[COMMON CAUSE JOBS] Associate Web Designer **Position Located in Washington DC

[Common Cause Jobs]

EMPLOYER:                  

Common Cause

805 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 800, 

Washington, DC 20005                                             

www.commoncause.org

DEPARTMENT: Communications

POSITION AVAILABLE: Associate Web Designer – Position located in Washington, DC

REPORTS TO: Director of Digital

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Use your web design to change the world, joining a dedicated, fast-growing digital team working to give every American – regardless of race, income or education – an equal voice in our democracy. You’ll use your design chops to stop attacks on voting rights, stop big money special interests from influencing our elected officials and promote policies that create a more inclusive, reflective and representative democracy. Create and implement powerful designs for web and email campaigns that educate and motivate millions of Americans to take action on critical issues facing our democracy nationally and in the states. Improve on existing designs through creative thinking and best-practice testing to grow the size and power of our digital presence. Design social media graphics that tell the story of how We the People are winning back our democracy from big money special interests.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Using existing style guide, design website and email templates with modern UX and design best practices. Design and implement new templates through our CMS, Luminate Online. A/B test improvements to designs and execute winners on state and national webpages and email stationary. Develop original social media graphics. Design and produce highly converting landing pages and engaging infographics. Create new microsites using your platform of choice.

 

QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated advocacy or campaign experience (on campus, as an intern, volunteer or employee); proficient with design tool of choice; demostrated web front-end experience with HTML and CSS; experience implementing web design to a CMS (WordPress, Drupal, etc). Pluses: experience with front-end Javascript/jQuery, Luminate Online CMS experience, print design experience, A/B testing tools and website analytics experience.

TO APPLY: Please submit resume, cover letter, portfolio of sample work and salary requirements to Director of Human Resources at h...@commoncause.org and include ASSOCIATE WEB DESIGNER – DC in the subject line; or fax to 202.355.7546  No phone calls please.  Applicants are encouraged to respond as soon as possible.  

ABOUT COMMON CAUSE:  

Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to restoring core values of American Democracy, reinventing an open, honest, and accountable government that works for the public interest, and empowering ordinary people to make their voices heard.

Founded 45 years ago, Common Cause has 400,000 members and supporters, and chapters in 35 states around the country. At the national and state level, Common Cause is actively engaged in defending and advancing the core values of our democracy, which include politics not dominated by money, full access to voting and fair elections, economic opportunity for all, an ethical and accountable government, and an open and democratic media. More information can be found at: www.commoncause.org.

Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, party or political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any illegal or prohibited factor.