This position requires you to reside in Southern California.

About Tripepi Smith

Tripepi Smith is a California-based marketing, technology and public affairs firm seeking to revolutionize communication and marketing in the local government world. We hire thoughtful people with diverse skills who can strategize and deliver on the communication needs of our clients.

Although we are California-based, Tripepi Smith has no office and offers a 100% work-from-home (“remote”) environment. There are occasional onsite client visits and in-person networking opportunities at industry events, even for newer teammates or more junior staff. While we recruit candidates who reside in the Western United States (CA, NM, AZ, WA and TX), our remote model means you have the flexibility to work from anywhere with a solid internet connection for a mutually agreeable amount of time —- enabling family visits, living abroad for a month, or working from a cabin in the mountains. But there are still opportunities to get to know your teammates, too. In addition to impromptu “huddle days” and joint attendance at conferences and client visits, each quarter the entire company comes together for Team Days to learn from one another, grow our personal relationships and tackle project work side-by-side.

Our work is mostly for local government public agency (cities, counties, water districts, special districts) clients. Therefore, as a Junior Graphic Designer, this role includes designing for public agencies and local governments to help them better communicate with their communities. Our typical services include: social media marketing, strategic communication planning, graphic design, ghost writing, collateral development, photography, video production, event support, video animation, digital advertising, press releases, email marketing campaigns and website design. The ideal candidate will be able to learn new technologies, skill sets and processes quickly while meeting deadlines with minimal daily supervision.

Core Job Functions:

• Design and create communication materials and visuals for social media, websites, mailers, logos, etc. 
• Consistently work within Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and other graphic design applications.
• Collaborate with teammates on overall design strategy and vision for deliverables.
• Daily production of high quality materials while self-managing workload and deadlines.

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by team members in this job title. Tripepi Smith reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of any company function in order to meet the needs of the company and its clients.

Qualifications:

• Design
  • AA or BA in Graphic Design or Digital Arts is preferred
  • Adobe Suite Skills: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AfterEffect and Acrobat Pro
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office template design (Word, PowerPoint), Canva and WordPress
  • Entry-level understanding of typography and color theory
  • Entry-level technical knowledge: image resolution, color modes, print production, etc. 
• General
  • Ability to thrive working either independently or collaboratively
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage deadlines

• 0-3 years of prior professional experience in a similar setting and/or with similar responsibilities
• Ability to work with with all collaborators to finalize a successful product
• Access to reliable transportation and a valid Driver’s License
• Work product:
  • Submission of a portfolio containing past work is required when applying to this job

• Extra consideration for:
  • Experience and/or demonstrated interest in the local government sector: civic engagement, public administration, public policy and/or civic technology
  • Photography, videography, animation, writing
  • Foreign Language fluency (especially Spanish) beyond just a conversational level: writing, reading, listening and speaking

• Expected skill level:
  • Written Communication – Beginner
  • Verbal Communication – Intermediate
  • Computer and Smartphone Literacy – Advanced
  • Social Media Management – Beginner to Intermediate
  • Adobe Illustrator – Beginner to Intermediate
  • Adobe InDesign – Beginner to Intermediate
  • Adobe Photoshop – Beginner to Intermediate

Hourly Wage Range:

$29.00 – $34.00 per hour, commensurate with experience

Benefits:

• Group Health Benefits: 100% coverage of employee premium for PPO plan; 50% coverage for dental HMO plan; 50% coverage for vision HMO plan
  
• 401K Plan: Option to participate in company 401k plan with employer matching
  
• Additional Benefits: Life insurance and long-term disability insuranc
  
• PTO:  
  • 80 hours PTO annually, to begin accruing on date of hire.  PTO will accrue at a rate of 3.33 hours per pay period. PTO accrual increases to 5 hours per pay period upon 3 years of service with the firm.
  • 24 hours paid sick leave per year
  • 10 paid holidays per year