The
Graphic Designer serves as
CCAoA’s principal visual storyteller, creating compelling and high-quality designs that amplify the voice of child care across membership, events, research, products, partnerships, and advocacy efforts. This role requires a designer who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, someone who can move quickly from concept to execution while maintaining creativity, consistency, and brand integrity. The Graphic Designer must be flexible, highly responsive to feedback, and able to absorb and apply brand guidelines across all design products.
The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio showcasing a range of design work, including digital ads, infographics, multimedia, social media assets, print collateral, and branding projects. This role requires the ability to navigate varying levels of direction, sometimes receiving detailed guidance, other times little to none, and translating that into high-quality, brand-aligned designs. The candidate must be comfortable iterating based on feedback, refining their work efficiently until the final product meets both stakeholder expectations and
CCAoA’s brand standards.
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is the only national organization that supports every part of the child care system. In partnership with an on-the-ground network of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) organizations, we work in states and communities to advance high-quality, affordable child care—transforming a patchwork of resources into a system that works for everyone. Together, we make America child care strong—and that makes everyone stronger. CCAoA is committed to recruiting and retaining a dynamic workforce to help build a child care system that serves all children and families. Join us in ensuring that every family has access to high-quality, affordable child care.
What We Offer
- Competitive starting salary commensurate with experience **The salary range reflected in this job posting is the hiring range for this position within the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Please note that a geographic differential will be applied to the salary for candidates hired from regions with a lower cost of living. This adjustment ensures competitive and equitable compensation based on location**
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- Health & wellness benefit options.
- A transparent professional environment where ideas are shared openly with honest discourse in a progressive atmosphere of growth & excellence.
- Opportunity for growth and advancement.
Job Responsibilities
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a professional graphic design role, with a strong portfolio demonstrating a range of design work across digital and print.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) is required.
- Experience with motion graphics, video editing, and multimedia design is a strong plus.
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment without compromising quality.
- Experience implementing and maintaining brand guidelines across various platforms.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with marketing platforms such as HubSpot is a plus.
- Comfortable taking feedback and iterating rapidly to meet stakeholder needs.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for design integration.
- Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring polished and professional outputs.
- Ability to work remotely with little daily oversight.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a professional graphic design role, with a strong portfolio demonstrating a range of design work across digital and print.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) is required.
- Experience with motion graphics, video editing, and multimedia design is a strong plus.
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment without compromising quality.
- Experience implementing and maintaining brand guidelines across various platforms.
- >span class="size">juggle multiple priorities and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with marketing platforms such as HubSpot is a plus.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for design integration.
- Comfortable taking feedback and iterating rapidly to meet stakeholder needs.
- Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring polished and professional outputs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Our mission is to advance a child care system that effectively serves all children and families. Joining our efforts provides a powerful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of families and to advocate for the approximately 1.5 million child care providers in the United States. Join CCAOA to help us realize our vision that every family in the United States has access to a high-quality, affordable child care system.
- Please note Child Care Aware of America works in partnership with Talentuition & Infiniti HR throughout the hiring process. Candidates may receive outreach from representatives at Talentuition on behalf of Child Care Aware of America concerning interview scheduling, resume inquiries, and any further information necessary to begin the interview process.**
