Contract details:
- Location: Remote (US only)
- Hours: Up to 20 hours per month
- Rate: $65/hour
- Contract Duration: 6 months, October 2023 to March 2024
- Contract total: Up to $7800 based on work hours provided
- Applications Due: September 8, 2023 by 5PM CT (apply at the link below)
The 19th is seeking a part-time, contract production designer to produce creative using existing templates that will appear on our website, newsletters, social media channels and at our live, in-person events. Hours will vary week to week depending on our event calendar, but you should expect up to 20 hours per month. This person will need to be available for last-minute updates to event creative when speakers and sponsors change.
Deliverables include:
- 19th Events: Produce assets for our events collateral (promotional social media graphics, event program creative, display ads, video templates, signage and wayfinding) in accordance with The 19th’s brand guidelines and standards.
- 19th Fellowship: Produce assets for our fellowship program (fellowship recruiting, hiring announcements, quarterly donor email newsletters, fellowship launch collateral for incoming fellows and print collateral for HBCU outreach and recruitment).
- Fundraising events: Produce assets for fundraising events and in-kind advertising.
- Operations: Produce assets for recruiting and hiring announcements.
Skill requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in traditional and digital design
- Facility to strategize the use of color, typography and composition
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Well organized, detail-oriented, responsible and dedicated, with the ability
to work on multiple projects and deliver refined design in a short time - Resourceful, able to learn new tools quickly and work in a fast-evolving environment
- Ability to manage creative requirements, deadlines and deliverables
- Implement swift edits/creative feedback from stakeholders to deliver
final creative on deadline - Well-versed in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite and relevant design platforms
- Familiarity with WordPress and Airtable a plus
How to apply:
Interested candidates should apply here by 5 p.m. CT on September 8, 2023. Have questions about this position? Contact cbajkowski@19thnews.org. (Note: We are not accepting résumés or applications via email; apply here.)