Junior Designer Job at Crooked Media in Los Angeles

Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us-one that doesn't just focus on what's broken, but what we can do to fix it. We are a media network that showcases stories, voices, and opportunities for activism that inform, entertain, and inspire action, because it's up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. Job Summary: A junior designer at Crooked Media supports the senior design staff. You'll work on a wide range of projects - from social content to animations to merchandise design. You will also need to provide hands on production support - sourcing images, outlining and color correcting photos (the nitty gritty tasks that make a design team function). The news cycle moves quickly so a Crooked designer needs to be flexible and organized. Crooked has adopted a hybrid work model for our entire staff. We believe that the best work is done in a hybrid capacity as it combines the flexibility of working from home with in-person collaboration. We are ideally looking for Los Angeles-based candidates, or candidates willing to relocate within the first 3 months of accepting an offer. How You'll Spend Your Time : Create visuals across a range of mediums: Design for social media, merchandise, websites, email/newsletters, live shows, and other brand touchpoints. Design production tasks: Source and outline images, resize assets for social media, and handle photo editing and color corrections. Newsletter support: Creating daily newsletter graphics and newsletter ads. Daily design tasks: Social media graphics, creating podcast episode art from templates, creating support material for campaigns, help with pod art refreshes. Some project management - everyone at Crooked manages a portion of their own project management. You'll spend some time moving your projects along in Asana, managing feedback that comes in and making sure you're hitting your own deadlines Misc support: Everything from participating in brainstorms and contributing creative ideas, to creating signage for the office. What You'll Bring To The Table : 2+ years of professional design experience A working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects specifically) Working knowledge of Canva Familiarity with project management software (Asana, Notion, etc) Working knowledge of Keynote, Google Drive - Docs, Sheets, Slides The ability to shift quickly between projects Good organizational skills and an awareness of deadlines A willingness to accept and respond to feedback An interest in politics Experience in or familiarity with industries such as media, entertainment, political campaigns, or marketing This job description provides a summary of how you'll spend your time but is nowhere near exhaustive, so other duties may be assigned over time. Pay and Perks: At Crooked, we believe in paying employees competitive market salaries. And we also believe in providing holistic and rich benefits to all full time staff, including: Paid healthcare, with most individual plans paid fully by the company 401k match Generous vacation and paid leave including, sick, bereavement, pregnancy loss, and disability leaves 20 weeks of paid parental leave Commuter reimbursement or paid parking A monthly communications stipend Professional development opportunities And did we also mention our offices are closed at the end of the year? For this role, the salary is $80,000 and this position is covered under the Writers Guild of America East Collective Bargaining Agreement. To Apply: In addition to your resume, please submit a portfolio showcasing your previous work and any relevant experience. About Us We welcome everyone-as an inclusive workplace, we invite all our employees to bring their authentic, whole selves to work. Our mission and intent is to encourage people from every nation, race/ethnicity, belief, gender, gender identity, sexual identity, disability, and culture to feel respected and valued for their unique contributions to our company. We approach our work courageously, adapt and improve constantly, and celebrate the wins big and small. We cultivate a culture of creativity and expression at Crooked Media. We hire the best talent, ensure they have the tools and training they need, and set them free. If you have a high degree of ownership and are driven to excel, you'll fit right in. That's it. End of mission.