Lead Designer

Position Summary

To advance Teach For All’s 25-year vision, we are seeking a multi-faceted graphic designer to provide essential capacity and expertise in maintaining Teach For All’s visual brand and design. This person will be responsible for executing day-to-day design projects and creating a broad range of materials (digital and physical). They will also play a key role in ensuring brand consistency, supporting staff and collaborators, and contributing to compelling, high-quality materials that communicate our purpose and connect our network.

Success in this role will mean:

• Delivering compelling and well-crafted brand materials that resonate with diverse audiences and strengthen our visual identity
• Upholding brand consistency and alignment across all design outputs, maintaining a cohesive and recognizable graphic system
• Taking initiative to ideate and execute high-quality design projects that reflect creativity, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of the organization’s mission

About the Team

The Communications and Experiences team exists to enable understanding, learning, and meaningful connection across the Teach For All network and beyond by curating, creating, and communicating products, experiences, and insights that bring to life our shared purpose, vision, and values. Our work cuts across all aspects of events, learning design and resources, platforms and communication channels, brand/design and promotion, video, and storytelling.

This role reports to the Head of Brand and Design and works closely with a circle of other collaborators who focus on brand and design-related work. They will be the primary designer for the organization, working with close supervision on many projects across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Execution and management of design projects 

• Styling decks: Creation of new pitch decks and external presentations, and review/refinement of staff-created decks
• Maintaining and improving core materials (managing periodic updates and the creation of new materials in a  variety of editorial layouts and formats)
• Designing reports, documents, etc. for various audiences
• Design all physical branded materials (swag, signage, gift items)
• Design all digital assets for external promotion and social media
• Provide design support for video assets
• Create templates, one-off designs, and custom assets/graphics for emails/mass mailings
• Creation of infographics and other visuals to convey complex information
• All other design needs as they arise

Design conceptualization and development

• Establish distinct identity for key in-person and virtual events or launches and design all related assets
• Develop visual identity for campaigns, including co-branding with other organizations or network partners when required
• Design new pages and features for Teach For All sites and revise the design of existing pages as needed
• Design and theme custom event websites (using third-party client)
• Contribute to establishing new visual identity and brand guidance for emerging organizations or initiatives

Maintaining brand systems and libraries

• Support the creation and upkeep of all templates and guidance in line with our established brand identity
• Train and support staff to leverage templates and other brand resources and provide feedback on staff-created materials
• Maintain an organized library of design projects, assets and work files
• Research and test new tools for optimizing systems 

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in a design role working across diverse mediums (including but not limited to pitch decks, social media graphics, documents and reports, logos/visual identities, event collateral, web and digital design, etc.) 
• Technical skills required include: proficiency with Adobe Creative suite (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator), Google/Office (docs + slides), Canva, web design (ideally familiarity with drupal plus CSS, html, UX principles). Familiarity with mass mailing platforms and other digital tools preferred
• General knowledge of graphic design principles, typography, photo retouching (other areas of expertise also welcome)
• Degree in art/design or equivalent training and work experience
• Creative thinking skills  
• Familiarity with current digital and social media landscape as well as the broader design landscape
• Experience with working collaboratively and building relationships across teams and with external consultants, with the ability to be kind, flexible, and adaptive in a dynamic work environment, while maintaining a very high bar for quality
• Strong organizational skills - balancing multiple projects and stakeholders across time zones
• Ability to effectively synthesize and accommodate feedback from multiple stakeholders 
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to operate in a dynamic, evolving, and entrepreneurial environment. Entrepreneurial mindset with the flexibility to work with ambiguity and resource constraints, and build and exercise judgement in nuanced and complex situations
• Strong storytelling skills—able to communicate ideas clearly and engagingly to diverse audiences
• Sensitivity to diversity in backgrounds and beliefs (e.g., racial, cultural, socioeconomic, political, etc.)
• Deeply committed to the mission, vision, and values of Teach For All
• Professional fluency in English is required (written, spoken, and reading)

What Teach For All Offers

• Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued, and have an impact on our organization’s progress
• Professional and personal development experiences and ample opportunities to make a positive impact on the work of Teach For All and beyond
• Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life needs
• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements
• And much more!

Application Instructions

If this opportunity sounds like an ideal next step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page letter of motivation (in English) directly online. Your letter should summarize your motivations for applying and how your skills and experience align with this opportunity. We also request that you include a link to a portfolio. We look forward to learning more about you!

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. 

Work Authorization

This position does not offer employment visa sponsorship, immigration assistance, or support for work permits or residency applications. To be considered, candidates must already possess valid work and residency authorization in the country of hire at the time of application.

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire and prior experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Travel and Hours

All work is delivered virtually. Minimal travel may be required, potentially one time per year. Given that we work across different time zones, some flexibility for early or later calls is expected.

About Teach For All

Teach For All is a global network of over 60 independent, locally led organizations and a global organization united by a commitment to developing collective leadership to ensure all children can fulfill their potential. Each network partner recruits and develops promising leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, towards a world where all children have the education, support, and opportunity to shape a better future. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by supporting the development of new organizations; fostering network connectivity and learning; providing coaching and consulting; and enabling access to global resources for the benefit of the network.