrations, infographics, and visual concepts tailored to diverse audiences
• Manage processes to create and enhance visually engaging web content (using WordPress and related tools), including collaborating, brainstorming, and strategizing with multiple teams and individuals for a wide range of materials that may include but are not limited to printed materials and collateral, webpages, presentations, event signage, internal communications, newsletters, and marketing materials
• Project Management: Manage various communications and marketing projects to visualize and develop innovative graphic designs that meet business goals, including gathering and incorporating input from program and project managers to ensure designs meet organizational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent the objectives
• Responsible for developing comprehensive project plans, including defining and documenting objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resource allocation
• Responsible for developing, documenting, and implementing initial and contingency plans to identify and communicate potential risks or issues that may impact project success
• Responsible for defining and meeting key project milestones and deadlines
• Manage project team members to ensure alignment with CPA’s goals, processes, and annual fiscal planning
• Responsible for fostering cross-functional collaboration and accountability on assigned tasks and projects being managed
• Content Management: Manage and perform activities related to the ongoing development, enhancement, storage, and retention of content, including day-to-day operational tasks including but not limited to posting content and making updates to the organizations website(s), photography and videography editing including capturing and editing digital assets for use in digital, print formats, and various platforms
• Responsible for the preparation, storage, and delivery of production-ready files for both digital and print formats, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with specifications
• Manage the design and uploading process of all project material, understanding best practices for using a content management system
• Manage and maintain an organized digital asset library, including photos, video, templates, and design files
• Provide creative direction and thought leadership on design trends and platform best practices, ensuring work products align with CPA established brand guidelines
• Serve as subject matter expert and provide training and guidance to new team members and agency partners to ensure consistent, effective use of content
• Continuous Improvement: Create, enhance, document, and manage continuous improvement initiatives across all graphic and web design processes
• Responsible for identifying inefficiencies, proposing solutions to senior leadership, and leading the implementation of new tools, automation, and reporting frameworks that enable the team to scale and improve graphic and web design performance and functionality
• Serve as graphics and web design subject matter expert, advising and supporting junior staff offering day-to-day guidance and training
• Strategic Analysis: Responsible for performing strategic analysis to identify trends and anomalies that impact CPA’s brand, operations, and strategy and communicating results and relevant information to senior leadership
• Responsible for analyzing the performance of creative assets using innovative techniques and methodologies to derive actionable insights and deliver strategic recommendations to senior leadership
• Enhance graphic and website design capabilities by modeling best practices and collaborative problem solving
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with government agencies a plus

Benefits

• Health care
• A 401(k)-like match program
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave