Design Fellow

The Role

We seek a Design Fellow to join our team as a visual artist with a passion for the craft of design, conceptual thinking, and collaboration across disciplines. A portfolio is required, ideally with examples that speak to your design process and approach. The Design Fellow will work closely with and report to the President & COO and provide design support at all levels of the business.

Finally, the Designer must be a curious, generous, and respectful team member. At Emergent Order Foundation, our work and our culture spring from a deep belief in the power of ideas. In other words, we’re nerds. We’re also idealists who believe that creative content can change the world, so we do our best to ward off cynicism and bitterness. We genuinely love our audience. We respect our co-workers. And if we ever fall out of love with our work, then we’re doing it wrong.

Responsibilities

• Create visually compelling graphics for social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Substack and X.
  • This includes creating eye-catching graphics, thumbnails, infographics, and social media posts that align with our brand guidelines and messaging.
• Collaborate with our Designer to ensure that all designs align with brand guidelines and messaging.
  • You will work closely with our Producers and Designer to understand their needs and come up with creative solutions that align with our brand’s values and messaging.
• Work with internal design and production team, managing their deliverables and ensuring quality control ahead of approval.
  • This includes assisting with basic motion design tasks, such as creating simple animations and video edits.
• Create original concepts and presentations based on direction given by internal design and producing team.
  • You will be expected to keep abreast of new design trends and technologies, and to be able to apply them in a way that makes our content stand out.
• Create assets and design templates for our internal team to use.
  • You will be expected to create a library of assets and design templates that can be used by all departments to create their designs, with your guidance.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute to the creative process.
  • You will be expected to contribute to brainstorming sessions and to participate in the creative process in order to come up with new and exciting ideas that will help us stand out.
• Maintain the digital asset file management system and make updates as needed.
  • You will be expected to manage multiple projects, work flexible hours, and meet deadlines.
• Rise to every new design challenge, no matter how large or how small.
  • You will be expected to rise to every new design challenge, no matter how large or how small.

Qualifications

• Must be able to provide a portfolio, ideally with explanations/examples of design process.

The Bottom Lines

• This is a paid, full-time fellowship with benefits.
• As an entry-level position, compensation is structured accordingly, and salary will be commensurate with experience.
• Our headquarters are in Austin, TX. On-site and on-location work is required as part of the role.
• Must be able to work legally in the US.
• We offer robust group PPO health insurance with a wide range of plan options (via United Healthcare’s Choice Plus Network), wellness and other benefits for full-time staff.