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Brand Designer

Join 1504 as we build an in-house communications team at the intersection of global humanitarian aid and purpose-driven brands. This role is for a versatile designer with solid experience and a heart for service.

ROLE

  • Design

    Creating design systems across brands, keeping identities coherent as they scale

  • Production

    Managing the ongoing assets to sustain the ecosystem across digital and print

  • Art Direction

    Collaborating with specialists on illustration, motion, and experiential projects

RESPOnsibilities

Develop and maintain consistent brand systems

Graphic design across multiple formats and channels

Package assets for campaigns and ongoing communications 

Source and manage print production details

Collaborate with freelance specialists to integrate their work

Support communications strategy for internal and external audiences

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FOCUS Areas

Projects may involve:

  • Brand systems for mission-driven organizations with a focus on humanitarian nutrition (collateral, templates, event materials, annual reports, media kits)

  • Consumer brand launch with packaging support, brand extensions, and campaign assets

  • Early-stage brand development for an emerging global health company

  • Internal culture and employee experience touchpoints

  • Occasional studio projects for 1504's brand and select clients

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Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of professional design experience (agency, in-house, or freelance)

  • Portfolio showing systems thinking and production volume

  • Strong layout and typography fundamentals

  • Comfortable working across multimedia workflows

  • Able to work independently as well as part of collaborative team effort

  • Experience working alongside writers, editors, and content producers

  • Willingness to grow into more strategic responsibilities

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APPROACH

  • Full-time, based in Birmingham, Alabama (in-person)

  • Starting at $60,000/year, with flexibility based on experience

  • 40 hours/week

  • Access to 1504 workspace

  • Open to travel as projects require

experience

We value interdisciplinary experience. You might have a background adjacent to journalism, marketing, social impact, branding, or design strategy. It’s all magic.

Thank You

We appreciate your interest. This role is difficult to reduce to a checklist, but if asked to describe the person we're looking for, it’s someone with:

  • A love for storytelling that brings people together

  • The idealism to believe that collective action can spark change

  • The ambition to push beyond technical craft into leadership

  • The analytical sensibility to balance both creative and strategic objectives

  • The humility to do high-quality work in service of something bigger than ourselves

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To explore, please send resumé and portfolio to mollie@1504.co. Unsure you’re the right fit for this role but perhaps future collaborations? We’d love to hear from you either way. 

about 1504

1504 is an Emmy-nominated narrative studio that integrates strategic communications with the visual arts. We bridge the gap between strategy and creative to provide the insights of a consulting team with the implementation of a production company. Past collaborators include the Equal Justice Initiative, Columbia Records, American Red Cross, and NPR. As an interdisciplinary practice, our purpose is to foster a more empathetic society through story. To learn more, view our case studies here.