Production Graphic Designer - Students | Remote

Overview: Lifeway is hiring a Remote Graphic Designer to support Lifeway's Student Publishing Team. In this role, you'll create graphic designs and design themes for an exciting new curriculum line.
The Lifeway Students Publishing Team is focused on creating Christian resources for 7th-12th grade students.
Why Lifeway?This is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values.
While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more.
This role is fully remote in the U.S with occasional travel to Nashville, TN for team meetings.
Please submit your application by no later than Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 11:59pm CT.Responsibilities: As a Graphic Designer for Lifeway Students you will:

• Create and develop graphic designs and art solutions, with an emphasis in page and book layout
• Direct and collaborate with other designers, illustrators and photographers throughout project life-cycles
• Coordinate artwork development projects and finalize production work
• Ensure that designs conform to the approved specifications and reflect current design trends
• Build InDesign pages and then export, apply metadata and deliver product covers and art images to databases according to approved standards, taxonomy and specifications.
• Respond to internal and external customer needs
• Monitor and maintain production dates and budgets
• Stay up to date with design skills, technical skills, and design trends

Qualifications:

• Live out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work
• Bachelor's Degree - Graphic Design, Art, Marketing or equivalent experience
  • Related work experience may be considered to fulfill education requirement
• 3 year graphic design experience in publishing, ministry, church staff, or agency environment
• 2 years experience with Adobe Creative Suite applications, such as Adobe InDesign, InCopy, Acrobat and Illustrator
• Experience doing page and book layout design, strongly preferred
• Experience coordinating multiple creative projects in a fast-paced environment, including art direction for both in-house and contract designers
• Member of or attending an evangelical Christian church
• Some travel may be needed