Marketing & Graphic Design Coordinator

El Jardín seeks a Marketing & Graphic Design Coordinator to support bilingual, culturally responsive outreach and production of marketing materials for programs, partners, and donors.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the social media, editorial, and campaign calendar, tracking assignments, approvals, due dates, and publication status.
• Craft, write, and curate approved impact-driven content for the website, email, social media, blogs, staff spotlights, and program promotions.
• Perform routine website and content-management updates, including metadata, links, images, and basic SEO practices.
• Coordinate content creation with programs and supervisor approval, gathering approved photos, stories, program details, and impact information to produce culturally resonant narratives.
• Monitor shared marketing inboxes and channel activity, routing sensitive, media, donor, or urgent items to the Development & Marketing Manager.
• Maintain an accurate event calendar with the Development & Marketing Manager for staff and volunteers supporting events.
• Support consistent English and Spanish communications, coordinating review when formal translation or specialized approval is required.
• Design campaign and storytelling materials while maintaining consistent brand identity and messaging across graphics, flyers, brochures, fact sheets, presentations, event materials, signage, invitations, e-blasts, and annual report layouts.
• Apply approved brand, language, accessibility, and formatting standards across all materials.
• Prepare production-ready files and coordinate routine print, translation, photography, and design-vendor logistics as assigned.
• Create and distribute promotional materials to raise awareness of organizational goals and financial needs.
• Maintain organized templates, logos, photographs, consent records, source files, and final assets with clear version control.
• Run quality-control checks for spelling, dates, links, image quality, print specifications, accessibility, and approval status before release.
• Compile routine metrics for the website, email, social media, campaigns, and production, then prepare summaries for the Manager.
• Monitor keyword rankings to improve SEO visibility and adjust strategy as needed.
• Maintain project files, production records, invoices, contact lists, and vendor information.
• Track expenses against assigned project amounts and report variances promptly; does not approve or manage the department budget.
• Protect confidential client, employee, donor, and organizational information.
• Perform other duties within the general scope and level of the position.

Requirements

• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English.
• Demonstrated bicultural knowledge of Latino communities and the ability to create culturally responsive communications.
• Ability to translate complex themes into meaningful, culturally responsive stories across platforms while preserving dignity and authenticity.
• Working knowledge of social media publishing, email marketing, website/content-management systems, and basic analytics.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or comparable tools, plus office productivity applications.
• Ability to create print and digital layouts, apply brand standards, and prepare production-ready files with attention to typography, image quality, and accessibility.
• Strong proofreading, file organization, deadline management, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to create detailed reports as requested and identify practical solutions to improve marketing workflows and productivity.
• Ability to handle confidential client, employee, donor, and organizational information, using approved photographs, stories, and recordings in line with consent and confidentiality requirements.
• Pre-employment drug testing and reasonable-suspicion testing may be required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, or a related field (preferred).

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Canva
• Email marketing
• Website/content-management systems
• Social media publishing
• SEO (search-engine optimization)
• Basic analytics

Salary

USD 55,800 - 68,200 per year

Work Location

• Portland, OR (onsite)
• In person

Benefits

• 95% of employee medical premiums and 50% of dependent medical premiums, with multiple plan options
• 100% of employee premiums for MODA Dental (includes Principal VSP vision coverage)
• 403(b) retirement plan with a current 7% employer match
• Immediate 100% vesting
• 3.5 weeks of paid time off annually
• 10 paid holidays, including 4 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• $300 annual wellness reimbursement after six months of employment
• Employer-paid, confidential assistance for eligible employees and their families, including 24/7 access and three free counseling sessions
• Professional development opportunities and funding, including in-house PWS training and select training conferences with approved per diem expenses
• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel
• Eligible direct service staff may earn up to $2,000 annually in retention bonuses, plus $250 per qualifying referral (up to four per year)
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Employee-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Physical and Working Conditions

• Primarily office and computer-based work requiring extended sitting, frequent keyboarding, and sustained visual attention to detail
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting or carrying materials up to 25 pounds
• Occasional travel and support for evening or weekend events may be required

Attendance and Safety

• Regular, reliable attendance is essential
• Must follow El Jardín attendance, call-in, safety, confidentiality, and information-security requirements

Benefits (Additional Listed)

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance