Senior Graphic & New Media Designer For Progressive Healthcare Union (Boston, Ma)

Feb. 21, 2012

Boston, MA

Confidential

Senior Graphic & New Media Designer - (BOSTON)

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the largest, fastest-growing, most progressive healthcare union in the country, and we are looking for a Senior Graphic & New Media Designer to work out of our office in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

The members of 1199SEIU are driven by a mission: to achieve affordable, quality healthcare for all. If you want to work in a creative, fast-paced, action-oriented environment, using the latest communications techniques and design principles to win campaigns, this job is for you.

This position reports directly to the Massachusetts Communications Director. The workload overall will include membership, political, and new organizing campaign communications.

Responsibilities

Design mailers, flyers, booklets and other printed material for our political action, member mobilization and new organizing campaigns.

Manage the Local's social media presence in Massachusetts and edit digital videos for the web.

Design websites and email blasts from the ground up and maintain current campaign websites.

Design ads, t-shirts, billboards, picket signs and other public communications materials.

Requirements

Must be extremely fast, highly efficient and able to handle a heavy production schedule with multiple deadlines.

Bachelor's or masters in design strongly preferred.

Proficiency required in all necessary print and web design programs, including Quark, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop/Adobe Bridge, Dreamweaver, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, ActionScript and multimedia production.

Familiarity with and proficiency on all major social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogging, and more.

Ability to shoot, edit and produce short campaign videos.

Excellent ability to work closely with a team, accommodate requests from team members, and assimilate input from multiple sources.

Excellent inter-personal skills, a positive, enthusiastic attitude and a commitment to contribute to a positive work environment.

An ability and commitment to modeling pro-active leadership behavior and skills.

Fundamental knowledge of databases preferred.

At least 4 years experience in hands-on web and print design and

production.

Excellent visual, written and verbal communications skills.

Deep commitment to labor movement and progressive causes.

Prior experience working or volunteering for a progressive political campaign, non-profit organization or union preferred.

Experience taking quality digital photos preferred.

Must work well under pressure and be able to assimilate feedback from multiple team members.

Must thrive in an environment with tight deadlines, high-pressure and irregular hours.

Excellent benefits including full medical and dental and competitive compensation.

1199SEIU is an affirmative action employer- women and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Send resumes and work samples to voice(at)1199.org