Freelance Art Designer, Direct Mail

USA (On-site)

$30/hr – $40/hrIntern/New GradContract

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive print and direct mail design for mission-driven campaigns.

  • Own direct mail visuals from concept through production.
  • Must have direct mail visual or print design experience.
  • Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills and bold, out-of-the-box ideas.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Working with creative team leads to develop and maintain compelling, authentic creative strategies for world-changing nonprofits, Democratic elected officials, and political challengers;
  • Creating design solutions and print materials including direct mail pieces, brochures, and flyers that have a high visual impact and consistent branding;
  • Creating designs across various print media that are both creative and effective in communicating complex messages to target audiences;
  • Developing design concepts and suggesting design ideas with internal and client teams in a deadline-driven environment.

Requirements

  • Experience in direct mail visual or print design;
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), and other relevant design software;
  • Creative, collaborative, solutions-focused, and highly detail-oriented;
  • A predisposition toward out-of-the-box thinking and bold ideas;
  • Flexible to adapt design to prescribed style and format;
  • Passion for making our world a better place.

Preferred

  • Background in politics, fundraising, or advocacy preferred but not required.
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MissionWired

At MissionWired, we harness the power of storytelling and connectivity. We’ve deployed millions of emails, motivated countless Facebook likes and shares and generated untold tweets and retweets. We’ve crafted strategic communications for dozens of members of both houses of Congress, large national nonprofit organizations and even The White House. We were at the vanguard of digital advocacy, inventing the tactics in wide use today. We are a full-service agency that can tackle any challenge thrown our way. From online fundraising, acquisition advertising and analytics to coding, graphic design and writing, we have top-flight talent who’ve been recognized as the best in their fields. Our clients include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sandy Hook Promise, Democratic political committees and members of the U.S. Senate.

Founded in 2007
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
222 employees (80 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
13.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.4%
Direct
49.4%
Referral
7%
Social
6.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~222

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
70 (32% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Debt Financing, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Debt Financing
  • Mar 2021
    Debt Financing
  • Mar 2021
    Private Equity