Graphic Designer

Description:

The Harris County Elections Administrator (EA) is committed to serving Harris County residents by providing essential voter registration and election services in an equitable, accessible, secure, and transparent manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Creating Training Content/Designing:

• Design of annually published Elections Manual and mid-cycle updates

• Design of in-training posters and printed manipulatives

• Design of Election Administration one-pagers

• Design support for new and developing programs

• Test Out Program

• Learning Management System (LMS)

• Applying design to new project initiatives

Training Support and Instruction, as needed:

• Mastery of election content (manual and curriculum), demonstrating understanding of election procedures, processes, and voting equipment using a curriculum

• Assist with Class Instruction, as needed:

• Explain election procedures, processes and voting equipment using curriculum

• Teach classes (in-person and some online) of 50 – 200 election judges and clerks at one time

• Class Management (in-person and some Zoom)

• Set up and tear down classrooms including packing up all materials to be transported to other locations

• Answering phone calls from judges during voting periods

• General election duties, as needed

• Work mandatory election days (start of Early Voting, last day of Early Voting, and Election Day)

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to conceptualize designs from briefs

• Ability to incorporate multiple points of view/purposes into design interpretation

• Expertise in MS Office programs, including Publisher

• Capability to edit photos and videos

• High proficiency in a variety of design applications (ex: Adobe Creative Suite)

• Strong capability to multitask

• Ability to incorporate research-proven design methods into all projects

• Presentation skills (high engagement and pacing)

• MS Office programs

• Flexibility in fast-paced/changing environment

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Strong Customer service skills (including phone support)

• Must be able to show examples of body of work, including corporate examples