Senior Associate Graphic Designer

BME Strategies

5d • $79,040 - $89,440 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Associate Graphic Designer provides essential graphic design and creative services, supporting our Creative Services team with client-facing deliverables, along with internal BME marketing. In this role, you will work closely with our consultants and the business development team to deliver clean, professional, and accessible visual communications. This position requires providing responsive support to both our consultants and the creative team in a remote environment. A successful designer in this environment prioritizes utility, clarity, consistency, and attention to detail. This role includes a significant amount of production-oriented design work, requiring comfort with applying established templates, formatting standards, and brand systems across a variety of deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of professional design experience, preferably within a consulting, agency, or public health environment.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in layout design, typography, and data visualization. A portfolio is required for consideration.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets) and Canva.
• Ability to explain and communicate design decisions as well as collaborate effectively with non-designers.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and pivot between different projects and styles while maintaining visual consistency across projects.
• Ability to translate requests from external partners into actionable design solutions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• A commitment to our shared values including collaboration, continuous learning and improvement, and a bias towards action.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree preferred; for specialized and/or technical roles, relevant experience may be substituted for a graduate degree.
• Experience designing for government or public health sectors.
• Experience creating, designing, and scheduling social media posts using brand templates.
• Successful track record of navigating ambiguous project environments.
• Website management using the WordPress platform and Elementor.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools and practices and whiteboarding/wireframing platforms (e.g. Figma, Mural, Miro).
• Familiarity with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and format high-stakes business proposals, RFPs, and internal documents to ensure brand consistency and visual clarity.
• Transform technical public health data, evaluation findings, and strategic plans into visually engaging and easy-to-read reports.
• Create professional PowerPoint/Google Slides templates and custom presentations for client meetings, conferences, and training sessions.
• Support the development of brand identities for clients and new initiatives, including logo creation, color palettes, and typography guidelines.
• Ensure all visual deliverables align with ADA accessibility standards, including color contrast and screen-reader compatibility.
• Design digital and print assets such as brochures, one-pagers, social media graphics, and newsletter layouts.
• Assist with basic website updates, layout adjustments, and page creation within WordPress or a similar platform.
• Act as a thought partner and/or support for design ideas/projects with team members.
• Support role, with the ability to lead projects as/if needed.
• Customer service capabilities through a variety of acceptable experiences (retail, service, etc.).
• Contributes to exemplary client satisfaction.
• May seek opportunities for proposal development support through narrative writing.

Benefits

• 6+ weeks total leave, including paid vacation, sick time, personal leave, and floating holidays
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, with 75% employer-paid coverage for the employee & 50% employer-paid coverage for dependents
• Health FSA and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• One-time technology stipend
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior