Graphic Designer and Brand Manager

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Develop and lead visual initiatives that move our brand forward
• Govern how the Forest Park Forever brand shows up in the world
• Design print projects, including annual reports, newsletters, brochures, in-park signage and advertisements.
• Design custom digital graphics (including interactive) for our websites, e-newsletters and social channels
• Create themes/brands for individual events and design accompanying collateral
• Work with photographers and Communications & Marketing team members to chronicle our conservancy’s work and the visitor experience
• Work with videographers and team members on special projects
• Create and/or oversee creation of Forest Park Forever merchandise when applicable
• Execute incoming print and digital design projects for colleagues
• Ensure FPF brand standards are followed by fellow staff and third-party agencies
• Manage our extensive digital photo and video archive
• Oversee creation and production of FPF collateral
• Work with printers on production (guiding projects through entire cycle)
• Manage contracted design or production support during particularly busy times
• Provide guidance on working with printer vendors and calibrating to brand standards

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 5 years of relevant professional design experience (nonprofit experience a plus)
• Knowledgeable and passionate about branding and visual communications
• Experience working with photographers
• Experience creating and organizing multiple visual assets around a single theme/event
• Experience working with printers on production matters
• Happily at home in both the print and digital worlds
• Proven ability to prioritize assignments, manage workflows and deliver material on time
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work with many internal clients
• Top-notch Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Experience with collaborative project management systems (Basecamp, e.g.)
• Collaborative, upbeat attitude
• An appreciation for what green spaces like Forest Park provide the world

Physical Work Requirements/Work Conditions

• Constantly works at computer to perform graphic design
• Comfort working in a collaborative office environment

APPLICATION NOTES

Please include:

• A cover letter that explains your interest and what makes you a competitive candidate.
• A portfolio (via link to web-based portfolio or uploading a PDF) of 4-7 design projects you created that most align with the work you’d be doing with Forest Park Forever. Feel free to include background or context.
• Bonus: We’d also love to hear you comment on a design project or solution you didn’t design but admire, with a brief explanation why.

Create and maintain the organization’s visual identity and manage its brand standards through graphic design print and digital projects in collaboration with colleagues throughout the organization.