Job Description

Are you passionate about animal welfare? Do you believe kindness to animals can create a more compassionate and humane community for animals and people? Use your creative and technical skills to support spcaLA’s mission to prevent cruelty to animals.

spcaLA is looking for a creative individual who excels and is interested in PRINT AND DIGITAL GRAPHIC DESIGN, WEB DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS VIDEO RECORDING AND EDITING.

As Graphic/Web Designer, you:

• Create all printed and digital materials using Adobe Creative Suite (brochures, flyers, signage, banners, advertisements, email marketing templates, apparel, video, etc.).
• Use WordPress & HTML to maintain spcaLA.com, design new pages, and troubleshoot, with assistance from outside developer (back-end development in partnership with outside developer).
• Use HTML & CSS to create and maintain email marketing templates.
• Use Adobe Premiere Pro to create videos for promotion, instruction, and social media.
• Produce and art-direct original photography as needed.
• Work with Director of Communications and Marketing to develop new design projects.
• Provide web recommendations and strategy to achieve agency’s marketing goals and initiatives.
• Create high-quality, budget-minded solutions.
• In the spirit of non-profit work, lend a hand to non-design jobs when needed.

At spcaLA, you’ll enjoy competitive wages and excellent benefits (including 401K with matching). This is a full-time non-exempt position working out of the spcaLA Administrative Office in Los Angeles.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1-2 years web/graphic design experience. Proficient in Adobe Products, including Premiere Pro, Acrobat/Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver, as well as an ongoing mastery of HTML & CSS, with a strong working knowledge of WordPress. Proficient with DSLR photography. Valid California Driver’s License, maintained during the course of employment. Insurable to drive company vehicles.

PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR ONLINE PORTFOLIO IN YOUR RESUME OR COVER LETTER.

Company Description

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA) is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through Education, Law Enforcement, Intervention, & Advocacy. spcaLA is an independent, nonprofit animal welfare organization serving Southern California since 1877. Donations run programs and services including Animal Cruelty Investigations, Disaster Animal Response Team, Violence Prevention & Humane Education and a variety of shelter services. We believe that animals, as living creatures, have value beyond economic measurement, and are entitled to legal, moral and ethical consideration and protection. spcaLA offers competitive wages and excellent benefits. Join our team of professionals!