Contract Designer (Evergreen)

Blue State • Oakland, DC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is an evergreen job post, meaning it is not an active job posting but an expression of interest for future opportunities. Blue State is seeking talented individuals who share their commitment to the company's mission. As a designer, you will work with a mix of nonprofits, brands, and causes to build cohesive, action-oriented campaigns and engage audiences with compelling visual storytelling. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team of strategists, writers, analysts, creative directors, and clients.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional digital design experience
• Ability to be resourceful, inspired, and self-driven while juggling multiple projects
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking, as well as an advanced understanding of how your work fits into a whole vision
• Ability to adapt to new situations, solve problems on the fly, and communicate with those around you
• Teamwork and scrappiness required
• A shared passion and curiosity for making change
• Empathy, communication, respect, and the ability to act as a role model at Blue State

Nice To Haves

• Versatile design aesthetic, and brilliant examples of how to reach and active audiences across different styles and platforms online
• Prior experience in After Effects and Figma is a plus
• Comfort with ambiguity, a restlessness that resists the status quo, and a commitment to quality that ensures we’re always making progress.

Responsibilities

• Support (and sometimes lead) the visual design of email/social fundraising campaigns
• Collaborate with strategists and creative directors in the development of creative solutions
• Present and explain designs to internal team
• Collaborate and iterate based on feedback
• Stay up to date on technology and design best practices and trends to keep our work and team ahead of the curve.

Benefits

• Design for a better world
• Work on an interdisciplinary team of strategists, writers, analysts, creative directors, and clients
• Partner with leading causes, brands, and campaigns and create real change
• Work with a mix of nonprofits, brands, and causes
• Build cohesive, action-oriented campaigns
• Engage audiences with compelling visual storytelling
• Hybrid work model
• Full vaccination against COVID-19, including a booster shot when eligible, is required to enter US offices or attend Blue State events (exceptions reviewed on a case-by-case basis for protected grounds)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed