Steer is looking for a Design Consultant to lead visual design and technical communication across economic development projects, with some involvement in sports and major events work. This role sits at the intersection of analysis, strategy, and storytelling, producing clear, client-ready materials that support decision-making. The consultant will be embedded in project teams and help shape how insights are communicated from early drafts through final delivery.
What You'll Do
- Lead and produce visual materials that support economic development and, secondarily, sports and major events client work.
- Create client presentations and executive decks designed for clarity, storytelling, and decision-making.
- Design reports and technical documents, including layout, graphics, and visual hierarchy.
- Produce one-pagers, executive summaries, and briefing materials for boards, elected officials, funders, and partners.
- Develop brand-aligned visuals for initiatives, programs, and place-based strategies.
- Create data visualization, including charts, infographics, and economic impact graphics.
- Produce spatial, movement, and flow diagrams, including mass movement graphics where relevant.
- Collaborate closely with analysts, economists, planners, and project managers to translate quantitative and qualitative analysis into accurate, accessible visuals.
- Ensure visual quality and consistency while tailoring materials to different audiences.
- Lead proposal design for economic development and sports-related pursuits.
- Design materials for conferences, presentations, and business development.
- Maintain and evolve internal design templates, toolkits, and visual standards.
- Collaborate with marketing and leadership on visual positioning and storytelling.
What We're Looking For
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Nice to Have
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Technical Stack
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Team & Environment
Embedded in project teams alongside analysts, economists, planners, and project managers. Part of Fourth Economy, which joined Steer in 2021.
Benefits & Compensation
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Work Mode
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Our culture is built on genuine partnership, a commitment to lasting impact, innovative and people-centered solutions, equity, data-driven strategies, and practical, creative solutions.
