Brand Designer

Los Angeles LGBT Center•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Brand Designer is responsible for executing creative concepts across the Center’s programs, services, events, campaigns, and activities. This role supports branding and design development, ensuring alignment with the Center’s visual identity and strategic goals and collaborates closely with the Creative Director, incorporates feedback, and prepares production-ready assets for digital and print platforms. This position will participate in planning meetings, stakeholder discussions, and high-impact moments such as breaking news and crisis coverage and will play a key role in maintaining design quality, creative integrity, and timely project delivery.

Requirements

Experience working with the LGBT community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBT people
A passion for the Center’s work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBT people
Minimum 3 years of design experience
Online portfolio displays a wide range of recent print, digital, and spatial projects in a variety of design styles
Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro) and Microsoft Office Suite
Familiarity with social media platforms
High comfort level in stakeholder input meetings with an understanding of how to ask questions that get to the core of the design problem
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a high level of attention to detail
Proven experience working in a collaborative team environment with an ability to listen to and reflect feedback
A creative and detail-orientated self-starter who can work quickly and independently in a fast-paced campaign environment, managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
Willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends when necessary
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural enviro

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Canva and motion graphics a plus

Responsibilities

Execute conceptual design direction for projects across the Center’s programs, services, events, campaigns, and activities, incorporating design feedback from the Creative Director
Pitch design/branding concepts for key Center-related initiatives, including special events, social media campaigns, advertising, etc. as necessary
Ensure creative integrity and brand fidelity across all design projects and activities
Utilize Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop to bring concepts to life with necessary illustration, page layout, and photo retouching skills
Assist in preparing and delivering final, production-ready art files based on platform and printing specifications
Maintain organized art files to facilitate accessibility and collaboration with the Creative team
Engage and participate with team in assigned roles during breaking news, special events, and crisis coverage and actively participate in team brainstorming, planning activities, and meetings
Professionally represent the Center at internal and external community and stakeholder-related meetings, functions, events, and activities
Maintain a list of deadlines and projects in association with the Project Manager and the departments assigned project management software
Other duties as assigned