Graphic Design Intern, Development Marketing

Summary

The League of Conservation Voters advances environmental protections, climate policy, electoral strategy, and environmental justice. The Graphic Design Intern will support the Development Marketing team by creating digital, print, event, and experiential design materials for donor audiences, managing photo assets, and incorporating racial justice, equity, accessibility, and environmental justice priorities into creative work.

Responsibilities

• Regularly engage with and support the Design Manager in creating marketing materials for the organization’s current and prospective donor audiences
• Collaborate with the entire Development Marketing team, including writers, editors, production stakeholders, and event producers
• Design a variety of materials including email and web graphics, slide decks, infographics, event materials, and various print materials
• Regularly work hands-on within a team of creatives and event producers to create a variety of materials and content for the organization’s largest event - the annual fundraising gala - which will include experiential design elements, marketing materials, videos, animations, and more
• Support the Design Manager in asset management for the organization’s photo library, including but not limited to organizing the digital library, sourcing photography and assets for designed materials, and collaborating across departments to generate new leads
• Actively participate in centering racial justice and equity in donor marketing materials, ensuring cultural competence in all content that also reflect the environmental justice priorities of our programs
• Participate in development opportunities, including a Capstone project, informational interviews with staff, and organization-wide training and discussions
• With the support of the Design Manager, have the option to use their Capstone to create a design project from concept (creative brief, research, moodboard) to execution (design, iteration) that adheres to the organization’s brand and mission
• Working within an in-house marketing team and collaborating with writers, editors, production stakeholders, and event producers
• Creating designed materials for both digital and print – email/web graphics, event invitations, and print materials – as well as experiential materials for events – photo backdrops, on-screen animations, event signage, etc
• Adhering to brand guidelines for a suite of sub-brands
• Ensuring designed materials meet accessibility standards
• Taking ideas from concept through execution (including research, presenting to stakeholders, design, review, and iteration)
• Asset library management and organization
• Actively participating in centering racial justice and equity in all designed materials, ensuring all content also reflects the racial justice and equity goals of the Development Marketing team as well as the environmental justice priorities of our programs

Skills

• Applicants must be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States
• Applicants must reside in the location listed above
• Graphic Design coursework, work experience, or extracurriculars, etc
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, shown via a portfolio or work examples
• Highly organized; strong attention to detail; excellent written and oral communications skills; strong research skills; exhibits solid judgment; critical thinking skills; able to work independently and as a team; able to handle multiple tasks; self-starter; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
• Demonstrated awareness of how one's life experiences influence one's personal attitudes, biases, and assumptions
• Demonstrated commitment to continual learning and ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services
• Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture
• Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems
• Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV
• Applicants must include at least two examples of design work or a portfolio via URL in the resume or as a PDF to be uploaded in the job application form
• All applicants must include the month and year for the experience provided on their uploaded resume
• Experience with Dropbox and Figma

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Applicants must be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States
• Applicants must reside in the location listed above
• Graphic Design coursework, work experience, or extracurriculars, etc
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, shown via a portfolio or work examples
• Highly organized; strong attention to detail; excellent written and oral communications skills; strong research skills; exhibits solid judgment; critical thinking skills; able to work independently and as a team; able to handle multiple tasks; self-starter; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
• Demonstrated awareness of how one's life experiences influence one's personal attitudes, biases, and assumptions
• Demonstrated commitment to continual learning and ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services
• Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture
• Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems
• Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV
• Applicants must include at least two examples of design work or a portfolio via URL in the resume or as a PDF to be uploaded in the job application form
• All applicants must include the month and year for the experience provided on their uploaded resume

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Dropbox and Figma

Benefits

• Regular remote work; the position is not assigned to an office and can work remotely full-time.
• LCV offers sick leave.
• LCV offers voting leave.
• LCV offers paid holidays that the organization observes, including federal holidays.
• Development opportunities, including a Capstone project, informational interviews with staff, and organization-wide training and discussions.
• With the support of the Design Manager, the option to use the Capstone to create a design project from concept to execution.