Location: Washington, DC

About Philanthropy Roundtable:
Philanthropy Roundtable is a well-established organization in the philanthropic and free-market sectors, serving as a resource for hundreds of donors and foundation leaders. Our vision is to build and sustain a vibrant American philanthropic movement that strengthens our free society. To achieve this vision, the organization pursues a mission to foster excellence in philanthropy, protect philanthropic freedom and help donors advance liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility.

Since 1991, Philanthropy Roundtable has served individual philanthropists and foundations to refine their giving strategies to maximize the impact of their resources, as well as emerging donors and entrepreneurs who are developing their philanthropic plans for the first time. The Roundtable is the leading organization in the United States focused on promoting and defending the pivotal role private giving plays in strengthening our communities and how freedom and wealth creation make charitable giving possible. Our staff is diverse in experience and perspective. We are mission-driven, results-oriented, entrepreneurial, courageous and team-oriented.

Job Summary:
Philanthropy Roundtable is seeking a Design Production Manager to lead design and oversee the production process for the organization’s content and materials.

The Design Production Manager will work alongside Philanthropy Roundtable’s Senior Director of Communications to steward the Roundtable’s visual brand by creating and managing the production of all design materials for the organization’s research papers, website, events collateral, video and print projects. They will serve as the lead creative, manage internal requests and workflow, and supervise outside vendors, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of the organization’s content.

This role will report to the Senior Director of Communications and work from the Roundtable’s Washington, DC office at least 3 days a week.

Job Duties:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Design and Production:

  • Serve as a graphic designer with an eye for detail and a grounding in design principles. Build a cohesive visual identity across all materials, ensuring consistency in branding.
  • Design and produce a wide range of visually compelling products such as research reports, brochures, event materials, presentations, digital graphics, and other collateral as needed.

Design Project Management

  • Develop and maintain internal workflows and production timelines to receive and process creative requests, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery of design assets.
  • Liaise between departments to understand the audience and goals of design projects, communicate timelines and deliverables to internal stakeholders, and proactively manage expectations across the organization.
  • Coordinate with print and digital vendors to ensure high-quality final production of event materials.
  • Leverage existing vendor support and identify new opportunities to deliver on the organization’s creative vision and needs, while ensuring quality, consistency and efficiency.
  • Own outcomes, not tasks.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in design, creative services, or multimedia production
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat
  • Web design and production experience using HTML/CSS and WordPress
  • Proven track record of successfully leading projects from initiative to completion on time, on budget
  • Solution-oriented team player who finds joy in bringing order to creative workflows
  • Experience managing external vendors and creative service providers
  • Working knowledge of accessible design best practices

Preferences:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Knowledge of Salesforce and related marketing applications and plugins
  • Experience in leading the design, testing, production and execution of messaging campaigns or product development initiatives

Travel: Less than 5% of time per year for Roundtable events. All travel will be domestic.

Salary: The projected annual salary range is $75,000-$80,000, contingent upon the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate.

How to Apply
To apply, qualified individuals should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:

  • Cover letter including:
    • An introductory paragraph(s) describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to the Roundtable’s mission and how you came to those beliefs.
    • Salary requirements
  • Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Stephanie Keaveney, Senior Manager of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.