Careers

Type: Full-Time Hybrid or Dedicated Contract

Company Description

Western Spirit Museum: A 501(c)(3) non-profit.

Western Spirit Museum tells the story of the North American West through its visual culture.

As one of the nation’s leading museums, we bring the diverse stories of the North American West to life for audiences of all ages through nationally significant collections, award-winning exhibitions, educational initiatives, scholarly research, and dynamic public programs.

As the Museum enters an exciting period of growth—including a major expansion, ambitious exhibition initiatives, and an increasing national profile—we are seeking an accomplished Graphic Designer to help shape the next chapter of our success.

Position Summary

This role is responsible for how Western Spirit presents itself visually across all channels. Design plays a direct role in how audiences discover the Museum, choose to visit, engage with public programs, return as members, and support the Museum through giving.

Working closely with the Director of Marketing, you’ll develop campaigns and promotional materials across digital, print, email, web, social media and video that support attendance, membership, fundraising and public programs. You’ll help ensure everything we produce reflects a consistent, high standard of design and continues to elevate how the Museum presents itself.

We are open to hiring this role as either a full-time hybrid employee or a dedicated independent contractor, depending on experience. This is a full-time commitment and not a freelance or project-based assignment. Regular collaboration at the Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona, is expected, typically two days each week.

What We Are Looking For

• Your portfolio will be the most important part of your application. We’re looking for examples of beautifully executed campaigns and promotional work that demonstrate strong design thinking across multiple channels
• Someone who enjoys building campaigns across print, digital, email, web and video, not just creating individual graphics
• The ability to move between concept and execution without losing attention to detail
• Experience creating motion graphics and editing video for campaigns and content
• An understanding of how design adapts across social media, email, web, print and video while maintaining cohesiveness
• Comfort working in a small, collaborative team where hands-on execution is part of the role
• Ability to balance independence with collaboration; this role works closely with the Director of Marketing and partners with outside agencies when needed
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

Essential Functions

• Design and produce marketing campaigns and promotional materials across digital, print, email, web, social media and video
• Design, build and publish email campaigns, update website pages in WordPress, and prepare production-ready files for print and digital distribution
• Create motion graphics and edit video to support exhibitions, public programs, fundraising and Museum marketing
• Develop and maintain creative templates, campaign assets and marketing collateral that ensure consistency across the organization
• Collaborate with the Director of Marketing, Museum staff, agencies and vendors to deliver projects from concept through final production
• Manage your own workflow, including gathering assets, organizing files, and keeping projects moving

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Experience building email campaigns in Mailchimp (or similar platform) and updating website content in WordPress.
• Experience preparing production-ready files for both print and digital applications.
• Experience creating and editing video and motion graphics is preferred.
• Knowledge of print production, digital specifications and file management.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a collaborative environment.

Physical, Mental, Sensory Demands 

For on-site employees/contractors, the work environment is a climate-controlled art Museum with display galleries, standard offices, Museum shop, and other non-public spaces. Work is performed almost entirely indoors with occasional time in outdoor event spaces.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to receive oral and written instructions in English and to clearly communicate in English in person, over the telephone, through email and through other electronic means. The employeeis required to move about their work area and stand and/or sit for extended periods of time and may occasionally move between galleries and storage areas.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with different abilities to perform the essential functions to the extent the Western Spirit may do so without undue hardship. The term “qualified individual with different abilities” means an individual who with or without reasonable accommodation can perform the essential functions of the position.

Compensation

This position may be filled as either:

• Full-Time Employee: $50,000–$55,000 annually, plus benefits.
• Full-Time Independent Contractor: Monthly retainer of $5,000–$5,500, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

The Museum provides a comprehensive program of benefits for full-time W2 employees that includes:

• Paid time-off and holidays
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability insurances
• Retirement Plan

Interested Applicants

We are committed to an inclusive workplace and actively seek to employ a diverse group of people who embody our organizational values. We welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color,disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.

Please send a resume, cover letter, and link to portfolio addressed to Shannon Barrett, Director of Human Resources and Finance at sbarrett@westernspirit.org.  Submissions will be reviewed and considered as received.