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Senior Associate, Creative (Interactive Designer)

Publication or Company  The Pew Charitable Trusts
Industry  Communications
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Washington, DC
Experience Level 4 years
Job Requirements •Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of relevant, professional experience.
•Ability to produce forward thinking, efficient, clean, error-free front-end solutions.
•Strong working knowledge of (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks (jQuery). Proven ability to translate complex data sets into engaging online data visualizations. Flash knowledge is a plus, but not a requirement.
•Solid understanding of front-end development techniques used to optimize presentation layer across multiple devices and channels. Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
•Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent organization, initiative, and flexibility and responsiveness to changing requirements and conditions. Additionally, candidates should work well in a collaborative, team environment, while possessing the ability to work independently as well as set timelines, track progress, lead reviews, and feedback sessions.

Travel
This position will be based in Washington, DC. Occasional travel to Philadelphia may be necessary.

Compensation
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including a generous 401(k) plan, four weeks vacation and flexible benefit options.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer.
About Our Company The Communications Department
The Communications department plays an instrumental role in positioning Pew to achieve our programmatic and institutional goals. Pew recently completed a detailed assessment of our communications needs and internal structure, and having learned from our past successes and challenges, the department is in the process of reorganizing to improve our efficiency and effectiveness. The department provides a comprehensive range of communications services for all programmatic and administrative units and Trusts-operated projects. Our in-house expertise includes: strategy and message development; editorial support; design and creative services; media event planning; digital and video production and social media. The unit oversees all communications policies, guidelines and processes in order to manage the Pew brand, ensure the production of the highest quality work and effectively steward Pew’s resources.

Position Overview
The Pew Charitable Trusts seeks Senior Associate, Creative for the Communications department. This new role reports to the Director, Creative, and is responsible for front end development of visual solutions for the communications needs of the organization. He/she applies artistic sensibility, technical skills, communications and problem-solving abilities to advance research and advocacy goals. This position requires the ability to work collaboratively and effectively across a variety of teams and projects with unique topics and objectives. This position is located in the Washington, DC office.

The individual must act independently and report regularly to senior staff and team members regarding major project activities. Daily interaction with editorial, creative, and production staff is required. The Senior Associate, Creative typically provides guidance and direction to lower-level staff. Good judgment and initiative are necessary in coordinating activities and responding to project obligations.