Creative Media Specialist

Responsibilities

• Design and produce creative assets for campaigns, presentations, reports, brochures, signage, social media, and web-based communications.
• Develop visual concepts that clearly communicate information, support project goals, and serve diverse City audiences.
• Apply strong skills in layout, typography, color, composition, and visual storytelling to deliver professional work.
• Adapt creative assets across print and digital formats while maintaining brand standards and visual consistency.
• Collaborate with City departments and Creative Services colleagues to clarify project scope, content, deliverables, specifications, and deadlines.
• Independently manage assigned projects from concept through final production, including revisions, approval coordination, and organized file delivery.
• Proactively communicate project progress, risks, anticipated delays, and changing requirements to Creative Services leadership and stakeholders.
• Balance multiple concurrent assignments and adjust workflows as priorities change, while maintaining quality and accountability.
• Prepare accurate production-ready files for printing, distribution, publication, and handoff to vendors or partner teams.
• Apply accessibility, inclusive design, and plain-language principles where appropriate to help make public-facing materials usable by residents.

Requirements

• Must provide a portfolio of work or will not be considered.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Illustration, or a related field; equivalent relevant professional experience will be considered.
• 2–4 years of professional graphic design experience in an agency, corporate, government, nonprofit, or in-house creative environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing design materials for both digital and print use and taking assignments through final production.
• Portfolio showing strong layout, typography, branding, and visual communication work across multiple formats.

Preferred

• Proficiency in advanced graphic design techniques, including typography, layout, branding, and digital illustration; familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with experience in developing creative assets for print and digital platforms.
• Familiarity with Figma, design systems, web graphics, or collaborative project-management tools.
• Experience designing accessible materials or supporting public-sector, nonprofit, or mission-driven communications.

Benefits

• Salary cannot exceed $75,000
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available
• The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status.