Graphic Designer

Title: Graphic Designer

Department: Communications, Digital

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has fueled the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of more than $50 million and won the respect of law firms worldwide. Our global pro bono network includes over 2,100 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 125 law firms, contributing over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services annually. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org

The Job: We’re moving some of our design functions back in-house, so we’re seeking a well-rounded designer who can own the visual brand and collaborate with the digital team in a fast-paced environment. This person should be a solutions-oriented, creative problem solver with strong project management skills.   

The graphic designer will work on the digital team in the communications department where they will produce assets and source photography primarily for the Center's owned digital channels – social media profiles, email campaigns, digital ads, and website content – and other communications vehicles. The designer will also manage our digital asset management system and periodically handle design projects for other departments, including reports for print publication, materials for special events, and slide decks. As the Center is in a moment of transition for our visual brand, the graphic designer will apply a forthcoming style guide from an outside agency to our branded materials across platforms. 

The ideal candidate is a collaborative team player with a strong eye for detail who takes initiative and truly owns their work. The designer should also be experienced at receiving feedback and incorporating it into their designed products. 

The position will be based in the Center’s New York City or Washington D.C. offices. Covid-19 vaccination is required for all US-based employees of the Center.

This is a 2-year, fixed-term position.

Primary Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of the Graphic Designer include, but are not limited to:

• Conceptualize, plan, and design collateral for the Center’s digital activities – social media channels, website, digital ads, and email – and produce a range of additional projects to elevate the Center’s brand, including event materials, Power Point templates, printed institutional publications and more.
• Apply the forthcoming style guide to designed deliverables. Work with the global social media teams to update their graphic templates and create new ones. Collaborate with digital video producer to evolve our chyrons and video graphics.
• Manage the digital asset management system. Establish best practices around file organization and photo sourcing, image storage, and image use for Center-branded deliverables.
• Handle incoming design requests and project manage them successfully.
• Partner with digital director to train programmatic and regional teams on brand templates and application.
• Manage relationships with outside vendors, including freelance graphic designers, print production vendors, and merchandise vendors. Work with printers and procures bids. Manage printing processes.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across the organization. Represent the digital team and communications department well in cross-departmental spaces.
• Maintain fluency in design and digital content best practices and stay abreast of emerging trends.
• Execute rapid response moments with guidance from the digital director and social media managers. Note: These moments will sometimes occur outside of normal business hours.

Qualifications:

• University degree in relevant field or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of experience in producing digital content, print publications, and events collateral. Motion graphics experience is a plus.
• Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Canva experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated project management and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a steadfast eye for details
• Experience with file and asset management. Canto experience a plus.
• Ability to work independently, successfully advance competing priorities, and deliver high quality content in a fast-paced environment with rigorous standards 
• High comfort level with taking feedback from multiple stakeholders and incorporating it into your work 
• Ability to travel occasionally
• A resilient, solutions-oriented mindset  
• A fierce conviction that reproductive rights are human rights  

Compensation: The annual salary for this position is $93,000.

Duration: This is a 2-year, fixed-term position.

Union Status: This position will be part of the CRR Union, a shop within Local 2110 United Auto Workers—Technical, Office, and Professional Workers Union.

FLSA Exempt Status: This is an exempt position.

Benefits:

• Health: The Center pays up to 90%* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. (* % may differ in various countries).
• Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model, requiring staff to work 3 days per week in the office and allowing work 2 days per week from home.
• Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical, and community well-being. The Center provides generous leave, including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend winter holiday time with their loved ones.
• Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds, all passionate about advancing reproductive rights worldwide. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.
• Global: You will get a front-row seat to the fight for reproductive rights globally. You will have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues with similar interests/backgrounds/views.
• Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (*applicable only in US and Kenya).

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights.

Center policy on visa sponsorship for U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.

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