About the job
Salary: $57,000
Location: Washington, D.C. or remote
Work Dates: March 1 - November 13, 2026
Note: This is a temporary, full-time position on our team starting on or after March 1, 2026, and concluding on November 13, 2026.
This role is not part of the bargaining unit.
Why Join middle-seat?
- Attractive salaries and comprehensive benefits package.
- We exclusively partner with progressive organizations, candidates, and causes.
- Proudly unionized team, affiliated with the Campaign Workers Guild.
- Opportunity to be part of a dynamic and expanding operation.
Key Responsibilities
Design and Creative Development
- Engage with clients to evaluate their needs and aesthetic preferences.
- Innovate and produce new design concepts, logos, visual identities, and graphics.
- Collaborate with team members and clients to craft digital creative content.
- Develop print materials (flyers, proposals, literature, presentations, mailers, etc.).
- Create and enhance static web graphics.
- Implement client branding into web graphics for product web design templates.
- Assist in website design through client communication, brand application, custom graphic design, and UX design.
- Generate and optimize animated GIFs and advanced motion graphics.
- Edit videos and DTCs.
- Support video production as necessary.
- Create and produce branding assets and collateral.
- Modify final designs in line with team and client feedback to secure approval.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Collaboration and Leadership
- Work collaboratively with digital strategists, developers, client representatives, and fellow designers.
- Participate in design discussions with the creative team and other Middle Seat teams.
- Stay informed about the evolving creative landscape in political design, ensuring we are trendsetters rather than followers.
- Provide creative direction and feedback to Middle Seat designers and contractors as needed.
- Lead training sessions on new tools, processes, and best practices when necessary.
- Contribute to new client pitches.
- Other responsibilities as requested.

