Brand Graphic Designer at The Baltimore Banner

About Our Organization

The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit newsroom founded to bring high-quality local journalism to the Baltimore metro area. We are creating a vibrant, strong, trustworthy, and sustainable news organization, seeking to re-imagine the future of local news. Using a multi-platform news operation, covering a broad range of topics from local government to culture and the arts. We tell stories that reflect the community, connecting neighbors, holding government institutions accountable, and making sense of the world. All this work is grounded in truth. We believe we can contribute to a more vibrant and informed Baltimore, surrounding counties, and the state of Maryland. 

About The Role:

The Baltimore Banner is seeking a Brand Graphic Designer to create compelling visuals that reflect our brand's personality, values, and mission. Reporting to the Director of Brand Strategy and in collaboration with the Managing Editor of Visuals, this role will support multiple departments, including Revenue, Marketing, Human Resources, and Philanthropy, by developing creative assets for digital and print platforms.

The ideal candidate will be highly skilled in graphic design, brand identity management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enforce brand identity guidelines to ensure visual consistency across all materials.
• Create compelling visual designs for marketing materials, packaging, and digital assets.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand project requirements and translate them into high-quality designs.
• Design logos, icons, and other brand elements that resonate with the target audience.
• Stay informed about design trends and apply innovative approaches to branding efforts.
• Review and refine designs based on feedback to align brand objectives.
• Ensure brand cohesiveness across all creative outputs.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience working in digital marketing and graphic design
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field is a plus 
• Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or other programs
• Ability to collaborate with all stakeholders across departments to create a unified visual product
• Detail-oriented, deadline-focused, and excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills
• Exhibits willingness to try new things, adapts well to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and can deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Experience in developing and maintaining brand identity guidelines to ensure consistency across all materials.
• Track record of creating compelling visual designs for marketing materials, packaging, and digital assets
• Portfolio showcasing a diverse range of brand design projects.

Additional Information:

• Portfolio Requirement: Please submit a portfolio showcasing your graphic designs, branding expertise, or other relevant visual work.
• Location: This role is based in Baltimore, MD, with hybrid work options available.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammates’ pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

Our health and wellness benefits include:

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Retirement savings - 401K plan offered through Human Interest, with a company match
• Student Loan Debt Repayment Assistance for qualified employees
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HSA., and coverage for family/dependents
• Sick Leave eligible for rollover 
• Commuter Benefits
• 11 Paid National Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Parental Leave
• Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing

Our Core Values:

• Do what’s right. Honesty, morality, respect and the mission guide our actions and decisions. By doing the right thing, we inspire others to believe.
• Work together. We collaborate to create something special. Together we challenge assumptions, trust each other, take risks, and foster transparent and direct communication.
• Listen to be heard. Our stories are trustworthy. They are inspired by and created for our readers. Their story is our story. Communities are at the center of our journalism, and everything we do.
• Deliver impactful results. Acting as one accountable team and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, we deliver bold and innovative results. We act fast, execute and learn. We celebrate great outcomes.
• Be inclusive. We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual and act by curating a culture that leverages diverse perspectives as the key to fulfilling our mission. The Banner is for all of us.

The Venetoulis Institute embraces diversity and inclusion, and we are wholeheartedly committed to being proactive in inspiring a culture of inclusion across our organization. We are dedicated to establishing an organization that reflects the fundamental respect for different ways of working and living, and we assure every employee the opportunity to reach their full potential.

We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation due to a disability to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected] to request accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may include, but are not limited to, adjustments in the application process, modifications or assistance regarding job interviews, and accommodations to enable access to our facilities. We appreciate the value that individuals with disabilities bring to our workforce and encourage applicants with disabilities to disclose their needs for accommodation to facilitate a smooth and inclusive recruitment experience.