Designer

Strada Education Foundation•Washington, DC

10d•$79,300 - $85,800•Hybrid

About The Position

CredLens is seeking a detail-oriented and production-savvy Designer to join their mission-driven team in Washington, DC. This is a hands-on role focused on executing within established design systems, maintaining quality across all touchpoints, and producing polished, on-brand work efficiently. The role offers opportunities for increased creative ownership and contribution to the evolution of design systems over time. The Designer will report directly to the design lead, providing a close mentorship relationship. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, highly organized, and takes pride in the craft of design, from perfecting slide decks to ensuring beautiful mobile rendering on Webflow pages. This is a hybrid role based in Washington, DC, requiring two days per week in the office, with flexibility on which days. The company aims to onboard a new hire by late July or early August 2026.

Requirements

1–3 years of professional design experience, ideally with exposure across digital and print.
Working proficiency in Figma — comfortable navigating a component library, building within a design system, and preparing handoff files.
Hands-on experience with Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop for production work.
Solid fundamentals in layout, typography, and color.
Strong organizational habits: clean files, clear naming conventions, and a tidy handoff.
A portfolio that demonstrates care and craft, even in production-level work.

Nice To Haves

Some experience with Webflow, or strong motivation and aptitude to learn it quickly.
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, UX Design, or a related field.
Experience working within an established design system or brand guidelines rather than building from scratch.
Familiarity with presentation design at a professional level — knowing what makes a deck work for an executive audience.
Some exposure to print production: understanding of bleeds, CMYK, and vendor file prep.
Some experience using AI tools (Claude, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, or similar) as part of a design workflow.
Highly detail-oriented.
Coachable and growth-minded.
Curious and self-directed.
Organized and self-directed.
Collaborative and low-ego.
Mission-aligned.

Responsibilities

Work within the established Figma design system and component library to design and refine screens, flows, and UI elements for the core software application.
Maintain consistency across the product UI, applying existing patterns and flagging gaps or inconsistencies in the design system.
Support product and engineering teams with design updates, annotations, and production-ready handoff assets.
Use AI-assisted tools, including Claude, to generate and pressure-test UX and UI concepts, accelerating ideation and exploring design options.
Design, build, and maintain Webflow pages, execute content updates, and use analytics, SEO, and AI-driven insights to improve site performance and visibility.
Resize, adapt, and optimize digital assets for web use, including images, icons, and graphics.
Produce polished slide decks for executive briefings, client presentations, conferences, and internal communications using established presentation templates.
Translate data, research findings, and written content into clear, visually organized slides, making complex information accessible.
Manage a library of reusable slide components and keep templates up to date.
Produce print-ready files for brochures, one-pagers, event materials, and signage using existing brand templates in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
Coordinate with print vendors to ensure accurate specs, proofing, and on-time delivery.
Maintain an organized asset library and keep brand files clean, version-controlled, and accessible to the team.