Educational Media Foundation - K-LOVE & Air1
Senior Designer Job at Educational Media Foundation - K-LOVE & Air1 in Franklin
Educational Media Foundation - K-LOVE & Air1, Franklin, TN, United States, 37068
Overview
Tapping into the power of digital content, the Senior Designer ignites hope through graphic and mixed media design by encouraging our target audiences with God's Word and promises. This role contributes to our core excellence through design that directly supports and our product lines through campaigns and branded content creation in physical and social platforms. As a world-class creative who understands composition, photography usage, and incorporating produced video content into design deliverables, the Senior Designer actively engages in reaching and influencing a new audience through visual content that is spiritually engaging, culturally relevant, unique, and compelling.
The Senior Designer works with the Art Director on the overall aesthetics of the brands. This position may help lead a smaller team of with potential direct reports of Designers and Junior Designers to discover innovative ways to tell stories and communicate ideas through various forms of digital media, including graphics, art and photography. The Senior Designer leads and contributes to creative planning and brainstorming, helping develop visual direction on projects.
In addition, the Senior Designer works with the web content team creating design assets for web, mobile apps and email. This position also collaborates with and gives branding direction to UI/UX designer on digital projects.
In addition, a VALUES FIT is top priority. Do our values align with yours? Mission, Beliefs & Values. If so, please read on.
This is an in-office role in Franklin, TN
Here's just some of what you will be doing daily...
Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is a nonprofit, multi-platform media company on a mission to draw people closer to Christ. Founded in 1982 in Santa Rosa, CA, with a singular radio station, EMF today owns and operates the nation's two largest Christian music radio networks (K-LOVE and Air1) with over 1,000 broadcast signals across all 50 states, streaming audio reaching around the world, and a growing family of media ministries including podcasts, books, films, concerts, and events. EMF employs nearly 500 team members between its office in Franklin, TN. You can view our mission and values here Mission, Beliefs & Values.
What can we offer you?
We provide a competitive salary range - and that's not all!
"As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMF makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate reasons. The Company is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment and the promotion of equal employment opportunities regardless of protected class, characteristic or status. However, EMF is also a religious non-profit organization where all team members contribute to the Company's mission of encouraging our audiences "to have a meaningful relationship with Christ." Therefore, pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), EMF has the right to hire only candidates who agree with the Company's Statement of Faith. Also, as a religious non-profit organization, the Company is not governed by the CA Fair Employment and Housing Act."
Tapping into the power of digital content, the Senior Designer ignites hope through graphic and mixed media design by encouraging our target audiences with God's Word and promises. This role contributes to our core excellence through design that directly supports and our product lines through campaigns and branded content creation in physical and social platforms. As a world-class creative who understands composition, photography usage, and incorporating produced video content into design deliverables, the Senior Designer actively engages in reaching and influencing a new audience through visual content that is spiritually engaging, culturally relevant, unique, and compelling.
The Senior Designer works with the Art Director on the overall aesthetics of the brands. This position may help lead a smaller team of with potential direct reports of Designers and Junior Designers to discover innovative ways to tell stories and communicate ideas through various forms of digital media, including graphics, art and photography. The Senior Designer leads and contributes to creative planning and brainstorming, helping develop visual direction on projects.
In addition, the Senior Designer works with the web content team creating design assets for web, mobile apps and email. This position also collaborates with and gives branding direction to UI/UX designer on digital projects.
In addition, a VALUES FIT is top priority. Do our values align with yours? Mission, Beliefs & Values. If so, please read on.
This is an in-office role in Franklin, TN
Here's just some of what you will be doing daily...
- Provide day-to-day leadership on campaigns, brand or brands as assigned by the Art Director. Taking leadership by assigning projects and manage deadlines and milestones.
- With a "Social First" mindset, able to incorporate produced photography, video, and basic motion to create content and key art that is compelling, and then translate this content into static imagery.
- Incorporate design and brand guidelines for K-LOVE, Air 1, and other EMF brands. Create visual designs and concepts for marketing collateral, e.g., online and print content such as website posts, promos, ad banners, custom/promotional emails, and marketing and communication pieces (internal and external work).
- Produce graphic sketches, design comps, and copy layout, determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, based on layout principles and aesthetic design concepts for print production.
- Create and update graphics for websites, mobile apps, social media, and video projects.
- Utilize knowledge of target markets and our brands' cultures to ensure projects are executed with consistent branding and messaging, creating "fresh" and relevant designs and artwork.
- Under the direction of the Art Director, provide concepts and ideas and collaborate on marketing initiatives.
- Assist in photo and video shoots.
- Help maintain and update the Digital Asset Management website (WIDEN) and team file server (BOX).
- Proactively partner with other members of the Digital Media and Marketing Teams, contributing to the creative process and providing input as appropriate.
- A minimum of 4+ years in-house or ad agency experience.
- Ability to deliver inspired concepts under the guidance of the Art Director, quickly and intuitively, thriving under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Ability to apply feedback and direction from the Art Director to produce the strongest possible output and grow design capabilities.
- Strong understanding of fundamental design principles for web and print that affect typography, composition, color, use of space and hierarchy of information.
- Skilled in the current version of Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, with an understanding of Keynote and PowerPoint.
- Experience in Sketch, AfterAffects, and Premier is a plus.
- Experience in designing environmental graphics is a plus.
- Strong skills in HTML and CSS, with a keen eye for future technology.
- Exhibits a love for learning and creative thinking.
- Self-disciplined, strong work ethic and background, with the ability to work in a team environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and efficiency, comfortable with mega-multi-tasking, resolving competing priorities, and meeting project deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to represent the ministry professionally.
Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is a nonprofit, multi-platform media company on a mission to draw people closer to Christ. Founded in 1982 in Santa Rosa, CA, with a singular radio station, EMF today owns and operates the nation's two largest Christian music radio networks (K-LOVE and Air1) with over 1,000 broadcast signals across all 50 states, streaming audio reaching around the world, and a growing family of media ministries including podcasts, books, films, concerts, and events. EMF employs nearly 500 team members between its office in Franklin, TN. You can view our mission and values here Mission, Beliefs & Values.
What can we offer you?
We provide a competitive salary range - and that's not all!
- Industry leading Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- Short/long term disability and life insurance
- Robust 401K with company match
- Parental leave with Baby Bonding pay
- Generous PTO, holiday and sick pay
- Unique company culture that includes exclusive access to concerts, movie premieres, media industry events, and more
- Leadership and Career Development Programs including free access to LinkedIn Learning platform
"As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMF makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate reasons. The Company is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment and the promotion of equal employment opportunities regardless of protected class, characteristic or status. However, EMF is also a religious non-profit organization where all team members contribute to the Company's mission of encouraging our audiences "to have a meaningful relationship with Christ." Therefore, pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), EMF has the right to hire only candidates who agree with the Company's Statement of Faith. Also, as a religious non-profit organization, the Company is not governed by the CA Fair Employment and Housing Act."