Graphic Designer

Key Responsibilities

Design & Production

• Create high-quality graphics for sermon series, events, campaigns, social media, print materials, merchandise, signage, in-service screens, email, web, and other communication channels.
• Prepare production-ready files for print, digital, screen, and vendor use.
• Create templates and reusable design assets that improve consistency and efficiency.
• Help organize and maintain design files, source files, project folders, and brand assets.

Brand Consistency

• Help maintain a consistent Embassy City visual identity across ministries, platforms, and touchpoints.
• Apply brand guidelines with good judgment, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Ensure creative work reflects Embassy City’s personality: caring, discerning, inventive, trustworthy, and joyful.
• Identify visual inconsistencies and recommend stronger design solutions.

Creative Collaboration

• Work closely with the Creative Director to understand project goals, creative direction, timelines, and priorities.
• Collaborate with ministry teams (including lead pastor) to translate ideas, themes, and needs into compelling visual assets.
• Participate in creative brainstorming for sermon series, churchwide campaigns, events, and special initiatives.
• Receive feedback with humility and apply it quickly and thoughtfully.

This description is not all-inclusive, and other duties may be assigned as necessary. Who You Are

• You are highly creative, organized, and dependable.
• You have strong visual taste and strong technical execution.
• You care about typography, layout, hierarchy, spacing, color, and consistency.
• You can move quickly while maintaining excellence.
• You take feedback well and do not become defensive.
• You bring ideas, but do not need every idea to be yours.
• You can support a leader’s vision while making the work better.
• You can manage multiple projects and deadlines without losing clarity.
• You care about the mission of the church, not just the look of the work.
• You bring excellence without ego.

Qualifications include:

Required:

• 3+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• Strong portfolio showing excellent design work across digital and print mediums.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, visual hierarchy, color, composition, and brand systems.
• Experience preparing press-ready and production-ready files.
• Strong communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work on-site and support occasional evening, weekend, or special-event needs.

Preferred:

• Experience working in a church, ministry, nonprofit, agency, or live-event environment.
• Experience designing sermon series graphics, campaign identities, event promotions, social media content, signage, merchandise, or worship environment visuals.
• Familiarity with motion graphics, video thumbnails, presentation graphics, or screen-based design.
• Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Figma, ProPresenter, Planning Center, Microsoft Office, or similar platforms.
• Experience working within brand guidelines.
• Experience coordinating with printers, vendors, production teams, or external creative partners.
• Photography, illustration, or motion design skills are a plus.

Spiritual and Cultural Expectations

• Must agree with, support, and live in alignment with Embassy City Church’s Statement of Faith.
• Must be or become a member of Embassy City Church within a month of employment.
• Attend at least one service weekly.
• Demonstrate a growing relationship with Christ.
• Model Embassy City’s core values in both attitude and execution.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires sitting, walking, bending, stooping, twisting and lifting up to 20 pounds or more as needed to fulfill job duties and requirements.

Additionally

• Embassy City is growing, and one or more of