Re-entry toolkit graphic designer
The Final 5 Campaign seeks a graphic designer to create the design and layout for a re-entry toolkit for incarcerated youth when they are released. The designer will be responsible for translating messaging and design aesthetic notes from the campaign toolkit team into a creative design layout that incorporates provided photos and illustrations.
BACKGROUND
The Final 5 Campaign is led by directly impacted youth & abolitionists who are committed to the closure of the five Illinois youth prisons. In addition to our organizing work, we also offer support and resources to currently and formerly incarcerated youth. Part of this work is the development of a re-entry toolkit to support youth returning home from the Illinois youth prisons and other detention centers. We hosted focus groups with youth who were recently released from the youth prisons to help identify what support youth need when returning home, and we also have a team of directly impacted youth working on this toolkit. We plan to distribute the toolkit to youth getting out of incarceration across Illinois to help them with everything we heard that was a challenge. Our hope is that the toolkit will offer ways to navigate anything that may be a challenge for recently released youth.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Experienced in designing toolkits and/or other multi-page booklets in Canva, InDesign, or another design program.
Comfortable with developing the design theme and layout, based on aesthetic and messaging notes from the campaign toolkit team.
Communicative and collaborative, willing to work with the campaign toolkit team to understand design requests and edits.
Loves using creative/expressive artwork to develop meaningful resources that support liberatory movements.
Abolitionist values.
Preference given to candidates who have been impacted by incarceration (including individuals who have been incarcerated themselves and/or who have felt the impact from incarceration of their family and community members).
DESIGN GUIDANCE AND DELIVERABLES
Design layout and formatting for approximately 30 page full-color toolkit, integrating provided written content and illustrations
Print version with QR codes for linked resources
Interactive online version with direct links to resources
Accessible and youth-culture driven aesthetic (e.g. layout takes into account readability, visually appealing modern design that incorporates youthful expression)
We plan to work with illustrators to create illustrations that will be incorporated into the toolkit design, including: cover page image, basic portraits of directly impacted contributors to the toolkit , images that portray elements of processes described in the toolkit (e.g. drawings of cell phones, ID cards, graduation caps, etc.)
If you also are able to create and provide illustrations for the toolkit design, let us know! We will offer additional compensation if we incorporate your illustrations.
TIMELINE
Deadline to apply: May 9th
Candidates invited for interviews by May 13th
Final candidate selection by May 25th
Final design work completed by late June
COMPENSATION
$2000 for full toolkit design and layout
Option to increase compensation if designer also creates illustrations for the toolkit
TO APPLY
Fill out the application and upload work samples HERE. Send any questions to nicole.negrete@law.northwestern.edu.
