Designer

Overview

Called to K-LOVE Inspiring People to Move Closer to Jesus
At K-LOVE, every role is ministry. We hire first for ministry alignment and a shared commitment to our faith, mission, vision, and values. We then seek talented professionals who can use their God-given gifts, skills, and experience to serve with excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative execution of assigned campaigns and brand initiatives, proactively managing project timelines, deliverables, and team milestones in alignment with direction from the Visual Art Director.
• Drive the development of compelling key art and content with a “Social First” mindset, incorporating produced photography, video, and basic motion into static and digital formats.
• Conceptualize and deliver original creative solutions for creative collateral including merch, websites, social media, ad banners, email campaigns, and both internal and external communications.
• Create graphic sketches, design compositions, and copy layouts that follow layout principles and aesthetic design standards, with particular focus on print production needs.
• Collaborate with the Visual Art Director to provide creative input and contribute to the ideation and execution of creative initiatives.
• Apply deep understanding of audience segmentation and brand culture to generate designs that are fresh, relevant, and aligned with strategic messaging.
• Create and refresh visual content for websites, mobile apps, social media, and video projects, ensuring accuracy and brand continuity.
• Participate in photo and video shoots, providing creative direction or support to ensure high-quality assets are captured for future use.
• Maintain and organize creative assets using digital platforms such as WIDEN (Digital Asset Management system) and BOX (team file server).
• Actively partner with members of the Digital Media and Marketing Teams, contributing to brainstorming sessions and cross-functional collaboration efforts.
• Assist with internal events as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design or Fine Arts or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 3+ years in-house or ad agency experience
• Ability to deliver inspired concepts under the guidance of the Visual Art Director, quickly and intuitively, thriving under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Strong understanding of fundamental design principles for web and print that affect typography, composition, color, use of space and hierarchy of information.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), Keynote, PowerPoints and familiarity with digital asset management systems and web design best practices.
• Experience in Sketch, AfterEffects, and Premier is a plus.
• Experience in designing environmental graphics is a plus.
• Strong skills in HTML and CSS, with a keen eye for future technology.
• Exhibits a love for learning and creative thinking.
• Self-disciplined, strong work ethic and background, with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and efficiency, comfortable with mega-multi-tasking, resolving competing priorities, and meeting project deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to represent the Ministry professionally.
• Commitment to staying up to date with emerging design technologies and tools, including approved AI-driven applications including those in the Adobe Creative Cloud, to ensure innovative and efficient creative solutions.

Qualifications

Ability to work in video and photography mediums a bonus.

Skills

• Ability to work in video and photography mediums a bonus.

Benefits

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), K-LOVE has the right to hire only candidates who agree with the Company’s Statement of Faith. Also, as a religious non-profit organization, the Company is not governed by the CA Fair Employment and Housing Act.