Graphic Designer

  • Salary: $65,000 - $75,000
  • Location: Remote (within 4 hours of Mountain Standard Time)
  • Reports to: Founder

Position Overview

Are you the kind of person who hand-letters a protest sign? Do you always make the flyers for the organization you volunteer for? If that’s you, then you might be a great fit for this role!

As the first full-time graphic designer at Common Guild, you will be responsible for helping our clients bring their missions to life. You’ll be designing brands, websites, landing pages, and marketing materials for a wide range of clients in the nonprofit space. 

These are just a few of the ways you might spend your time on a given day:

  • Meeting with a client in the harm reduction space to discuss their feedback on moodboards for their new brand
  • Designing a landing page for an end of year giving campaign for a donor network
  • Participating in an internal brainstorming session for a STEM nonprofit’s annual report layout 
  • Creating a pitch deck that we’ll use internally for presenting to potential clients
  • Talking about your favorite video game or what you’re currently reading during our weekly team meeting
  • Helping a project manager brainstorm a creative solution to a client’s deadline

Note: We’re primarily focused on finding the right person to join our team. We’re open to adjusting roles, responsibilities, compensation, and title for the right candidate. 

About Common Guild

Common Guild is a creative agency specializing in brand design, website development, and strategic communications for nonprofits and social impact organizations. Our clients include harm reduction organizations, education nonprofits, advocacy groups, and social justice foundations. We are here to help organizations tell their stories, build their communities, attract sustainable funding - and to have fun while we’re doing it! 

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute brand identity, web design, and general graphic design projects 
  • Work closely with clients, project managers, and other stakeholders to understand organizational goals and translate those to impactful designs
  • Present design concepts to clients and stakeholder groups
  • Incorporate feedback through structured revision processes 
  • Collaborate with developers throughout the web design and development processes 
  • Follow and contribute to Common Guild project execution processes
  • Stay on top of industry trends in both design and the nonprofit space 
  • Dedicate (paid) time to improving your skills  

Required Qualifications

  • 2-3 years of graphic design experience with strong portfolio demonstrating versatility across brand, web, and graphic design
  • Experience with Figma, Canva, and the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Experience with web design principles 
  • Strong presentation skills and comfort with client-facing work
  • Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
  • Located within 4 hours of Mountain Standard Time for collaboration purposes
  • Willing to travel once or twice a year for team meetings

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience designing for nonprofit, social impact, or mission-driven organizations
  • Experience collaborating with developers
  • Understanding of HTML and CSS (you don’t need to know how to code but an understanding of how code works is useful)
  • Background in community organizing, advocacy, or non-profit work

Portfolio Requirements

Please submit a portfolio demonstrating:

  • Complete brand identity projects from concept to final application
  • Web design work including layouts, user interfaces, or website mockups
  • Bonus points if you can show experience with nonprofit client work
  • Your portfolio can be a PDF, a web based portfolio, or any other format that shows off your work and your process. 

We love portfolios that show how you think and how you work, not just gorgeous shots of completed work. Give us the dirt! Show us the behind the scenes. We care more about how you got to a final product than the product itself. 

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000 per year. Final salary to be determined based on experience, location, and finalized job description.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Unlimited PTO (subject to manager approval, starting at 90 days from hire date)
  • Summer Fridays: We take Fridays off during June, July, and August
  • Opportunity to create meaningful work for organizations creating social change
  • Remote-first work environment with collaborative team culture
  • Professional development based on your individual career goals and leadership aspirations

Application Process

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and portfolio demonstrating the requirements outlined above.

Don’t meet every requirement? We still encourage you to apply. Please describe any areas where you lack experience so we can assess how to best support your training. Our priority is hiring the right person for our team, even if you don't check every qualification box.

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