Cascadia Consulting Group is a women-owned, private environmental consulting firm with 31 years of experience developing and implementing innovative solutions to today’s environmental challenges. Cascadia works with public and private-sector clients to advance sustainability through recycling and materials management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, pollution prevention, transportation demand management, and water and natural resources management. The Cascadia team brings both established expertise and creative thinking to research and analysis, strategic planning, program design and implementation, outreach, social marketing and behavior change, and evaluation roles. From our offices in Oakland (CA), Seattle (WA), and some remote employees, we serve clients across the country and abroad.

At Cascadia, we strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment at all levels of the organization. Having staff and partnerships that reflect the diverse communities we serve empowers us to shape innovative and effective solutions together with those most impacted by social, human, and environmental health challenges.

Position Overview

Cascadia Consulting Group is seeking a Graphic Design Project Coordinator to work as a core member of Cascadia’s creative services team, using graphic design, document layout, and production skills to develop effective, inclusive marketing and outreach materials that meet audiences where they are. The selected candidate will work as part of a small, talented group of creative professionals supporting projects focused on circular economy, sustainable transportation, natural resource management, climate change, and community resilience. Candidates should be familiar with—or willing to learn about—how to comply with federal ADA Accessibility requirements for print and digital documents.

This position will also provide as-needed support to Cascadia’s marketing and business development efforts, including graphic design for marketing materials, proposals, and presentations.

Examples of everyday tasks may include: 

Designing attractive, accessible, branded templates in Word, PPT, and InDesign for use by project teams
Testing and remediating PDF documents to comply with ADA Accessibility standards
Collaborating with project teams to conceptualize, design, and produce outreach and engagement materials, such as postcards, factsheets, posters, and flyers
Applying fundamental design principles to make plans and reports more readable and engaging
Performing final formatting and clean-up in Word, PPT, and InDesign to support quality assurance on a wide range of deliverables
Supporting colleagues in learning and applying best practices in their design and development of work products

This position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the incumbent nor the company to the work identified here.

Qualifications

Experience designing print and digital work products that meet specific design specifications, quality standards, client expectations, and/or other communication goals.
Motivated by Cascadia’s mission to inspire and empower communities everywhere to protect and restore our world in an equitable and inclusive way.
Ability to ask questions and get clarity on clients’ and team members’ primary goals and desires to incorporate their vision into finished work products.
Ability to adapt design strategy and efforts to match the time and budget that is available.
Comfort working both independently and as part of large and small teams.
Appreciation for honest, timely feedback—both reinforcing and constructive.
Skill in prioritizing tasks and maintaining focus across multiple projects/clients/teams, often with competing deadlines.
Willingness to request assistance or delegate tasks when needed to ensure a healthy and balanced workload.
Familiarity with best practices for ADA accessible, user-oriented design, and willingness to advocate for design options that meet the needs of under-served audiences.
Familiarity and comfort with developing inclusive designs that speak to audiences representing diverse cultures, languages, and demographics. This includes facilitating and implementing transcreation for non-English speaking communities.
Advanced skill in Adobe Creative Suite—particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Intermediate skill in MS Office—particularly Word and PowerPoint—and willingness to learn.
Patience, humor, and a healthy dose of self-awareness.
Experience writing copy for a variety of formats which may include presentations, social media content, postcards, factsheets, posters, and flyers.

We encourage you to apply if you think you'll be successful in this job. This position is anticipated to be a Project Coordinator I or II. The experience and education typical to demonstrate this level of ability is a four-year degree in a related field (e.g., graphic design) or 3-4 years of relevant experience and progressive responsibility. Ultimate placement and compensation offer is dependent on experience and demonstrated skills and abilities through the selection process.

Compensation And Benefits

This is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt, local-remote position, based in our Seattle office. The position must be available for local client meetings in the Greater Seattle area but may otherwise work remotely. Cascadia does have a physical office space in Seattle, WA and a culture that encourages in-person engagement with colleagues while supporting remote flexibility. Hourly rates are based on experience and competitive with jobs in the environmental sector; the anticipated hourly rate range for this position is $26.40 - $32.64/ hour. Initial placement for this position is a Project Coordinator I or Project Coordinator II on our team, with placement and compensation offer dependent on experience and demonstrated skills and abilities through the selection process, and opportunity for advancement.

Cascadia offers a flexible workplace with the potential to work from home and the office, a generous benefits package, including health insurance for employees at or above 60% full-time equivalent, 401(k) with an employer match, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, transportation subsidies, flexible spending accounts, generous paid time off (per annum: 3 weeks’ vacation, 10 holidays, 9 sick days pro-rated for FTE equivalency), professional development opportunities, sabbaticals, and paid parental leave. Cascadia also closes between December 25th and January 1st for a company-wide, paid winter break.

To Apply

Submit a compelling cover letter, a chronological resume, and a portfolio of 3-5 work samples that showcase both your design sense and technical skill.

Your cover letter should highlight the ability to meet the criteria outlined above, relevant work experience, education, and your interest and passion for this position. Please state where you learned about the position. If your resume does not currently reflect the requested experience, please explain your adjacent skills and/or experience as applicable to this position.

Your work samples should highlight your ability to work in both sophisticated design platforms (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite) as well as common desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Canva). We place high value on a designer’s ability to scale their style and level of effort to meet a particular need.

Applications will be accepted until the closing date of Tuesday, September 24th, 2024.

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Cascadia Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diverse perspectives and life experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, creed, ancestry, height, weight (including obesity), national origin, religious beliefs and practices including the wearing of religious clothing, jewelry or artifacts, and hair styles or body hair which are part of an individuals’ observance of their religious beliefs, gender identity (transgender status), sex, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, domestic partner status, political ideology, age, disability (sensory, mental, or physical - including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), veteran or military status, medical condition (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or other related medical conditions; cancer, cancer related illness, or record or history of cancer; HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status; gender dysphoria), genetic characteristics (e.g., non-symptomatic carriers of inheritable diseases), retaliation for filing a whistleblower complaint, retaliation for opposing an unfair practice, or other basis protected by law.

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