Graphic Designer & Brand Specialist

LA SOUPE INC • Cincinnati, IA

2d • $24,000 - $28,000 • Onsite

About The Position

La Soupe is seeking a Graphic Designer & Brand Specialist to execute and align creative assets, with a priority on maintaining visual consistency and applying brand guidelines across primary channels. The role focuses on designing print collateral, digital graphics, and marketing assets, as well as making visual updates to the Squarespace website. The designer will translate organizational goals and complex community impact stories into clear, functional, and visually compelling design solutions.

The position is part-time, flexible, and scheduled for 20 hours per week, with potential to expand toward full-time. The role reports to the Marketing & Communications Manager and is based at La Soupe in Cincinnati, Ohio. The desired timing of hire is immediate. Compensation is $24,000–$28,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Strong command of Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Direct experience editing and formatting layouts on Squarespace.
• Strong foundation in typography, layout and composition grid systems, and color theory.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, execute revisions based on feedback, and meet tight deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and two years of experience, or equivalent experience, with a strong portfolio showcasing brand identity and layout, and print and digital assets.

Nice To Haves

• Basic video editing and shooting, motion graphics, and photography skills.
• Experience in the nonprofit sector.
• Self-motivated, able to see the big picture and recognize task priorities.
• Warm and friendly, highly flexible, and receptive to feedback.
• Creative problem-solving ability.
• Interest in food and a desire to help others.

Responsibilities

• Apply and help maintain La Soupe’s brand guidelines across day-to-day design projects.
• Design print and digital collateral, including flyers, ads, infographics, brochures, and campaign assets.
• Prepare press-ready files with appropriate color modes, bleeds, resolution, typography, and kerning specifications, and coordinate with printers.
• Build reusable templates for internal teams.
• Perform routine visual updates, layout adjustments, and banner designs on the Squarespace website to maintain a consistent user experience across devices.
• Partner with marketing and program directors to translate project briefs and complex impact stories into clear design solutions.

Benefits

• Paid holidays if the employee’s normal work schedule falls on a La Soupe-observed holiday.
• Free lunch.
• Free parking.
• Sick days and PTO based on scheduled hours, prorated against a 40-hour week, with periodic adjustment to actual hours worked.
• No health insurance availability or 401(k) plan eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time