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In-House Graphic Designer

Thrive Ministry
Posted: 09/23/2024
Salary/Range: $25/hr.
Location
Lakewood, CO
Description:

https://thrive-ministry.breezy.hr/p/dc20b7659098-in-house-graphic-designer

About the In-House Graphic Designer position

We are looking for a skilled In-House Graphic Designer to provide design solutions with high visual impact within Thrive. Your responsibilities will include creative design and coordination across a variety of products including email, website landing pages٫ social posts, print invites, event/campaign collaterals, online store merchandise٫ organization identity, etc.

You should possess great creativity and have a solid background in design. In this position, you will develop and coordinate all communication and marketing efforts. As a small team, who accomplishes much, we expect you to be able to collaborate with our whole staff efficiently and effectively, working hand-in-hand with our in-house copywriter and greatly supporting our fundraising and event teams.

Conceptualizing, Creating, and Maintaining Thrive Deliverables

  • Analyzes existing communications and conceptualizes new methods of communication to build brand recognition, gain a larger target audience, and support all ministry arms of Thrive
  • Strengthens and develops event (retreats and virtual gatherings) communications and branding (working closely with the Retreat/Virtual Gatherings Department)
  • Strengthens and develops event/campaign/development material communications and branding (working closely with the Development Team)
  • Strengthens and develops marketing campaigns (fundraising and brand awareness campaigns including targeted approaches)
  • Strengthens and develops social media branding and presence
  • Strengthens and develops current and future online publications and web design (working closely with Publications and the Developer)
  • Prepare print files and work with printers to ensure print materials are printed properly and on time

Organizing, Maintaining, and Developing digital and print assets

  • Stock photography subscription (iStock.com), internal cloud file storage (box.com), onsite print storage (mail room print supplies)
  • Seeking out agencies/photographers/women in missions to get on-the-field photos
  • Design & UI of retreat photography website and communication with retreat photographers

In-House Graphic Designer requirements:

  • Must embrace the mission of Thrive and agree with our Statement of Faith
  • 2+ years’ experience of working as a Graphic Designer or other similar position
  • Excellent graphic design and marketing skills with a strong portfolio
  • Creative flair٫ versatility٫ conceptual/visual ability and originality
  • Innovative and adaptable learner, utilizing new tools and technologies
  • Strong interaction٫ communication and presentation skills
  • Solid practical experience with industry-leading software and technologies٫ such as the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, Slack, Box, MailChimp, Trello, Asana, Hootsuite, Airtable, MS Office 365, Apple products (all Mac environment).
  • Strong abilities to comply with requirements of time٫ costs and deadlines
  • UX/UI design and video experience is a plus
  • Thrives (pun intended 😉 in a closely knitted, small team environment

Our Culture:
We love our team. It’s one of the core pillars we work from every day. Which is why we take care of you as best we can.

We deeply believe in and care for each other. Our mission is to replenish women ministering overseas and for that to be deeply effective we believe that starts with us – to have a natural flow of lovingkindness into our relationships and work.

As a small team doing exceptional work, each of our roles holds a lot of responsibility. We have a culture of collaboration and support that permeates through all areas.

We all work hard but do life and family in stride – not in competition with our work. Flexibility and communication are backbones of our work. We have a mix of in office (*currently two days a week, Mon/Thurs) and remote days.

The Benefits:
• Full Time, Salaried Position, $25/hr.
• We fully provide excellent Medical and Dental coverage plans for you as an employee. You can preview our 2024
benefits here.
• Paid Time Off: 2 weeks of vacation, plus 1 week of sick leave)
• Ministry Paid Time Off: up to 2 weeks (Thrive encourages our employees, along with their families, to be actively
serving in ministry endeavors)
• Monthly Personal Retreat Days (PRDs): – one day per month to unplug and take the day with the Lord to refresh.

The Hiring Process:
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. We’ll respond to applications as they arrive. Below is an outline of the steps in our hiring process.

Phase one: Receive candidate applications. Submit your resume by October 30th

Phase two: Selected candidates will be asked to fill out a Graphic Designer Questionnaire.

Phase three: Selected candidates will have an initial Zoom interview with our teammates. We strongly encourage you to bring any questions that you may have to ask our team. You’re interviewing us as much as we’re interviewing you. The teammates you’ll encounter at this phase: our CEO, our COO, and our Communications team

Phase four: In-person meeting with our executive team, office visit, and offer extended.

Organization Description:

Thrive is a nonprofit Christian organization located in west Denver. Our mission is to replenish women ministering overseas. We offer numerous resources including an in-person retreat ministry (two international and one US-based retreat each year), a 4-day virtual Gather event each spring, one-on-one relationships to assist in setting and accomplishing goals and nurturing spiritual growth, an online community hosting a variety of electronic publications designed to meet the specific needs of women serving overseas, and an advocacy focus that engages and educates individuals, churches, and agencies to be equipped and empowered to proactively meet the needs of global women.

Apply at: https://thrive-ministry.breezy.hr/p/dc20b7659098-in-house-graphic-designer

To Apply: https://thrive-ministry.breezy.hr/p/dc20b7659098-in-house-graphic-designer