Senior Graphic Designer Jobs

LOCATION: Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA

STATUS: Full-Time

PROGRAM AREA: Communications

SALARY RANGE: $100,000-$120,000

Position Summary:

KFF is a nonprofit leader in health policy analysis, polling and survey research, and health journalism. Its mission is to fill the need for trusted information on national health issues. KFF serves as a nonpartisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the health care community, and the public.

KFF is seeking a skilled graphic designer to oversee KFF’s visual identity and creative presentation of its research across multiple platforms (websites, data visualizations, social media, and printed collateral). This is a new position that will be part of KFF’s Communications department within the Digital and Creative team, and the individual will report to the Senior Director, Digital and Creative. Importantly, this is the only in-house creative design position within KFF so the individual will play a critical role in terms of shaping the overall brand identity, which was recently updated, developing creative assets for external communications, providing counsel on brand and related guidelines, and working across the organization to support the programmatic goals and strengthen KFF’s communications overall.

The designer’s primary focus will be to lead and execute KFF’s visual identity and ensure its consistency across multiple channels. The individual will also create data-driven graphics in a variety of formats, working with teams across the organization to learn what will be effective. The ideal candidate is both a creative leader and a doer who is an effective collaborator in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates should be data savvy, experienced working in multi-faceted organizations, and inspired to help a leading health policy organization strengthen the way it presents complex data concepts and policy research in a nonpartisan manner.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist communications colleagues with the creation of graphics using Canva templates for the website, email and social media, ensuring appropriate dimensions, optimal design, and consistent branding.
• Oversee the implementation of KFF’s visual identity across multiple platforms, helping to shape it over time, and refine its brand guidelines, as needed.
• Collaborate with KFF’s digital team to create compelling and optimized features for the website, social media, and also with the multimedia producer to create videos, animations and motion graphics for a variety of platforms.
• Collaborate with KFF’s senior digital product manager, communications, and program staff to also help refine the design and user-experience of our websites, as needed.
• Assist with ongoing efforts to ensure ADA accessibility compliance across KFF digital channels.
• Partner internally to help design occasional print products.
• Serve as an ongoing resource to educate and advise research teams on effective application of color, typography and formats for charts, graphs and data visualizations. Facilitate a creative review process to ensure visuals are on brand and effective.
• Serve as principal graphic designer for KFF, both online and print, with a major focus on digital graphics and data visualizations.
  • Develop and implement an illustration style for the KFF digital channels, create graphics that are consistent with that approach.
  • Collaborate with communications and program staff to develop effective data-driven features, illustrations, and visualizations.
  • Assist communications colleagues with the creation of graphics using Canva templates for the website, email and social media, ensuring appropriate dimensions, optimal design, and consistent branding.
  • Collaborate with KFF’s digital team to create compelling and optimized features for the website, social media, and also with the multimedia producer to create videos, animations and motion graphics for a variety of platforms.
  • Collaborate with KFF’s senior digital product manager, communications, and program staff to also help refine the design and user-experience of our websites, as needed.
  • Assist with ongoing efforts to ensure ADA accessibility compliance across KFF digital channels.
  • Serve as an ongoing resource to educate and advise research teams on effective application of color, typography and formats for charts, graphs and data visualizations. Facilitate a creative review process to ensure visuals are on brand and effective.
  • Partner internally to help design occasional print products.
• Collaborate with communications and program staff to develop effective data-driven features, illustrations, and visualizations.
• Develop and implement an illustration style for the KFF digital channels, create graphics that are consistent with that approach.

Required Qualifications:

• Passion and intellectual curiosity around emerging technologies and design trends
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, for a bi-coastal organization
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with other team members
• Experience working in a non-profit setting a plus
• Advanced proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
• Minimum of eight years professional graphic design experience
• Strong portfolio of digital assets, including infographics, social media graphics, and data visualizations
• Knowledge of user-centered web design principles and tools, including HTML and CSS. Experience with WordPress, Figma, DataWrapper, and Tableau a plus
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships and work across cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent
• Attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines

This full-time position will be based in KFF’s Washington, DC office, located downtown near Metro Center (preferred) or in KFF’s San Francisco headquarters. KFF is currently working a hybrid schedule and requires all staff to work in the office 2 days a week.

Compensation

KFF provides a compensation package that is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The annual salary range for the Art Director position is between $100,000 and $120,000. Offers are based on the candidate's years of experience and KFF’s practice of upholding salary equity. KFF also offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply

If this position is of interest to you, and you have the requisite experience and qualifications, please apply.

KFF has an efficient applicant review process and will contact candidates who have applied for this position and whose qualifications most closely fit the criteria for the job. No phone inquiries please.

KFF requires all employees to be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations.

It is the policy of KFF to actively promote a diverse and inclusive workplace in every respect, and to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees in every phase of employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, political affiliation, arrest or conviction records, or other categories protected under the law.