Design Consultant - Economic and Community Development, Sports & Major Events
About The Position
Fourth Economy is seeking a Design Consultant to lead visual design and technical communication across economic development projects, with some involvement in sports and major events work. This role sits at the intersection of analysis, strategy, and storytelling. You will work comfortably with data and complex content, producing clear, client-ready materials that support decision-making. You will be embedded in project teams alongside analysts, economists, planners, and project managers, shaping how insights are communicated from early drafts through final delivery. Approximately 75-80 percent of your time will be dedicated to client work, primarily economic development projects, with a portion allocated to sports and major events initiatives. The remaining time will support marketing, business development, and firm-wide design needs. This includes proposal materials, conference presentations, website content, pitch decks, internal templates, and brand-aligned materials across both external and internal audiences. This is a highly integrated design role. You will help maintain visual consistency across client deliverables, proposals, digital platforms, and internal communications, while adapting tone and format to different audiences. Over time, there is an opportunity to help strengthen the design foundation of both Fourth Economy and Steer’s North America Sports and Major Events practice and elevate the overall visual quality of the firm’s work.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in design, visual communications, or technical communications
- Strong experience producing PowerPoint and Google Slides for client and executive audiences
- Demonstrated ability to translate data, analysis, and technical content into clear visuals
- Experience designing reports, presentations, one-pagers, and branded materials
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities independently
- Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
- PowerPoint and Google Slides
- Canva and Figma for collaborative design and layout
- Wix, WordPress, and Squarespace for client-facing and internal web content
- A creative, growth-oriented mindset is essential, along with the initiative to identify and adopt new tools and approaches that strengthen design quality and improve how we work.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with economic development or place-based strategy
- Experience supporting sports or major events initiatives
- Videography and/or photography skills
- Copywriting and editing
- Bilingual English/Spanish
Responsibilities
- Lead and produce visual materials that support economic development and, secondarily, sports and major events client work, including: Client presentations and executive decks designed for clarity, storytelling, and decision-making
- Reports and technical documents, including layout, graphics, and visual hierarchy
- One-pagers, executive summaries, and briefing materials for boards, elected officials, funders, and partners
- Brand-aligned visuals for initiatives, programs, and place-based strategies
- Data visualization, including charts, infographics, and economic impact graphics
- Spatial, movement, and flow diagrams, including mass movement graphics where relevant
- Collaborate closely with analysts, economists, planners, and project managers to translate quantitative and qualitative analysis into accurate, accessible visuals. You will ensure visual quality and consistency while tailoring materials to different audiences.
- Lead proposal design for economic development and sports-related pursuits
- Design materials for conferences, presentations, and business development
- Maintain and evolve internal design templates, toolkits, and visual standards
- Collaborate with marketing and leadership on visual positioning and storytelling
- Comfort working in a fast-paced consulting environment with shifting timelines
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision & life insurance
- Short-term & long-term disability
- 3% of salary is automatically contributed to the employee's 401K retirement plan
- Monthly phone stipend
- 20 Days PTO, 9 holidays, 3 floating holidays, and 10 sick days annually
- Paid parental leave
- Workplace ergonomic assessment and resulting accommodations
- Professional development funds for training and pursuit or maintenance of a recognized credential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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