Brand Designer

Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all. 

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Brand Designer to join our team at Empowered! 

In this role, you will work closely with our Director of Brand Strategy and Communications to lead overall design for our brand. You will also be responsible for collaborating with internal clients to ensure consistent and visual execution of our brand and offerings. Your primary responsibilities will be developing visual concepts and designs that align with our brand’s identity and meet the needs of our internal clients, our teacher community, and our partners. The ideal candidate will have a passion for education and experience with brand design and execution. 

• Develop visual concepts and designs that align with our brand’s identity and satisfy internal and customer audiences. 
• Create work (digital and physical) that properly positions, promotes, and showcases our brand and the value our offerings create. 
• Research current design and execution trends and best practices in our industry/space. 
• Present work to internal and external clients to gather and incorporate appropriate feedback. 
• Maintain Brand Guidelines and Digital Guidelines, brand assets, media, and developed materials. 
• Manage multiple day-to-day design projects  and our long-term goal of consistency.
• Lead efforts to write headlines and other marketing copy and to proofread and edit copy provided by colleagues. 
• Manage all photo and video projects (production and post-production). 
• Provide creative direction and actionable feedback to colleagues who create content as part of their work.  
• Participate in team meetings and provide input on design-related topics and projects. 

• 5+ years of design and brand execution experience, ideally in a K-12/education and/or non-profit setting.  
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with comfort working in and creating elements for Canva.  
• Proven track record of creating engaging content for marketing campaigns, social media, and collateral pieces.  
• Comfort designing swag (stickers, shirts, tote bags, posters, etc.) that are current and align with an established brand.   
• Experience collaborating with untrained designers to help align their work with brand and digital guidelines.   
• Extensive experience writing compelling marketing copy and enhancing overall copy.  
• Strong communication and time management skills. 
• Strong collaboration skills combined with individual contributor capabilities.  
• Familiarity with how AI can help improve efficiency and overall work while keeping our brand and tone distinctly human.  

• A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans – especially the least fortunate
• A vision-driven community of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others
• Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve
• Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting
• Competitive health and wellness benefits
• Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed
• A purchasing credit card to use for business expenses
• Mileage reimbursement for business travel separate from your commute
• Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our headquarters (on-site parking or metro)
• Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs

Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference.  Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds—including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy—to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.   

Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management® (PBM®). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM® prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.    

We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.