Graphic Designer, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Posted by on December 16, 2013

Graphic Designer, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Posted on: December 5, 2013

Job description
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

• Inspire • Transform • Build • Sustain

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), founded in 1827, is a visionary non-profit organization headquartered in Philadelphia whose mission is to motivate people to improve the quality of life and create a sense of community through horticulture. PHS currently engages a membership of more than 25,000 gardening enthusiasts who enjoy a wide range of benefits and programs. Among its many programs, PHS annually produces the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, the largest and longest-running flower show in the country, attracting over 250,000 visitors and having more than a $61 million economic impact for the region. It also manages the acclaimed City Harvest program, which has donated more than 200,000 pounds of fresh produce since 2006, and provides healthy food to 1,200 families each week of the growing season. PHS created the widely acclaimed Tree Tender and Garden Tender programs, enlisting a combined force of 6,000 people who have planted over 270,000 trees and established hundreds of gardens in the past two decades. PHS also leads the Plant One Million initiative, an ambitious program to plant a million trees in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. PHS’s design and care of iconic landscapes like the Azalea Garden, the grounds of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Rodin Museum, as well as Columbus Boulevard and Logan Square, has gained it national recognition for horticultural design, care and sustainable practices.

Mission: The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society motivates people to improve the quality of life and create a sense of community through horticulture.

POSITION SUMMARY:

PHS is seeking a Mid-level Graphic Designer to join our creative services team. This is a full-time on-site position that will report to the Brand Manager to identify and design creative needs to help maintain a weekly production schedule. Candidates should feel comfortable working within tight deadlines and communicating with supervisor, co-workers and vendors. This position includes, but is not limited to, graphic design, print production, branding and identity projects, direct mail pieces, signage, collateral materials, digital and online graphics, and presentations to support our creative needs.

Candidate must thrive on creative design challenges and production duties and be able to work quickly and effectively in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate must be a self starter, detail oriented, highly motivated, organized, able to take ideas and develop them into usable concepts. The new designer needs to be forward thinking and like change.

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