Associate Creative Director

Communities In Schools of Central Texas•Austin, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Creative Director builds the visual system that makes that belief visible: consistent, polished, and unmistakably CISCT across every school, screen, and community space. Reporting to the Chief Brand and Growth Officer, this role turns brand strategy into the templates, guidelines, and creative the whole organization relies on. The Associate Creative Director will build and steward CIS's visual identity system so the brand looks and feels consistent across 120+ schools, develop strong and provocative brand campaigns that fill audience gaps and lead to growth, turn brand strategy into templates, guidelines, and design assets the entire organization can use, raise the quality and polish of CIS's materials to match the strength of its model, and partner with the Chief Brand and Growth Officer and Digital Media / Content Strategist so creative fuels awareness, growth, and giving.

Requirements

5+ years in graphic design and/or creative direction, including building brand systems and templates
A strong portfolio demonstrating brand identity, visual hierarchy, and multi-format design (print and digital)
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Canva
Experience creating brand guidelines and scalable template systems
Strong collaboration and project-management skills in a fast-paced environment
Must reside in Central Texas

Nice To Haves

Nonprofit marketing experience is not necessary but preferred
Experience designing for education, youth development, or social impact
Bilingual (English/Spanish) or experience with multilingual, multicultural design
Photography, videography, or data-visualization skills

Responsibilities

Own and evolve CIS's visual identity, brand guidelines, and design standards
Build a template library, impact reports, one-pagers, decks, flyers, newsletters, social frames, that improves visual hierarchy and saves production time
Ensure the CIS brand works alongside, not against, school-district branding
Lead graphic design and creative direction across print and digital materials
Refresh the photo and video library and establish a simple photo-consent workflow
Bring polish, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness (including bilingual design) to every piece
Equip staff and campuses to use the brand correctly with tools, quick guides, and training
Support campus materials with cleaner, on-brand design
Help stand up brand-ambassador materials
Design consistent, memorable touchpoints: events, activations, the in-school “CIS room,” and merch
Collaborate on the creative for the annual awareness campaign
Partner with the Digital Media / Content Strategist so assets perform across channels
Support the CBGO on board, funder, and executive materials
Manage design vendors on major projects