Contract Designer (Evergreen)

What we offer
Design for a better world. As a designer, you will work with a mix of nonprofits, brands, and causes to build cohesive, action‑oriented campaigns and engaging audiences with compelling visual storytelling. You’ll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of strategists, writers, analysts, creative directors, and clients.

The Company
Blue State is a purpose‑driven agency partnering with leading causes, brands, and campaigns to create real change. From AARP and Doctors Without Borders to Amnesty International and Oxfam, we help clients raise money, influence policy, build platforms, and grow supporter communities. Led by top creative and analytical minds from the political, nonprofit, and brand worlds, Blue State is an independent agency in the U.S. and U.K.

The Team
Designers at Blue State are curious, passionate, and eager to collaborate across disciplines. They are thoroughly immersed in design, able to work quickly, autonomously, and with polish. They understand how to use design to provoke action, aid understanding, and clarify information.

A day in the life

Support (and sometimes lead) the visual design of email and social fundraising campaigns.

Collaborate with strategists and creative directors in developing creative solutions; present and explain designs to the internal team and iterate based on feedback.

Stay up to date on technology and design best practices and trends to keep our work and team ahead of the curve.

We approach in‑office work with a hybrid model. On‑site presence is welcome for U.S. staff within commuting distance of the NY or DC office. Managers retain discretion to require in‑person attendance for teams or roles that need it. To enter our U.S. offices or attend Blue State events, staff and visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19, including a booster when eligible, unless an exemption applies.

Compensation
The salary range for this position is $60‑$85 per hour; compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

Flexible skills: Versatile design aesthetic with brilliant examples of reaching active audiences across styles and online platforms. Prior experience in After Effects and Figma is a plus.

Proven track record: 3+ years of professional digital design experience, resourceful, inspired, self‑driven, and capable of juggling multiple projects.

Thoughtful: Strong conceptual and strategic thinking, advanced grasp of how your work fits into a larger vision.

Adaptability: Ability to solve problems on the fly and communicate with teammates; teamwork and scrappiness required.

Passion for change: Comfort with ambiguity, restlessness that resists the status quo, and commitment to quality.

Empathy, communication, respect, and leadership as a role model at Blue State.

EEO & Diversity
At Blue State, diversity is a necessity, not a nice‑to‑have. We encourage applicants from underrepresented communities—women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, people with disabilities, and all intersectional identities—to apply. Even if your skill set doesn’t check every box, if this role aligns with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

Blue State is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible application and interview process. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability—including the use of AI tools throughout the hiring process—please contact us at recruiting@bluestate.co with the subject line: Accommodation Request.

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