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Graphic Design Associate

Category: Marketing, Public Relations, and Communications
Graphic Design Associate (Communications)

Overview
Create on‑brand graphics and layouts for web, social, presentations, and print.

Key Responsibilities
- Design campaign graphics, infographics, icons, and simple layouts.
- Export assets in correct formats/sizes; maintain a lightweight style guide.
- Collaborate with writers and data analysts to visualize key points.
- Ensure accessibility (contrast, legibility, alt text guidance).

Qualifications
- Portfolio demonstrating clean, modern work (Adobe CC, Figma, or similar).
- Understands usage rights and attributions; attentive to detail.
- Motion/short‑video skills a plus.

Time Commitment
Project‑based up to ~20 hours/month; flexible scheduling.

Benefits
- Portfolio pieces with measurable campaign impact.
- Professional references; potential co‑credit on reports.

Should be a Rail Passengers member or prepared to join Rail Passengers to participate. To
apply, send a resume, clips/links and a cover letter by email to [email protected].

"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."

Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.