Graphic Designer

Company Description

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni.    

 
Our mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. 

Our vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. 

The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations. 

Job Description

About The Position 

The Manager of Creative Marketing will manage the creative process and delivery of high-quality traditional and digital collateral and campaigns for KIPP Foundation to support in maintaining brand consistency, increase credibility, and improve effectiveness of our teacher and student recruitment and retention campaigns. 

Responsibilities 

• Collaborate with all KIPP Foundation teams to design and produce exceptional digital and print marketing collateral, including ad suites, social graphics, one- and two-sheets, presentations, email templates, and white papers/reports.  

• Design materials and support installation of branded experiences for key network events throughout the year; materials range from print and online invitations, attendee activation, social campaigns, event signage, and digital programs. 

• Drive internal creative workflow including a creative brief and background process, managing stakeholders, building project plans, reporting on and measuring progress, and overseeing execution of final deliveries. 

• Provide advertising campaign creative support and thought partnership to regional stakeholders with the aim of increasing brand alignment and campaign performance. 

• Maintain a set of national brand standards and digital asset management platforms 

• Stay current on visual brand trends within education and broader social impact spaces 

Skills  

• Mission & Student Focus: Demonstrated commitment to education equity; a passion for KIPP’s mission; desire and ability to uphold KIPP’s values (Focus on Excellent Results, Courageous Action, and Resilient Solutions Focus) 

• Achievement Orientation: Ensure clarity in goals and accountabilities while working with agility and creativity to drive toward deadlines and outcomes-focused metrics  

• Cultural Competence & Commitment to Equity: A proactive cultural leader and team player who thrives on collaboration and learning; can effectively collaborate with teammates across lines of difference. 

• Creativity & Design: Ability to generate original ideas and concepts; strong sense of visual style and aesthetic judgment–with a focus on typography and photo pairing; ability to create visually appealing and functional designs 

• Planning & Execution: Detail oriented, execution focused, and an ability to see the big picture while managing projects 

• Stakeholder Management: a team player who is able to influence others to get their work done; Demonstrated successful experiences managing a project and/or managing stakeholders

Qualifications

Experience and Qualifications 

• Degree or formal certification in Graphic Design preferred. We will consider any candidates who have a strong portfolio of relevant work. 

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in print/digital design and brand management  

• A passion for KIPP’s mission and values 

• Fluency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; working knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Affects, and Audition. Presentation work is done in PowerPoint. 

• Exceptional ability to see projects through all phases of implementation including concept generation, design development and materials execution, while maint