Graphic Designer, Editorial

CFA Institute•Remote - VA, VA

4d•$72,300 - $96,000•Remote

About The Position

CFA Institute is hiring a Graphic Designer, Editorial to join their Learning Content and Experience team within the Education Division. This role will create illustrations and visual assets for curriculum products, including textbooks and online learning experiences. The designer will collaborate with learning designers, subject matter experts, and editorial colleagues to visually represent information. This is a newly created internal position that offers the opportunity to establish strong working methods and contribute expertise to graphic design standards and projects across the department. The role involves hands-on design, translating complex ideas into understandable visuals, and working with Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.

Requirements

A strong portfolio demonstrating graphic design capability; candidates will be asked to provide a portfolio as part of the recruitment process.
Strong Adobe Illustrator skills, with the ability to create polished illustrations and visual assets.
Strong Adobe InDesign capability and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including Photoshop.
Demonstrable ability to represent quantitative information clearly and accurately through charts, graphs and other visual formats.
Strong graphic design fundamentals across typography, composition, color, hierarchy and iconography.
Understanding of print and digital production requirements, including file formats, resolution and preparation of production-ready assets.
Excellent attention to detail, with a focus on accuracy and consistency.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to discuss creative requirements and gather input from a range of stakeholders.
Ability to manage your own deliverables and deadlines while working effectively within established standards and review processes.
Fluency in English.
A bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication or a related discipline is welcomed, but equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

Create and revise illustrations, charts, diagrams, infographics and other visual assets for CFA Institute curriculum products across print and digital formats.
Translate quantitative information, including data, graphs and numerical concepts, into clear, accurate and learner-focused visuals.
Use Adobe Illustrator as a core authoring tool and Adobe InDesign to support layouts, templates and production requirements.
Collaborate with learning designers, subject matter experts, editors and other stakeholders to understand requirements, gather feedback and agree how content should be represented visually.
Prepare production-ready files and ensure outputs meet established specifications, templates, style guides and brand standards.
Carry out quality checks across typography, color, resolution and file formats, resolving routine production issues.
Contribute graphic design expertise beyond individual curriculum assets, including advising on design standards, fonts, templates and other departmental design needs.
Maintain well-organized design files, templates and asset libraries and identify opportunities to improve existing processes and documentation.
Apply appropriate legal and risk considerations to visual content, including responsible approaches to the use of AI.
Travel occasionally for important in-person divisional and departmental meetings, expected to be approximately 5% or less.