Graphic Designer

"If we can get one child adopted into a loving family, all our work will be worth it." --- Dave Thomas Join us as we champion our mission to dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America's foster care systems. We've helped to find safe, permanent homes for more than 14,000 young people across the United States and Canada, but our mission is not complete. Invest your career in making a difference and join the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's team. We offer a supportive workplace where you can make an impact. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and equitable work environment for Foundation staff, while advocating for measurable change toward racial equity within the child welfare system. We're seeking a graphic designer to join our Foundation's marketing and communications team. Based in Dublin, Ohio, this is a great opportunity for someone early in their design career, eager to gain hands-on experience while working alongside internal teams and senior designers. You'll assist in implementing design projects that promote the Foundation's mission and engage a variety of audiences. Your creativity, attention to detail and fresh perspective will contribute to our brand's growth and support key marketing initiatives. If you're excited to learn, grow and make an impact, we encourage you to apply! Key Deliverables: Help maintain the organization's creative brand standards, including primary and sub-brands, across various digital channels and print Serve as the primary designer of emails that educate supporters on the Foundation's mission, programs, initiatives and events. Set up, code and design emails aimed at raising funds and driving participation, following visual direction provided by agency partners; leverage best practices for accessibility and ensuring quality control across platforms for desktop and mobile view Design fliers and other materials for events and partnership communications, including images for social media and presentations Implement basic web content updates (blogs, landing pages, statistics and some images) using a CMS content editor, with guidance from team leads; perform simple in-house video editing tasks, including embedding in-house video captions Maintain an organized file structure, ensuring proper version control to streamline collaboration and quality Collaborate with outside print and production vendors and agency partners, as needed What You Bring: Associate degree in graphic design, visual communications or related field or completion of related formal training program 1+ years of experience in multimedia graphic design (print, digital, web) Strong understanding of design principles and best practices, with the ability to proactively apply and adapt brand guidelines across various platforms and formats; deliver error-free design that meet brand standards while maintain version control and consistency across projects Proficiency in designing emails and other materials using the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, including Dreamweaver, After Effects and Premiere Pro; experience with content placement in web content management systems platforms, such as WordPress; knowledge of Luminate Online or other email marketing platforms a plus; ability and willingness to learn new systems quickly Our Benefits At the Foundation, our team is committed to providing unwavering dedication to change the journey for children lingering in foster care. We value each member of our team, and we are committed to taking care of you. Beyond joining our talented team and the opportunity to make a difference, we are proud to offer our employees a competitive compensation and benefits program, including: Flexible, hybrid schedule arrangement for most positions allowing employees to choose to work from home up to two days a week First day of hire medical, den