About the role:

As a key contributor to Blackbaud's in-house creative team, you will steward Blackbaud's brand identity to produce effective creative content across a variety of media. Your work will help capture the interest of the global social impact community and other key stakeholders. Additionally, you will and provide guidance to other team members to ensure excellent creative output.

We value designers who are curious, think deeply, enjoy collaboration, bring enthusiasm to the design, and appreciate feedback. You should have an impeccable eye for detail, a sophisticated sense of typography, and be able to consistently deliver high quality work in a fast-paced environment by successful prioritization.

What you'll do(Job duties and responsibilities)

Using Blackbaud's established brand guidelines and system of templates and resources, produce brand-aligned, high-performing creative across media, including presentations, digital ads, PDFs, ebooks, campaigns, event assets and more.
In addition to producing your own design, coach the work of junior designer(s) to ensure that their work meets high quality standards and will perform to accomplish the objectives of the creative brief.
Partner closely with members of our go-to-market teams to ensure creatives are high performing and effective.
Lead medium to large size design projects, see them through the entire design process fromunderstanding the brief to production delivery
Use Asana to manage work distribution across your team, communicate effectively with stakeholders around the globe, and manage your own asynchronous collaboration with global stakeholders on design projects.
Other job-related duties as assigned.

What you'll bring (Job requirements)

5+ years of experience working in graphic or visual design, including previous in-house or agency experience
Working knowledge of general media outputs and familiar with the processes involved in producing these media products
A compelling portfolio that demonstrates excellence in typography, color, layout, and composition.
Highly organized with knowledge of full design cycle
Able to think from users/customers perspectives
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and PowerPoint
A proven ability to understand a brief and deliver beyond client expectations
A bachelor's degree in graphic design, communications design, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

Bonus Experience:

Motion graphic animation (Adobe After Effects or equivalent)
UX/UI design in Figma
Illustration
Digital marketing and web accessibility
Knowledge of social impact industry
Working within a task management system (like Asana)
Experience in Canva

Senior Visual Designer