Watershed Progressive

Visual Communication/Graphic Designer

JOB TITLE: Visual Communication/Graphic Designer 
START DATE: Immediate, position open until filled.  
STATUS: Full-Time 
PAY: $50,000 - $100,000 Annually commensurate with experience 
FULL-TIME BENEFITS: Vacation, Training/Wellness Stipends, 401k Match, Long/Short Term Disability 
LOCATION: Southern and Central California (Sierra Nevada or Ojai offices), mostly remote with occasional travel.  
TO APPLY: To apply for this position, please submit resume and cover letter to applications@h2oprogressive.com 

 About the Position: 
Watershed Progressive is hiring a Visual Communication Designer to join our team! As a Visual Communication Designer at Watershed Progressive, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission of “connecting communities with their watersheds through integrated strategies for a healthy, resilient future” through your skills, expertise, and contribution to a dynamic team. Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of tasks related to graphic design for public engagement material on landscape, ecology, and water conservation. This may include infographics, fliers, educational signage design, and websites; multimedia presentations; graphic formatting for report documents; website and social media management; and translating technical information into graphic formats. Your work will contribute to the development and implementation of projects that engage communities in building local climate resilience. This position offers an opportunity to expand your career in building creative, integrative water solutions for healthy communities. 

 The ideal candidate has:  

  • Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Art, Graphic Communication, Visual Communication Design, Landscape Architecture, or a related field; 

  • Strong skills in graphic design, website design, social media management, public outreach strategies; 

  • Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; 

  • Website design/development/administration experience; 

  • Excellent social media skills and experience developing social media outreach strategies; 

  • Excellent, professional, oral, & written communication skills; 

  • Excellent, digital photography skills; 

  • Familiarity with conveying ecological design concepts;  

  • Proven experience producing compelling and effective visuals; and  

  • Ability to be self-motivated working remotely or within teams. 

 
Any of these additional skills and experience are a plus:  

  • Experience with nature-based design, Low Impact Design (LID) and holistic design approaches;  

  • ArcView GIS and/or AutoCAD software skills; 

  • Ability to manage projects and lead teams; 

  • Experience with public outreach; 

  • Experience with animation software; and 

  • Ability to project manage, lead and work on multiple projects concurrently. 

The Visual Communication Designer will report to the Design Hub Manager and work closely with other multidisciplinary staff including the Creative Development and Communications Manager; will be expected to coordinate team members on project-based tasks. 
 
Note: This job description is intended to provide an overview of the responsibilities and qualifications for the position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties, and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed. 
 

 In this position, you will:  

LEAD graphics communication for projects, outreach, and marketing. 

  • TEACH interfacing with graphics platforms and effective methods of visual communication to a multi-disciplinary team. 

  • LEARN about Watershed Progressive’s unique approach using multiple benefit tools including climate appropriate landscaping, greywater reuse, rainwater harvesting, and more.  

  • IMPROVE your understanding of holistic resilient design and how to support this effort through diverse outreach methods. 
     

Benefits include:  

  • Remote work, with occasional travel required.  

  • Health care stipend  

  • Annual training funds  

  • Paid holidays  

  • PTO Vacation and sick time  
     

Onboarding  

Within 1 month in this role, you will:  

  • Begin to understand the intersection of Watershed Progressive’s multiple programs and projects and how they work towards the organization’s mission statement.  

  • Begin to understand the integration of WP’s toolkits and multiple benefits.  

  • Be comfortable working across multiple platforms to communicate with team members and external partners, complete and delegate project tasks, find relevant project background information and document project steps.  

  • Contribute to creating compelling outreach materials. 

 

Within 3 months in this role, you will:  

  • Be involved in multiple projects. 

  • Understand who our various project partners, collaborators, funders, and stakeholders are and their roles in our projects and programs.  

  • Understand the potential impact you can have on creating healthy watershed communities through outreach and engagement. 

 
Within 6 months in this role, you will:  

  • Understand the potential impact of our work through interconnected scales, from small sites to large watersheds.  

  • Contribute to creating meaningful outreach strategies and realize your vision through developing multi-media messaging that conveys how taking action where we live work and play can build a resilient future for all.