Graphic Designer / Marketing Project Manager

Position: Graphic Designer / Marketing Project Manager
About ACE Scholarships
ACE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2000 in Denver, Colorado, to provide low-income children with equal access to quality K-12 private schools through partial scholarship support. Over the past 22 years, ACE has provided more than 50,000 scholarships worth over $138 million. This school year, ACE is serving approximately 10,500 children Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, and is actively pursuing other expansion opportunities with support of a national funding partner. For more information visit the ACE website at www.acescholarships.org.
Our Mission is to provide children of lower-income families with scholarships to private schools in grades K-12, and to advocate for expanded school choice.
Our Values
ACE Founding Principles: Our founding principles are the foundation of ACE and our North Star. We honor ACE's founders by remaining committed to these principles, and we passionately advocate for the Mission and Vision these principles support.
Accountability: We embrace personal responsibility by taking ownership of our work and focusing on results. We expect both to give and to receive honest feedback.
Innovation: We know ideas matter. We prefer the risks and rewards the come with creativity, to the certainty that attends stagnation.
Adaptability: We position ourselves to take advantage of opportunities, embracing strategic and operational change when it makes our work more impactful.
Optimism: We believe our best days are ahead, and we embrace a forward-thinking mindset. We will make mistakes, but we will remain cheerful in the face of adversity and give people the benefit of the doubt.
Kindness: We value everyone on our team, respect differences and trust one another. This requires courage and strength, as it involves celebrating and giving our undivided attention to others.
Our Founding Principles

• Free enterprise and democracy work.
• Private schools offer great value and have open seats.
• All people are created equal and deserve an equal chance to pursue the American Dream.
• Parents know the best education environment for their kids.
• The American public education system is flawed.

Position Overview
The Graphic Designer will work closely with the Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications, along with other members of the ACE Scholarships team and vendor partners to coordinate and execute the strategic marketing and communication plans. This is a dynamic role which toggles between the creativity of graphic design along with assisting in the structured project management of the organization's marketing efforts on an internal marketing team of two. The Graphic Designer should be highly self-motivated, confident, goal-oriented, and possess a professional demeanor. They should be able to thrive in an informal, collaborative, and fast-paced environment. An expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with an organized methodical design perspective will allow this individual and the team to thrive. The Graphic designer will bring a new creative perspective to the team. They will provide marketing support and general assistance in a proactive, detail-oriented, and forward-thinking manner in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Be a leader in the design world, inspire creativity & always continue to learn.
• Create superior design work for multiple departments, including print & digital designs, event flyers, onsite event materials, promotional pieces, social media content creation, branding elements, and other visual touchpoints.
• Create design work & send projects to print.
• Maintain the adherence to ACE Scholarships brand standards. Ensure quality, design consistency, messaging and brand integrity remain intact.
• Ability to create a design or layout & translate it into multiple digital or print sizes with exceptional attention to detail.
• Design branded designs & fulfill graphic needs while hitting deadlines & pushing projects through to completion.
• Design e-mail blasts, social media touchpoints, and website imagery.

Core Competencies, Skill Sets, & Qualifications

• Clearly accepts work responsibilities for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives, goals, and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, related field; or equivalent work experience
• Self-motivated & proactive in seeking opportunities to assist others on projects
• Uses time effectively and efficiently; concentrates effort on priorities; adeptly handles several tasks/projects at once.
• Ability to manage their schedule effectively & be highly organized. Able to multitask the balance of day-to-day tasks with special project while consistently meeting deadlines.
• Knowledge of, and passion for, school choice and ACE Scholarships mission.
• Demonstrates ability to develop a strong internal/external (partners) team culture that empowers co-workers to achieve success.
• Ability to adhere to strategic plans and execute plans toward specific and measurable outcomes.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, design composition, advanced Photoshop & Illustrator
• Possess working knowledge of industry-standard printing practices

Measurements of Success

• Mission-centered, strategic execution of the above job roles and responsibilities
• Effective and constant communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to lead external team members in the successful execution of strategic objectives
• Compliance with all internal policies and procedures
• Manage all marketing plans in a fiscally responsible manner in align with budget
• Uphold and consistently demonstrate the values of the organization

Location, Reporting, Travel

• Position will be an in-office position based in Denver, CO/Denver Tech Center. Hybrid working model available after a training period.
• Reports to Senior Director of Marketing & Communications. No direct reports.
• Minimal travel required, but potential optional travel could arise (>5%)

Compensation
Salary range of $70,000 - $75,000 and benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k), with corporate match; plus, other benefits.
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