Senior Multimedia Designer

Accountabilities:

You will lead the development of high-quality visual and multimedia materials that support organizational communications and campaign priorities across multiple platforms. Your responsibilities will include:

• Visual Design and Content Development: Design and produce creative assets for digital, social media, web, print, and other communications channels.

• Translate complex policy issues, campaign objectives, research, data, and technical information into clear, accessible, and compelling visual communications.

• Create reports, white papers, briefings, infographics, social media graphics, and other materials that strengthen campaign messaging and organizational visibility.

• Apply advanced design principles, including layout, typography, composition, and visual hierarchy, to improve readability, accessibility, and audience engagement.

• Multimedia and Video Production: Develop video and multimedia content from initial concepts through editing and final delivery, including animation, motion graphics, and other visual storytelling assets.

• Adapt multimedia content to different platforms, formats, and audiences while maintaining visual consistency and communications effectiveness.

• Visual Storytelling and Information Design: Develop illustrations, data visualizations, infographics, and other visual tools that make complex concepts easier to understand.

• Recommend creative storytelling approaches and select or adapt visual assets that align with campaign objectives and audience needs.

• Creative Project Management: Manage assigned projects throughout the creative lifecycle, from initial requests and concept development to production and final delivery.

• Establish timelines, clarify project requirements, communicate progress, and coordinate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.

• Balance multiple assignments, adjust priorities as organizational needs evolve, and maintain organized project files and creative assets for collaboration and future use.

• Creative Collaboration and Brand Consistency: Partner with communications, campaign, digital, and other teams to understand creative needs and develop effective visual solutions.

• Apply established brand guidelines and creative direction consistently across all deliverables.

• Provide design recommendations and creative guidance while incorporating feedback and maintaining strong standards for accessibility, visual quality, and communication.

Requirements:

You are an experienced multimedia design professional with a strong creative portfolio, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to turn complex information into effective visual stories. You can work independently while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality materials that support broader communications goals.

• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in graphic design, multimedia design, visual communications, or a related field, with demonstrated experience producing content across multiple formats.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

• Demonstrated experience with video editing and motion graphics tools, such as Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, or comparable software.

• Strong understanding of visual design principles, including typography, layout, composition, visual hierarchy, and information design.

• Experience creating content for social media and digital platforms, with an understanding of platform-specific requirements and evolving audience engagement practices.

• Proven ability to translate complex information, research, data, and technical concepts into clear and compelling visual materials.

• Strong project management and organizational skills, including sound judgment, independent project ownership, deadline management, and the ability to balance competing priorities.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and provide creative guidance to colleagues and stakeholders.

• Current authorization to work in the United States. Employment-related visa sponsorship is not available.

Additional qualifications that would be advantageous include:

• Experience developing visual communications in a nonprofit, advocacy, public-interest, or other mission-driven environment.

• A portfolio demonstrating visual design work supporting advocacy initiatives, public education, or campaign objectives.

• Experience coordinating and editing video and photography production, including collaboration with external creative partners.

• Proficiency in photo retouching and color correction.

• Experience designing presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint or comparable presentation software.

• A commitment to inclusive communications and the ability to create visual materials that engage diverse audiences.

Benefits:

• Salary: Annual compensation ranging from $84,000 to $88,000.

• Mission-driven impact: The opportunity to use design and multimedia storytelling to advance environmental protection, public education, and social justice.

• Creative ownership: The ability to manage projects from concept to completion and contribute creative recommendations across campaigns and communications initiatives.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Work with colleagues across communications, digital, and campaign teams to develop impactful visual content.

• Inclusive workplace: An equal opportunity employer that encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups who can contribute to staff diversity.