Graphic Design & Video Associate

Graphic Design & Video Associate

Reports to:

Marketing & Communications Manager

Location:

Remote — United States

Salary:

$40,000–$50,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Position Type:

Full-time

About the Role

Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is looking for a creative and talented Graphic Design & Video Associate to bring our brand, campaigns and stories to life across social media, email, our website, events and other marketing channels. This entry-level role is ideal for someone with strong design fundamentals, a great eye for typography, composition, hierarchy and the details that make creative work feel current and polished. You should enjoy designing for digital platforms, be comfortable editing video and be excited to continue developing your skills. We’re less focused on years of experience and more interested in strong creative instincts, curiosity and a portfolio that makes us want to see more. The Graphic Design & Video Associate will report to the Marketing & Communications Manager and collaborate closely with the Digital Content Coordinator.

What You’ll Do Social Media & Video

• Design graphics and visual content for the organization’s social media channels
• Edit short-form video content for Reels and other social platforms
• Translate content briefs and creative direction into compelling visual executions
• Bring your own ideas and visual perspective to projects
• Stay current on social media design, video formats, editing styles and creative trends
• Understand how to design specifically for social platforms rather than simply resizing traditional marketing graphics
• Adapt content for different platforms and formats while maintaining a consistent visual identity
• Source appropriate stock photography and other visual assets when needed

Email & Digital Design

• Design graphics and visual elements for email marketing campaigns
• Collaborate with the Digital Content Coordinator when visual assets are needed to support email and digital content
• Create graphics and other visual assets for the organization’s website
• Design digital assets supporting fundraising, awareness and marketing campaigns
• Help ensure our visual identity feels cohesive across digital channels

Campaign & Event Design

• Develop visual assets for major fundraising, awareness and marketing campaigns
• Create graphic design and visual materials for two major organizational events each year
• Carry an established creative direction cohesively across the range of assets required for a campaign or event
• Create both digital and print collateral as needed
• Prepare production-ready files and work within established brand standards
• Adapt creative across different sizes, formats and applications while maintaining consistency

Creative Collaboration

• Work closely with the Marketing & Communications Manager on creative direction, campaigns and organizational priorities
• Collaborate with the Digital Content Coordinator when developing creative for social media, email and other content initiatives
• Understand the objective behind an assignment and translate creative direction into strong visual work
• Manage multiple creative projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Work independently and make thoughtful design decisions without requiring constant direction
• Take creative direction and feedback well and apply what you learn to future work
• Ask thoughtful questions and communicate clearly when additional direction is needed
• Be comfortable explaining your design choices and bringing forward a different creative approach when you believe it could make the work stronger
• Help maintain and strengthen a consistent, recognizable visual identity across the organization

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communication, visual arts or a related field required
• A strong portfolio demonstrating excellent design fundamentals, visual judgment and creativity — professional experience is not required
• Strong understanding of typography, composition, hierarchy, layout and brand design
• A natural eye for design and an ability to recognize what makes creative work feel polished, current and engaging
• Experience editing video, particularly short-form content for social media, through professional, academic, internship, freelance or personal work
• Proficiency with professional graphic design software and familiarity with video editing tools
• Som…