Graphic Designer, Social Media

About the role

Location: Los Angeles, California (on-site). Our mission is to promote American values through the creative use of digital media, technology and edu-tainment. We’re proud to be voted among the “Best Place to Work in Los Angeles” by the LA Business Journal 4 years in a row. The PragerU design team is looking for a designer with static and motion graphics experience to work on projects for our organic Social Media team. This designer will produce static, motion, and template graphics as needed for our ongoing promotional efforts on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and the PragerU website. This designer will also assist with quality control, aiming for a balance of PragerU’s high visual standard and a raw user-generated approach.

Responsibilities

• Create conceptual and publish-ready designs for email, web, app, ads, and social media
• Support editorial and print design projects when/if applicable - packaging, mailers, event, and multi-page projects
• Create designs for email, with knowledge of best practices
• Create designs for websites, from UI components & art placements to full page builds
• Create graphic placements for video production, including creation of motion graphic templates using the Adobe Suite
• Bring experience creating artwork using traditional and digital methods, including popular AI tools, including Midjourney, ChatGPT, Grok, RunwayML, etc.
• Work quickly and efficiently both independently and within a collaborative team
• Stay current on design trends and apply insights to strengthen PragerU’s visual content
• Develop user-friendly templates and collaborate with non-design staff on new formats
• Take in feedback thoughtfully and adapt designs to improve performance and impact

Requirements

Design Experience: Successful Candidates Will Possess:

• Must Have: Print, Email, Web, Motion & Static design; Strong composition skills, strong typography sense, strong color application
• Preferred: Illustration, Type design, Photography, Videography, Social Media Savvy, Motion Graphics Templating, Photo retouching, Digital Painting

Skills

Software Skills:

• Must Have: Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, AfterEffects, Premiere); Figma (especially prototyping, templating, design systems); AI (two or more: Midjourney, Claude, GPT, Gemini, Runway, Higgsfield, Elevenlabs, etc.)
• Preferred: Email platforms (mailchimp, iterable, braze, etc.); Shopify; Html, CSS, JS, AfterEffects expressions

Qualifications

Non-design Knowledge Base:

• Must have: High familiarity with PragerU content
• Preferred: Solid conceptual understanding of PragerU’s mission, related philosophical concepts like free market economics, judeo-christian values, American history, etc.; Writing experience, particularly in marketing or creative capacities.

Pay

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000+. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and most recent market data. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on personal and company performance.