[Remote] Designer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Democratic Socialists of America is seeking a Designer to support its national communications strategy through visual and web design. The role creates and coordinates communications, campaign, event, fundraising, merchandise, and print assets; supports chapters and committees; and maintains brand standards and website design.

Responsibilities

• Work with Comms Director to carry out the organization’s national comms strategy with a focus on design
• Create or coordinate designs for social media, emails, toolkits, and other external and internal communications
• Create or coordinate design kits for the national organization, campaigns and projects, and committees, as well as templates for chapters
• Create or coordinate graphics for dues and fundraising drives, virtual and in-person national events, and design assets for videos
• Work with DSA chapters and committees to assist with their design needs
• Maintain graphic and web design on the DSA website
• Support merch design coordination for the DSA store and ordering and maintaining the store backend
• Assist with print design and ordering printed materials
• Maintain national brand design standards
• Work with Comms staff on social media posting, rapid response, and event support as needed
• Perform other duties which may arise based on the needs of the organization

Skills

• At least 3 years in a position in comms, preferably with a left organization or union and on a national level
• Experience producing design at a professional level and delivering on deadline
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience and self-motivation working on a comprehensive comms strategy with staff and volunteers or members
• Ability to work effectively with member leaders from varying political viewpoints underneath DSA's big tent
• Creativity to produce exciting and interesting content and ability to propose thoughtful and unique communication strategies and projects to national leadership
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a non-traditional leadership structure, adapting to changing political conditions and organizational needs
• High level of accountability, responsibility, and dependability
• Experience writing and pitching media advisories and press releases
• Ability to travel on occasion
• Commitment to democratic socialist, feminist, anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-heterosexist and pro-worker action, and identify as a socialist and be grounded in democratic socialist politics; general agreement with the positions and perspectives of DSA
• Multilingual candidates encouraged, especially Spanish
• Experience working in a membership-led organization and/or with member leaders that direct the work (preferred)

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement
• Union position
• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their spouse/partner and/or dependent children
• Three weeks of vacation in the first year of employment, then four weeks each year thereafter
• Employer contribution equivalent to 1% of wage to a 401k

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