Salary: $57,000
Location: Washington, D.C. or remote
Work dates: March 1 - November 13, 2026
NOTE: This is a temporary, full-time position on our team starting on or after March 1, 2026 and ending on November 13, 2026.
This role is not part of the bargaining unit
Why Middle Seat
- Competitive salaries and great benefits
- We only work for progressive organizations, candidates, and causes
- We’re a proudly unionized team — part of the Campaign Workers Guild
- Get in on the ground floor of a growing operation
Job Responsibilities
Design and Creative Ideation
- Work with clients to assess their needs and style requirements
- Think creatively and develop new design concepts, logos, visual identities, & graphics
- Collaborate with team members and clients on digital creative creation
- Generate print creative (flyers, proposals, literature, decks, mailers, etc.)
- Create and optimize of static web graphics
- Apply client branding and build web graphics for product web design templates
- Assist on website design with client communication, brand application, custom graphic creation, and UX design
- Create and optimize animated GIFs and more advanced motion graphics in video format
- Edit videos and DTCs
- Support in video production as needed
- Create and generate branding assets and collateral
- Amend final designs to align with team and client comments in order to gain final approval
- Other responsibilities as requested
Collaboration and Thought Leadership
- Work as part of a team with digital strategists, developers, client representatives, and other designers
- Collaborate in design discussions between the creative team and other Middle Seat teams
- Understand the current creative landscape in political design and ensure that we are helping set trends in the space -- not just responding to them
- Offer creative direction and feedback to designers on the Middle Seat team and design contractors as needed
- As needed, lead team training sessions on new tools, processes, and best practices
- Contribute to new client pitches
- Other responsibilities as requested
Requirements
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in digital design field — including a portfolio of your work
- Desire to learn and improve design skills as a part of a growing team
- Advanced proficiency in standard design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, and Figma
- Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro, or similar software
- Demonstrated commitment to progressive politics
- Attention to detail and organization while managing tight deadlines and multiple projects
- Enjoy working with a team but also a self starter who will work with their manager to take on new projects
- Able to work extended hours when needed. Comfortable being available for urgent client requests outside of normal business hours
Preferred but Not Required:
- Experience working with multiple clients or at a consulting firm
- Experience designing websites, landing pages, splash pages, and web elements
- Knowledge of HTML and CSS for translating design into code
- Experience designing logos
- Experience with Invision, Figma, and other UI design software
- Experience editing and optimizing video content
Benefits
- 100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision
- Zero deductible health plan
- $75 monthly mobile phone & internet subsidy upon presentation of supporting documentation
- Mental health expense subsidy of up to $300 per month (an individual appointment can be reimbursed in an amount up to, but not exceeding, $150; and individuals may submit requests for such reimbursement monthly, and will receive reimbursements within 30 days)
- $100 monthly student loan reimbursement upon presentation of supporting documentation
- 10-15 paid vacation days off, depending on the anticipated length of employment (10 days for 6 month cycle hires, 15 days for 9 month cycle hires)
- Unlimited sick leave
- Commuter benefits for public transportation for staff in the DC Metro Area upon the same terms offered to regular, full-time employees
- Coworking space stipend for cycle hires outside of the DC Metro Area upon the same terms offered to regular, full-time employees
- Remote work (or work in our D.C. office)
We are committed to building a diverse and passionate team. We encourage creative-minded individuals with a strong technical aptitude to apply for this position. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply. Our firm is values-driven. We are intentional with the decidedly left-of-center clients we work with— and we strive to make our work environment and benefits reflect that, including salary transparency, healthy work-life balance, and consistent employee feedback and communication. We’re happy to talk more about our company culture with prospective applicants.
