Wide Eye

New role [LINK IN BIO]

We are seeking a motivated, resourceful Digital Project Manager for a full-time position. The successful applicant will help manage our brand and interactive design projects, and will work directly with our designers, engineers, and clients to produce beautiful, engaging digital experiences. Applicants must have knowledge of agency work, graphic design, product design and/or web development, excellent communication skills, good visual instincts, an eagerness to learn, and a “can-do” work ethic.

Annual salary: $60-80k plus benefits
This position is remote.

Thrilled to share a new Content Strategist contract-to-hire role at Wide Eye. [LINK IN BIO]

We’re seeking a creative, highly organized Content Strategist with extensive experience in content strategy and editorial management for large-scale, content-rich websites and digital products for a six-month contract-to-hire position. This role requires a deep understanding of content strategy, user experience, editorial best practices, SEO, analytics, and modern content management systems to drive engagement and achieve client objectives.

Annual salary: $90-115k plus benefits (or contract equivalent)
This position is remote.

Throughout the redesign, Wide Eye worked closely with the amazing team, leading them to strategic and effective design solutions that both reflect their deeply-held values and long term goals. The collaboration resulted in a that not only boosts Participant’s online presence but further elevates their dedication to social impact. Wide Eye is proud to have played a role in this transformative process.

Visit the new site celebrating Particpant’s work at participant.com

Sharing some old work. In 2021 Wide Eye worked with the ACLU of Florida to brand and design a bold, visionary, and aspirational public campaign, "WE MAKE THE WAY" -- the ACLU of Florida's multi-year strategic effort to build a more just Florida for all. The "WE MAKE THE WAY" campaign, built in collaboration with the ACLU of Florida, takes inspiration from the civil rights movement and the state of Florida and centers the ACLU's core principles: justice, equality, and democracy.

Our work included campaign naming, messaging, tone of voice rules, and visual branding.

Project team: Alex Rosales, Ida Woldemichael, Melanie Garunay

Typography: GT America by

(formerly Little Kids Rock) runs the largest nonprofit music program in the US public school system. Teachers currently implement innovative, culturally relevant curriculum to over 1,200,000 students in schools across the country, because they believe music should be a right, not a privilege.



Project Team: Alex Rosales, Ben Ostrower, Kelsey Holmes, Sebastian Arredondo, Teresa Carné Torrent

Sharing a bit of never-before-seen work from 2021. The following visual brand design was developed for an organization committed to achieving universal guaranteed income, but ultimately not made public.

The design approach, called “Future”, paints a picture of an America where every citizen is empowered to reach their full potential through minimum, basic income.

Project Team: Ben Ostrower, Mackenzie Kolling, Melanie Garunay, Alex Rosales, Roni Lagin

While we all had wished the election results would have swung a different way, we’re immensely proud to share our visual design and brand identity work from Stacey Abrams’s gubernatorial campaign launch earlier in 2022.

Our relationship with the Abrams campaign dates all the way back to her first run in 2018, and we relished this as an opportunity to reimagine Stacey Abrams’s public persona for 2022.

For the typography, we worked collaboratively with the legendary Tobias Frere-Jones and his amazing team at Frere-Jones Type to complete a custom version of a typeface ultimately named Community Gothic. Characterized by its rough, uneven edges and vintage properties, it was a perfect voice for the campaign – highlighting the continued fight for justice – tying the past to the future and the organic to the digital.

The musicality of Community Gothic is shown in more detail here - alternating between compressed, normal, and wide widths for constituency groups, quotes, and cities and communities in Georgia.

Project team: Grace Abe, Ben Ostrower, Elizabeth Bawol

While we all had wished the election results would have swung a different way, we’re immensely proud to share our visual design and brand identity work from Stacey Abrams’s gubernatorial campaign launch earlier in 2022.

Our relationship with the Abrams campaign dates all the way back to her first run in 2018, and we relished this as an opportunity to reimagine Stacey Abrams’s public persona for 2022.

Displayed here is a closer look at some of the extended design system for the campaign. Including: the iconic Georgia peach seal, One Georgia Our Georgia slogan lockup, and approved color pairings.

For the typography, we worked collaboratively with the legendary Tobias Frere-Jones and his amazing team at Frere-Jones Type () to complete a custom version of a typeface ultimately named Community Gothic. Characterized by its rough, uneven edges and vintage properties, it was a perfect voice for the campaign – highlighting the continued fight for justice – tying the past to the future and the organic to the digital.

The final slides show how the campaign operated within that system to extend and mature the visual brand throughout 2022.

Project team: Grace Abe, Ben Ostrower, Elizabeth Bawol

While we all had wished the election results would have swung a different way, we’re immensely proud to share our visual design and brand identity work from Stacey Abrams’s gubernatorial campaign launch earlier in 2022.

Our relationship with the Abrams campaign dates all the way back to her first run in 2018, and we relished this as an opportunity to reimagine Stacey Abrams’s public persona for 2022. From the outset, we collaborated with Tré Seals at .co to design a fully typographic logo adapted from Vocal Type’s Marsha typeface.

The colors are built off of Stacey Abrams’s already familiar dark purple/purple palette from 2018 with a series of vibrant secondary tones evocative of Georgia (peach) and inspiring a sense of diversity and inclusion.

In all, we developed a distinctive visual identity and design system (inclusive of a series of secondary design elements and collages) that allowed the campaign to speak visually in a range of contexts throughout an incredibly competitive campaign.

Project team: Grace Abe, Ben Ostrower, Elizabeth Bawol

Make a Plan. VOTE Tuesday like your rights depend on it. Go to iwillvote.com to find your polling location.

The Project Evident brand centered around and was committed to those building evidence for their programs. Real-life practitioners take center stage in the collateral along with inspiring messaging to show the benefits of collecting evidence. Echoes of the logo form throughout the system show the partnership Project Evident brings to every engagement.

Visit projectevident.org to learn more.

Project team: Lizzie Willet, Josh Dolin, Ben Bogard, Ben Ostrower, Jennifer Watkins Bielasiak, Chris Montwill

The building blocks of our internal culture are what we (cheesily) refer to as the 6 Wide Eye I’s. These aren’t just our values, these are the standards we all hold ourselves accountable to for creating a safe, creative, and thriving work environment.

On this day of introspection (for many) we thought these key pillars would be fun and inspiring to share:

1. Innovation

Resourceful and scrappy: solve problems and challenges creatively. Push yourself and your work to the next level, even when it’s uncomfortable.

2. Initiative

Proactively take action to identify issues and offer solutions. If you see something broken: either fix it (if it’s easily fixable) or offer a solution. Able to take initiative to ask for help when you’re struggling.

3. Intention

In all that you do and create, be aware of the intent: What are we creating? Who is it for? If an approach isn’t intuitive to you, it won't be intuitive to others. In communicating solutions to teammates and clients, always explain the simple “why”.

4. Inclusion

Engender mutual trust and support across teams and team members. Be respectful of each other’s time and opinions. Work hard to include others' perspectives and fight against our own biases.

5. Introspection

Learn from mistakes and failures. In the event of a conflict or disagreement, thoughtfully examine and sort your feelings before taking action. Care for and be attentive to yourself, so you can care for others.

6. Inspiration

Draw energy and confidence from doing good work and seeing others do good work. Work every day to create the conditions for others to push themselves and their creativity.

Please join us in welcoming Nathan Dirks, our new Front End Developer.
Nathan discovered his passion for frontend development in 2009 after borrowing a web development book from a friend. He spent 12 years as a freelance contractor, designing and building websites for nonprofits, creatives, colleges, and small businesses, followed by a two-year stint as a frontend developer for OtterBox.

📣 Calling all Project Managers! Wide Eye is hiring for two full-time remote positions.

Associate Director of Project Management
The successful applicant will assist in leading our team’s project managers, coordinate our project management process and help our Director of Project Management by assisting with operations for our project management team. Applicants must have experience with managing staff and a strong knowledge of managing website projects, interactive design, UX, and website content strategy.

Senior Technical Project Manager
The successful applicant will help lead our most complex interactive design projects, creating user experiences and products that drive action and inspire.

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Please join us in welcoming Colene McFarlane, our new Front End Developer.

Colene has multiple years of experience primarily focusing PHP and WordPress web development. She is an avid sports fan with basketball and world football (soccer) being her favorite sports. She loves watching anime (Gintama is her absolute favorite) and has recently taken up painting as another pastime hobby.

Please join us in welcoming Colene McFarlane, our new Frontend Developer.

Colene has multiple years of experience primarily focusing PHP and WordPress web development. She is an avid sports fan with basketball and world football (soccer) being her favorite sports. She loves watching anime (Gintama is her absolute favorite) and has recently taken up painting as another pastime hobby.

We are proud to share the new Taxpayers Against Fraud website, a resource for whistleblowers that empowers individuals who expose fraud in the government and financial markets and centers TAF’s credibility, impact, and knowledge in the space.

The yellow, in an otherwise monochromatic palette, represents the spotlight that comes with whistleblowing– both on the person revealing the information and on highlighting the newly exposed information previously in the dark.

Visit taf.org to learn more. 

Project team: Alex Rosales, Amira Al-Subaey, Ben Bogard, Ben Ostrower, Kelsey Holmes, Logan Nottbohm, Reavens Fenelon
 

Please join us in welcoming Hyewon Lee, our new Graphic Designer.

Hyewon is a multidisciplinary designer currently based in Chicago. With a previous background in film, she often tells stories through works of motion graphic and loves to experiment with design beyond two dimensional form. When not working, she enjoys digging for new music, 35mm photography, and watching UEFA Champions league.

Wide Eye is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Project Management for a full-time remote position. The successful applicant will assist in leading our team’s project managers, coordinate our project management process and help our Director of Project Management by assisting with operations for our project management team. Applicants must have experience with managing staff and a strong knowledge of managing website projects, interactive design, UX, and website content strategy.

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Please join us in welcoming Valerie Le, our new Interactive Designer!

Valerie Le is an Interactive Designer at Wide Eye passionate about using design for good. She graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, earning a dual degree in Art & Design and Communication & Media Honors. Her professional interests include branding, communication design, prototyping, experiential design, art direction, and technology. When not designing, you can find her bouldering, skateboarding, or hanging out with friends in the DC area.

Please join us in welcoming Alayna Citrin, our new Associate Creative Director.

Alayna is interested in creating thoughtful, compelling, and strategic work in collaborative and dynamic environments. She pulls from over eight years of experience across agency, in-house, and freelance roles to bring a unique and holistic lens to managing the design team and design process at Wide Eye. Previous clients and collaborators include BRAC, The Center for Urban Pedagogy, The Clinton Foundation, Equimundo: The Center for Masculinities and Social Justice, MICA, Research for Action, Sir Kensington’s, UNICEF, and WINGS Foundation.

Please join us in welcoming Sami Moya Medina, our first ever design intern.

Sami is a designer with a passion for using digital experiences as conduits for change. They love using their interdisciplinary skills to provide a more comprehensive skillset to progressive causes and mission-driven organizations that focus on people over profit.

Please join us in welcoming Curtis Gray, our first ever software engineering intern.

Curtis is a Web Developer that likes to know how things work. His curiosity drives him to always be learning. Coming from a background in IT, he loves technology and the great things that can be done with it.

Wide Eye is seeking a skilled Senior Technical Project Manager for a full-time remote position (Washington DC or New York City area preferred). The successful applicant will help lead our most complex interactive design projects, creating user experiences and products that drive action and inspire.

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MoveOn is building an ever-growing diverse coalition of followers. Wide Eye collaborates with the MoveOn team to celebrate the diversity of its movement and build branded collateral for organizing actions and events.


Project Team: Josh Dolin, Sebastian Arredondo, Alex Rosales, Melanie Garunay

(Image description: Each slide features a unique share graphic. The first is a graphic introducing a carousel about Black History Month, and the second shares a quote from Alicia Garza sharing perspectives about the impact of Black organizing and civic participation. The third graphic shows a victory graphic about the passing of the USPS Reform Bill, and the final slide highlights our work designing placards and rally assets for the “Justice for Emmett Till” event.)

MoveOn’s stickers and merch promote long-term policy campaigns and allow members to support the organization’s efforts through donations. Wide Eye collaborates with the MoveOn Merchandise Fundraising team to create stickers and merch that supporters can proudly display for all to see.


Project Team: Josh Dolin, Sebastian Arredondo, Alex Rosales, Melanie Garunay

(Image description: Each slide features a unique sticker or piece of merch focused on a policy position or campaign. The first features Rep. John Lewis with a declaration to “Protect Voting Rights”. The next is a dog sporting a “paw-gressive” bandana. A trendy climate focused tote bag is worn on the third slide. The fourth slide shows the “Equality for All” sticker design to celebrate Pride Month. With recent banned books, we created a bookmark design that states “I read banned books.” The next sticker is a pro-choice, pink design declaring “Bans off our Bodies.” The seventh screen features a vaccine cardholder that was created to highlight a pro-health, pro-vaccine stance. The final slide is a striking typographical sticker that states “Vote Blue 2022.”)

MoveOn keeps right wing interests in check with a powerful online presence powered by hundreds of thousands. MoveOn members and advocates create petitions across the country on their platform, then MoveOn amplifies the most shared and relevant petitions through ads on various channels. Our team creates content for rapid-response campaigns, sourcing imagery and implementing copy in a matter of minutes. Since January 2020, their instagram following has increased 200%


Project Team: Josh Dolin, Sebastian Arredondo, Alex Rosales, Melanie Garunay

(Image description: The first slide shows an ad that shows Congress and a call to action to protect our democracy. The second slide features a petition ad to hold Lauren Boebert accountable for her hateful actions towards Rep. Ilhan Omar. The third slide shows three petition campaigns on various policy matters. The fourth slide highlights the increase of Instagram followers from January 2020 to March 2022, with over a 200% increase in followers since Wide Eye began working with the MoveOn team. The fifth and final slide is an ad depicting the January 6th insurrection, with a button to sign a petition to hold Facebook accountable for its role.)