Specialist, Visual Identity & Graphic Design (Chicago/Hybrid)
Feeding AmericaAbout the role
Work. Serve. Thrive.
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.Feeding America is the nation’s largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
This is a hybrid position based out of Feeding America’s Chicago office location. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees must be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and can work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30-day “work anywhere” program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays.
Learn more about Feeding America here.
The Opportunity The Specialist, Visual Identity and Graphic Design will bring the brand to life through cohesive, compelling visuals that communicate our mission with clarity and impact. This role ensures consistency across all design touchpoints while transforming complex ideas into accessible and engaging visual content. CompensationHere at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.
Salary Range: $79,000 - $84,000 Based on Experience. Benefits: A comprehensive list of benefits available to full-time employees can be found here.
Responsibilities:
Manage & Evolve Visual Identity
- Maintain cohesive brand expression across all channels by updating and enforcing brand guidelines.
- Audit digital/print materials for compliance and recommend improvements.
Design Multichannel Assets
- Create visually compelling designs—static and animated—for social, email, web display, infographics, and print collateral.
- Transform complex data and reports into clear, engaging visuals like infographics, one‑pagers, presentations, and event materials.
Develop Templates & Toolkits
- Build and manage branded templates and toolkits (e.g., Canva, InDesign) to empower decentralized content creation with consistency.
Collaborate Across Teams
- Partner with web designers, writers, storytellers, and brand leads to align visuals with narrative strategy and ensure voice/visual harmony.
Administer Design Tools & Assets
- Oversee design platforms, manage user permissions, and organize asset libraries for easy access and brand integrity.
Support Donor-Facing Communications
- Design visual elements for donor partnerships—reports, presentations, slide decks, and stakeholder communications.
- 4 years in graphic design, brand management, or visual content roles (nonprofit or mission-driven preferred).
- Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, Canva, and MS Office.
- Strong grasp of typography, color theory, layout systems, and visual hierarchy.
- Experience translating complex concepts/data into intuitive infographics and layouts.
- Proven ability to maintain and evolve brand standards,
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