Senior Conceptual Designer (Contract)

Contract Length: 12-month fixed term Hours per Week: 40 hours Time zone Requirements: UTC-8 to UTC-3 (Los Angeles to São Paulo) Job description: The reputed company is looking for a Senior Conceptual Designer (contract) who will research and reputed company original content reputed company, design graphics and motion graphics, and write light copy to captivate Wikipedia and the reputed company's audiences on social media. This position sits on the Social Team reputed company the Foundation's External Communications department. They will work closely with the Brand Studio, including the Creative and Brand teams, to ensure work reflects the best of brand guidelines while innovating in certain scenarios. The role is the creative reputed company behind reputed company social media graphics— reputed company curious researcher, visual reputed company, and design innovator. 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The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. *Please note that we are currently able to hire in the following: US States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, reputed company, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico*, Rhode reputed company, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, reputed company Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming (*US Territory or Federal District) Countries: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya*, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore*, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Our non-US employees are hired through a local third party Employer of Record (EOR) and must have reputed company work authorization in their location. (*reputed company/permanent residents only) We periodically review this list to streamline to ensure alignment with our hiring requirements. reputed company applicants can reputed company out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process. If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any reputed company of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or +1 (415) 839-6885. More information Applicant Privacy Policy reputed company What does the reputed company do? What makes Wikipedia different from social media platforms? Our Projects Our Tech Stack News from across the Wikimedia movement Wikimedia Blog Wikimedia 2030 Apply To This Job