Creative & Events Specialist
About The Position
The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) defends the human rights of people seeking asylum in the United States. With strategic focus and unparalleled legal expertise, for over 25 years CGRS has championed the most challenging cases, fought for due process, and promoted policies that deliver safety and justice for refugees. We are the trusted partner and proven resource for legal services providers and human rights organizations and bring invaluable data and compelling personal stories to shape the public narrative. Through technical assistance and training, we empower advocates to take on complex asylum cases, providing them with the tools they need to craft winning arguments and secure protections for their clients. We use strategic litigation to advance sound asylum laws and protect due process rights. And our policy advocacy and education work provide critical expertise to policymakers at all levels of government, leading the movement to honor our commitments to refugees and asylum seekers under U.S. and international law. CGRS is committed to building an anti-racist and anti-oppression organization that lives its values internally and externally.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- At least five years of non-profit work experience.
- Valid work authorization in The U.S.
- Excellent visual communication skills and experience using established branding and organizational voice with demonstrated portfolio of work for nonprofits
- Ability to collaborate with programmatic staff to transform substantive content into visual designs
- Proficiency in Adobe graphic design and video-editing software, including Illustrator, InDesign, and PremierePro
- Experience organizing small- to large-scale fundraising events with demonstrated ability to establish priorities, negotiate with vendors, research venues, and liaising with law school departments and facilities as needed
- A multi-tasker with the ability to work under pressure and manage concurrent deadlines;
- Effective organization, time, and project management skills with a nimbleness to shift between projects as needs evolve;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders;
- Attention to detail.
- High level of productivity.
- Demonstrated commitment to refugee, human rights, and social justice issues.
Responsibilities
- Manage CGRS’s visual communications, producing materials for fundraising appeals, event collateral, annual reports, social media, and advocacy campaigns across web and print.
- Develop and maintain organization-wide brand and style guidelines so all outward-facing materials look consistent and professional.
- Build and maintain reusable design templates that other staff can use for routine needs.
- Manage CGRS’s digital asset library, including staff and event photography, ensuring materials are organized, rights-cleared, and easy for the team to find and reuse.
- Produce short-form video or motion graphics content for social media and event promotion.
- Manage the planning and logistics for fundraising events, coordinating vendors, volunteers, and timelines from concept through day-of logistics and post-event wrap-up.
- Support event budgets and vendor contracts in partnership with the Development & Operations Team.
- Design and produce all event collateral - invitations, newsletter graphics, programs, signage, and sponsorship or donor recognition materials.
- Manage event registration platforms, guest lists, and attendee communications.
- Recruit, brief, and coordinate event-day volunteers and staff assignments.
- Support CGRS Development Manager on donor cultivation touchpoints where design or event experience is the priority.
- Bring event-planning skillset to internal team culture by planning and executing wellness programming for CGRS staff aimed at supporting staff well-being, burnout prevention, and organizational resilience; organize events ranging from trainings with mental health experts to morale-boosting team activities to meet organizational resilience goals.
- Coordinate CGRS diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by coordinating DEI Committee, scheduling meetings and other activities, seeking outside learning, and bringing information and ideas back to the full CGRS team.
- Manage staff-wide communications related to People & Culture and events.
- Provide administrative and project support to CGRS Deputy Director by bringing in wellness and DEI expertise and experience.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts for transportation-related, healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Legal Insurance
- University of California Retirement Plan (a defined benefit plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plans/Pre-tax Retirement Savings Programs
- Fifteen paid holidays per year
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Commuter Benefits Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
