Web Designer

Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS • New York City, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway, is seeking a web designer who lives at the intersection of design and development. You are a graphic designer who specializes in web and digital media — someone who knows web color standards and image formats cold, can hand off clean files to a developer and cares as much about how an email renders on a phone as how it looks on a computer. This role serves as the bridge between our graphic designers and web developer. You will create the digital experiences that connect us with supporters and donors — including email campaigns, responsive web pages and the look of our online presence — while collaborating closely with our developer to bring original designs to life in-house.

Requirements

• One to two years of professional web or digital design experience, preferably with an in-house creative team, agency or nonprofit organization, or as a full-time freelancer
• A strong portfolio demonstrating web, email and digital design work, with a finely tuned eye for typography, layout, color and composition
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, web image formats and web color standards, including the ability to optimize assets for size and quality
• Experience designing responsive emails in Mailchimp or a comparable platform and a solid understanding of responsive web and mobile standards
• Familiarity with WordPress theme design, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and web accessibility standards, including WCAG
• Ability to translate creative and marketing requests into wireframes, finished designs and clean, developer-ready files
• Exceptional organizational, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
• A comprehensive understanding of and commitment to Broadway Cares’ mission
• An affection for dogs

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing content for social media
• Familiarity with video editing, motion graphics or animation
• Knowledge of printing and prepress procedures

Responsibilities

• Design responsive, standards-compliant Mailchimp email layouts based on project needs
• Redesign and modernize existing Mailchimp templates to keep Broadway Cares’ communications fresh, effective and on-brand
• Develop wireframes and finished designs for new responsive WordPress pages
• Design original WordPress themes to be developed in-house in collaboration with the web developer
• Apply responsive design and accessibility standards to create inclusive experiences
• Help maintain the design and visual consistency of broadwaycares.org and dradance.org
• Optimize and process image and design files for web, email and social media, including GIF, JPG, PNG, PSD, AI, INDD and PDF files
• Ensure digital assets meet appropriate file-size, dimensional, color and quality standards across platforms and formats
• Prepare and deliver clean, organized, developer-ready design files and assets
• Collaborate closely with the web developer to translate original designs into functional digital experiences
• Test and refine designs across desktop and mobile devices, email clients and web browsers
• Identify and help resolve design, production and rendering issues
• Translate creative and marketing needs into wireframes, design concepts and finished digital experiences
• Work with the communications, development and production teams to meet marketing, promotional, media and event deadlines
• Manage multiple projects while maintaining accuracy, organization and attention to detail
• Participate actively in project planning, review and problem resolution
• Support the in-house graphic designers and video editor across a range of digital and print projects
• Collaborate on social media campaigns, event banners, posters, postcards, invitations, signage, program ads and other materials
• Help catalog, organize and manage the organization’s graphic, photographic and video assets
• Assist with ongoing design maintenance and updates across Broadway Cares’ websites
• Participate with the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS staff in facilitating audience appeals that traditionally take place on Broadway during two six-week fundraising periods each year, including evenings and weekends
• Participate in fundraising events, some of which occur during evenings and weekends
• Support the organization’s mission and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive and respectful workplace

Benefits

• Generous Vacation and PTO policy
• Defined benefit pension plan in addition to a 401K plan
• Health benefit plan that includes health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed