Graphic Designer at Lesbians Who Tech

Graphic Designer

• THIS IS A PART-TIME, REMOTE POSITION
• Salary :: $40,000 – $70,000 (Salary is experience dependent)

WHO YOU ARE:

• You love solving hard problems.
• You want to work for one of the most progressive media companies in the world supporting a community of 70,000+ queer women, non-binary folks, & women of color in finding their community.
• You love to tell powerful stories using graphic design.
• You love organizing photos.
• You stay up-to-date on design trends & bringing new design ideas to the table.
• You thrive in environments without structure.
• You love the idea of joining a small scrappy team, working really hard, and making the impossible possible.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a part-time Graphic Designer to take our branding to the next level. You will work directly with the CEO/Founder to support all creative design needs. You will design an array of digital assets including landing pages, social media graphics, and email designs, with a focus on social media marketing, campaigns and events. Your approach to your work: This is the right fit for someone that gets excited by a challenge, wants to learn and work hard, and wants to really make an impact. We are a small and scrappy team trying to achieve what feels like the impossible at times. As Glennon Doyle says, you can do hard things. We promise: You will learn more here about media, events, diversity & inclusion, teamwork and entrepreneurship than anywhere else.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Graphic Design:

• Design assets for all of our events.
• Design social media assets.
• Design a new website.
• Use our photos to create a brand and vibe that highlights the power of our community.
• Occasionally work on our partner company’s design, include.

Project Management:

• Canva: We need help adding all of our assets into Canva for quick edits.
• Photo Library: We need support organizing all photos for potential design use. We are working on using Mylio right now, but open to other ideas
• Trello: We use Trello for our project management and will need support to make sure design projects are progressing smoothly.
• File Management: Organizing our library of design assets.

WHAT YOU HAVE:

Background and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in graphic design and/or creative marketing
• UI experience is a plus!
• Have experience working with digital graphics from creation to execution
• Ability to own a project from start to finish, working autonomously, but accepting feedback and collaboration
• Strong collaborator and team player
• Very detail oriented
• Real passion for design and a hunger for knowledge /intellectually curious

Technical Capabilities

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, and in-app creative tools for creating Social content
• HTML experience
• Strong understanding of graphic/web design principles
• Knowledge of the tech ecosystem
• Start-up, Media or Events experience

Lesbians Who Tech & Allies is the largest LGBTQ technology community in the world — committed to visibility, intersectionality, and changing the face of technology. We are 70,000 LGBTQ women, trans, people of color, non-binary people, and allies in tech in 40+ cities worldwide. Over 30,000 women and non-binary people in tech attend our Pride Summit in 2020, making us the largest professional LGBTQ event in the world. Our programmatic work includes a coding scholarship for non-binary and LGBTQ women called the Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship Fund, a mentoring program called, Bring a Lesbian to Work Day, and a leadership program — #LWTSQUAD — focused on supporting our community as they level up their careers. We’re not just creating communities; we’re pushing the tech sector to be more inclusive and changing the face of the entire tech industry.