[Contract, remote] Call for logo designers: Union of Southern Service Workers
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<digital@ussw.org>USSW Logo Redesign
Posting date: September 25, 2024
Application deadline: October 6, 2024 Primary contact: USSW Logo Redesign Team (dig...@ussw.org)
Project goals & objectives:
Design a new logo for the Union of Southern Service Workers that symbolizes our union. Ideally, the logo must communicate the values of solidarity, worker power/resistance and the US South.
Other keywords: Worker voices, disruption, rule-changing.
About the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW):
Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) is a union built by and for low-wage workers across the service industry. We are building our union by any means necessary, and building it in a way that makes sense for us.
We are coming together across the service industry because this fight is so much bigger than any one employer.
We are organizing to win structural changes at our jobs and for our communities. We are fighting to transform our low wage, high turnover jobs into good union jobs. USSW members are taking collective action to shift the balance of power in the South.
Our Demands:
We demand dignity & equal treatment.
We demand health and safety.
We demand fair and consistent scheduling.
We demand fair pay we can build lives on.
We exercise our right to organize & We demand a seat at the table.
Learn more about USSW by visiting our website and our social media: Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, and YouTube.
Target market/audience:
USSW organizes workers in Southern states, primarily North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, who work in the service sector – specifically fast food, restaurants, retail, dollar stores, gas stations, and homecare. The majority of workers in our union are Black, Brown and immigrants, aged 20-60, the majority of whom are female.
Collaboration with Logo Committee:
The designer selected will collaborate with the USSW Logo Committee, a group composed of USSW staff and worker-leaders, who will share feedback and revision requests.
Project deliverables:
One (1) finalized logo exported in both Black and White & Color versions (.AI, .PNG, and .PDF formats)
Selection Process:
We will select one (1) designer or design team to work with for this logo redesign based on previous experience in logo design, typography, and branding development of organizations with similar values.
Budget and schedule:
Total compensation: $4,000 dollars (50% at start, 50% upon project completion).
Deadline: Final logo selected before December 1, 2024.Application process:
Please submit a PDF or website showcasing your previous logo, typography and branding design work as well as a proposed project timeline to dig...@ussw.org.