Senior Designer

Senior Designer

Reports to Brand Director

The Senior Designer is responsible for taking on a variety of high-exposure design projects within the scope of the ministry’s evangelical efforts, including but not limited to: editorial and cover design for books, digital designs for online campaigns, art selection for Word on Fire Institute course content, collateral material for conferences, printed material for mass distribution, web design, and the creation of new materials based on existing content. The Senior Designer will take a design brief, organize the project and junior designers, and oversee it from concept to delivery, either by way of digital launch or through selected print vendors. The Senior Designer will work closely with the publishing, marketing, development, distribution, and Institute teams.

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Design book covers

• Present design concepts to individuals, teams, and departments, clearly articulating design rationale and creative processes

• Provide recommendations for the layout, typography, print materials, and overall design of trade books

• Partner with the internal technology team to provide visual web design for various ministry initiatives (basic coding experience is helpful though not required)

• Assist with branding and creation of collateral material for the ministry’s on-location conferences, including banners, programs, and promotional materials

• Conceptualize new design-led products based upon Bishop Barron and Word on Fire’s existing offerings and content

• Oversee a team of freelance or internal designers when required for specific projects

• Conceptualize and recommend new design approaches to marketing materials/emails

• Contribute regular article designs to periodicals (Evangelization & Culture journal)

• Ensure that all design outputs align with the ministry’s visual identity and brand guidelines

• Select appropriate art and photography that represents the style and ethos of Word on Fire

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related area, or equivalent experience

• 5 years’ experience in graphic design

• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, with exemplary skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

• Results-oriented, independent self-starter, and expert time manager

• Great organizational skills with close attention to detail

• Ability to manage direct report(s) and freelancers to meet all graphic/marketing deadlines

• Ability to consistently produce quality design in a timely fashion and defend design decisions to other departments 

• Ongoing knowledge of the latest design trends

• Experience with acquiring rights and permissions associated with artistic assets used by the ministry

• Commitment to the mission of Word on Fire

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to work closely with the technology team to create files according to UX/UI principles to be used in all forms of digital marketing

• Familiarity with the work of Bishop Robert Barron and Word on Fire

• Familiarity with trends in typography and type development

Mission

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a nonprofit global media apostolate that supports the work of Bishop Robert Barron and reaches millions of people to draw them into—or back to—the Catholic faith.

Word on Fire is founded upon and intent on prioritizing its Catholic religious mission and principles above all else. Word on Fire's religious mission may therefore require that it make employment decisions based on an individual's religion and adherence to the principles of the Catholic Church.

Employee Benefits

Word on Fire offers its team members a robust benefits package that includes:

• Competitive compensation

• Several 100% Word on Fire-paid insurance benefits: life, short-term disability, and long-term disability

• Other insurance benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity

• A retirement plan with a 3% target employer contribution

• Generous paid time off and paid holidays

• Paid parental leaves at 100% of base salary

• Access to Word on Fire’s incredible wealth of content and resources and more!