Creative Analyst

Elemental Impact•San Francisco, CA

6d•$86,900 - $117,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Elemental Impact is seeking a Creative Analyst to join its Communications team. The role combines creative project management with visual storytelling, helping bring Elemental’s brand to life across digital channels, visual communications, and events while keeping creative projects organized and on track. The position reports to the Managing Director, Brand and Creative and works closely with the Communications team. The Creative Analyst builds and maintains project briefs, timelines, deliverable tracking, and workflows, including exploring AI and other tools to improve creative efficiency. The role coordinates photo and video shoots and creative vendors, maintains photo and video asset systems, improves creative processes, and updates the Elemental website through its content management system. The role also creates branded visual assets such as presentation decks, social graphics, simple videos, and other digital content, partnering with the Senior Designer and Communications team. For Elemental’s owned events, the Creative Analyst supports planning materials, guest lists, registration and attendee logistics, and event production. This is a full-time, at-will position of at least 40 hours per week. Periodic work travel may be requested. Elemental uses a hybrid working model; employees within reasonable distance of its New York, Bay Area, or Honolulu offices are asked to come in at least once per week. The organization currently reports that most employees come in twice a week.

Requirements

Be energized by Elemental’s mission and values and want to apply creative and operational skills to the work.
Have professional experience in creative project management, production, digital media or marketing, brand development, or a related field.
Be able to manage timelines, deliverables, details, and stakeholders across multiple concurrent projects.
Demonstrate a track record of producing accurate, polished work and keeping complex information organized.
Have experience creating or producing visual communications and a strong eye for design and storytelling.
Be comfortable working across websites, digital asset management systems, presentation and design tools, and other digital platforms.
Be comfortable juggling multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.
Be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; Elemental is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Creative curiosity: generate ideas, explore possibilities, and seek ways to improve the work.
AI fluency: enthusiasm for experimenting with AI and emerging tools to improve creative development, project management, and production workflows.
Hands-on experience with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Managing Director, Brand and Creative to build and maintain clear project briefs, using AI and other tools to improve creative workflows.
Support project management across communications and creative projects, including developing timelines, tracking deliverables, and moving projects toward completion.
Coordinate logistics and schedules for photo and video shoots.
Develop briefing materials for creative vendors, including photographers, videographers, designers, and other production partners.
Maintain Elemental’s photo asset management system in Canto so assets are organized, searchable, and accessible.
Build and maintain a centralized video asset management system.
Help improve the systems, tools, and processes used to manage creative projects and assets.
Maintain and update Elemental’s website, including publishing blog posts and updating page copy and images through the content management system; liaise with the technical website team as needed.
Create polished visuals using Elemental’s brand system and templates, including presentation decks, social graphics, simple videos, and other digital assets.
Partner with the Senior Designer and Communications team to turn ideas and information into clear, compelling visual content.
Support the Events Director in developing and maintaining event briefs, production timelines, and planning materials.
Curate, organize, and maintain audience and invitation lists for Elemental events.
Track event registration and guest logistics, including RSVPs, waitlists, rooming lists, and other attendee information.
Support production and coordination leading up to Elemental’s owned events.