Associate, Graphic Design

Position Title: Associate, Graphic Design 
Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Fully Remote or Hybrid/Washington, DC
 

JOB SUMMARY & KEY PRIORITIES

The Graphic Design Associate will be a key player in growing the Active Minds brand with external audiences, including its membership, supporters, and the general public. Key platforms in use by this position are Active Minds’ print and electronic collateral, website, email, and social media. 

The Graphic Design Associate reports to the Senior Visual Brand Manager, as part of the Marketing and Communications department (MarComm), in addition to collaborating with other staff as needed.  

ABOUT ACTIVE MINDS

Active Minds is the largest nonprofit in the United States mobilizing youth and young adults to transform mental health norms across society. For more than 20 years, we have equipped the next generation of peer mental health advocates through a variety of programs, including the Active Minds Chapter Network, A.S.K., and Send Silence Packing. Our advocacy, initiatives, and campaigns foster lasting change in how youth view and discuss mental health, encouraging them to use their voices to influence broader conversations and inform mental health supports within their communities. Together, we are building a diverse movement of champions committed to improving mental health for all. To learn more about Active Minds, visit activeminds.org.

KEY RESULTS

Brand Representation for Programs, Fundraising & Events (80%)

• Create representative graphics and visuals to support our brand across our various digital platforms.
• Integrate Active Minds’ visual brand into the programmatic materials, store products and advertisements, and chapter and partnership activities of Active Minds. 
• Assist with the integration of the Active Minds visual brand into programmatic, donor, and cultivation events, including the creation of signage and print materials.
• Provide visual graphics for Active Minds’ blogs, emails, and other communications mechanisms.
• Coordinate with the Development department for social, print, and web elements of fundraising appeals.
• Create fast-response graphics for use across the organization, including for website needs, email assets, social media, partnership proposals, events, and more.
• Assist with the collection of archiving of photos and videos across the organization.
• Assist with the development of and updates to Active Minds branding guidelines and support brand alignment across the organization.
• Review and proof materials, ensuring branding guidelines are followed.
• Support other designers on the team as a backup when necessary.
• Collaborate with other designers on projects as assigned.

Other duties as assigned (20%)

• Work directly with print and other vendors to ensure the delivery of high-quality brand materials.
• Archive all Active Minds materials as prescribed by the Senior Visual Brand Manager.
• Research and identify existing collateral and design assets when needed. 
• Participate in team and org-wide meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Graphic Design (or equivalent work experience, demonstrated through a portfolio).
• Demonstrated grasp of design concepts, with an emphasis on typography skills.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, as well as Canva and other design tools.
• Experience designing both digital and print materials.
• Full digital-literate, including Microsoft and Google products, and online meeting tools.
• Video editing skills a plus.
• Photography and photo editing skills a plus.
• Illustration expertise a plus.
• Nonprofit and in-house design expertise a plus. 
• Figma experience a plus. 

About You: 

• A creative design eye and hand, with experience collaborating on design creation across teams.
• Accustomed to working on multiple projects with different deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, over the phone, in writing, and with fellow staff members. 
• Stickler for details and quality.
• A problem-solver at heart with a passion for finding sustainable solutions.
• A community- and customer-oriented mindset.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude who enjoys working proactively and thinking creatively.
• Thrives in a fast-paced organization.
• Advocate for social entrepreneurship and a believer in young people making an impact.
• Trusted team-player who will successfully collaborate across teams and work harmoniously and productively with other members of the design team and the greater MarComm team.

OUR CULTURE 

Active Minds is a place where every employee matters. We value diverse perspectives, radical authenticity, and a community-driven approach. We dream big, offering flexibility to staff while we work to achieve our mission. As such, we are proud to offer competitive salaries and benefits and an environment that is friendly to remote working and life/work balance.

Active Minds is an equal opportunity employer that works to advance racial equity and social justice in an increasingly multicultural and globally connected world. We value diverse experiences, including educational background, intersectional identities, and lived experiences. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other marginalized identities. Active Minds encourages all to apply for our open positions as we depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission.

COMPENSATION

This position offers an initial salary range of $52,500-$57,750 along with robust benefits. The starting pay for this position is equal to others at the same level throughout the organization. The role sits within Active Minds Level 1 salary band, and as such, has the potential to grow to $68,250 over time. FLSA Status: Exempt.

Active Minds has an industry-leading and competitive benefits package that includes Health, Vision and Dental Insurance, Paid Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Company Wide Mental Health Days, 401(k) Matching, HSA and FSA Options, Life Insurance, Short Term, and Long Term Disability, Fully Paid Parental Leave, Wellness Reimbursement Program, and Professional Development Stipends.

Active Minds recruits, hires, trains, compensates, and promotes our staff regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

ACTIVE MINDS RECRUITING PROTOCOLS

• Active Minds will never ask an applicant to send – and Active Minds will never send an applicant - a check or any payment or item of value (such as a gift card) in connection with the interview process or job onboarding process. 
• Active Minds will never ask for personal information about an applicant (such as their Social Security number or banking information) until the job onboarding process. 
• All legitimate Active Minds job offers are extended verbally by the HR/People & Culture Team.  
• If you are expecting an email from Active Minds, please always verify that the sending domain in the email is activeminds.org and NOT any variation of it. 

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