What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Graphic Designer at Revolutionary Startup Social Enterprise position at iFLIP4?
Company Description
iFLIP4 is the network and brand for people to care. We’re creating one home for millennials to learn about causes and take action to support them. Millennials come to iFLIP4 to read articles, watch videos and play games; to find a nonprofit they love; and to support it all in one place.
Pre-launch, we formed a partnership with the Huffington Post, we have been featured in the New York Post, and we are also the recipients of the Brown University C.V. Starr Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship.
We have iFLIP4 Ambassadors (campus representatives) on 50 college and high school campuses in the US, UK and Canada, and iFLIP4.com has been visited by 40,000 people in more than 150 countries.
Some of our advisors include a former Treasurer of IBM, a former President of Tumblr, a media expert who helped launch MTV, a Fulbright winning law professor, and a senior advertising executive who ran $250 million of ad sales at Yahoo.
Job Description
We want to change the world. We’re a team of fast-executing social entrepreneurs on a mission to build the future of social change. We’re looking for a visionary graphic designer who is hungry to create stunning visual content, and manage a team to do the same. This position will begin as part-time, but you should expect your role to grow as iFLIP4 grows!
Your role will be to communicate iFLIP4’s mission and goals to the world with zeal, creativity, and passion. What we’re building has never been done before. We’re looking for someone who is absolutely dedicated to changing the world through graphic design.
We don’t want someone who will say yes and implement every little thing we ask for. What we want is a partner. Someone to bounce ideas off of, someone with a vision for the future of our company, and someone who has the desire and drive to make it a reality.
Responsibilities
Create world-changing graphics including: infographics, flyers, stickers, visual quotes, email newsletter templates, special graphics for promotions and advertising campaigns, and more
Manage and guide a team of designers by scheduling projects, checking-in regularly, and providing constructive feedback
Work on multi-platform branding with web, game, and app designers, as well as with the iFLIP4 founders
Be open to feedback from panels and focus groups
Have a grand vision for the direction of iFLIP4’s artistic identity, and use it to change the world with your creativity!
Qualifications
Design and Typography Background--you’re ready to shape the look and feel of iFLIP4
Proficient with design tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and InDesign (but really we don’t care what tools you use, so long as you produce great work!)
You want creative freedom so you can help build our brand from startup to global brand for good
Experience managing graphic designers
Pursuing or hold degree in Graphic Design or similar
Ability to create animated infographic-based videos a plus
Additional Information
This position requires a commitment of 10-15 hours/week, and comes with a small stipend. After we raise our Angel round of funding, this role can grow into a full-time position with a full salary and equity in iFLIP4, assuming the work you do is great! We are located in East Hanover, NJ, and telecommuting is fine with us.
If you’re responsible, driven, and innovative, we want to hear from you! Please send your resume and a link to your portfolio to Team [at] iFLIP4.com. Preference will be given to those who apply earliest.
