The Need

For 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence by 2030, we are seeking a Sr. Designer, North America.

The Sr. Designer reports to the Director, Creative and Digital (North America) and provides design support on campaign, content creation, and experience initiatives across the North America region to catalyze a revolution in North America that fuels the movement and raises awareness of IJM’s work to rescue millions, protect half a billion and make justice unstoppable.

This role sits within the larger Creative & Digital team and acts as an essential part of bringing creative strategy and projects to life.

This position requires fresh creative thinking and proven success in creating visuals and campaigns to drive audiences to action. This role requires a breadth of design knowledge and ability to build designs for print, digital, wireframing and other important assets such as icons, infographics and social media.

This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington, DC area or remote for non-local candidates. There is a preference for candidates located on the East Coast in the United States. It reports to the Director, Creative and Digital Services and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.

Key Result Areas:

The success of this role is measured by the following KRAs:

• Overarching Design Needs: This position will deliver exceptional design services to support marketing and communications, fundraising and digital projects, and have the ability to work on a variety of projects as they arise.

• Digital Design: This position may be required to conceptualize, develop and design emails, social media posts, wireframes and digital experiences on IJM digital platforms. Please note, this does not include front-end design execution.

• Event Design: This position will provide support to the Experience team in the development of live experiences, presentations, exhibits and merchandise for key IJM NA events.

• Data Informed, User Focused Innovation: Implement latest and developing design trends to keep IJM fresh and top-of-mind for North America audience. Adapt and implement changes to increase responsiveness to creative based on data.

• Design Innovation: This position provides insights into design and industry trends and will be called on from time to time to share these within larger groups.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation

• Develop and execute on creative and visual concepts that align with IJM’s North America Strategy;

• Work with other Senior Designers, Creative Leads and Creative Director to develop design assets for IJM NA stakeholders, including communicating design choices and strategies to creative leaders as needed;

• Keep up-to-date on print, digital and social design trends as well as learn any new tools/programs for creative work; and

• Along with design execution responsibilities, this role will work with Senior Creative leads and designers, to provide conceptual and design execution throughout all phases of projects; and

• The Sr. Designer is responsible for sending work for revisions, implementing feedback from appropriate stakeholders, and finalizing designs.

Networking & Partnership

• Ability to collaborate with multiple creatives, teams and external contractors while maintaining good relations

Communication

• Create a range of print materials and digital experiences to communicate IJM’s work to our audiences;

• Print materials range from flyers, posters, magazines, photocards, envelopes, large-scale graphics, merchandise, illustration, etc.;

• Digital experiences include social media (organic and paid), landing pages, and giving forms;

• Uses appropriate channels (Teamwork, MS Teams, in-person meetings, emails) to communicate and follow up with collaborators; and

• The Senior Designer is responsible for protecting their time and vocalizing any risks or foreseeable changes during projects to the Creative Operations Manager and relevant stakeholders.

Research, Program Management and M&E

• Make recommendations to Project leads on project timelines and deliverables; and

• Uses performance data and outcomes of past projects to influence ideation and execution on future projects

Events and Logistics

• In collaboration with the Creative Leads, the Senior Designer can work on conceptualizing the visual brand for an event; and

• Create materials for events such as merchandise, large scale graphics, design for large format screens, event guides, digital event advertisements, etc.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• 5+ years of agency or in-house experience as a graphic designer

• BA/BS degree in Graphic Design, or other relevant art degree

• Branding and Digital creative experience

Technical Competencies

• Excellent typography skills

• Excellent knowledge of digital environment

• Knowledge of pre-press file preparation

• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite on Mac platform

• Strong writing and communication skills

Critical Qualities:

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail

• Multi-tasking and problem solving

• Strong time management skills

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities for the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All positions are required to perform any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Application Process:

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.

*What is a statement of faith?
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

What does IJM have to offer?

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

• Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area

• Retirement benefit options

• Paid leave starting at 23 days

• 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)

• Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation

• Robust staff care resources

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.

At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.

IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.

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