Communications, Design & Impact Specialist

COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN & IMPACT SPECIALIST : JOB POSTING

La Cocinas mission is to elevate Latine-centered knowledge that heals and transforms always in partnership with those most impacted by trauma and systemic inequity.

REPORTS TO : Director of Impact & Strategic Communications

DEPARTMENT : Executive

FLSA STATUS : Full-time Exempt (may opt for 32 or 40-hours per week; salary adjusted accordingly)

EFFECTIVE DATE : January 12 2026

ABOUT LA COCINA

La Cocina is a nationally recognized nonprofit incubator and multilingual community mental health institute that leads with healing-centered care clinical excellence community organizing and social justice values. We are a teaching clinic where multilingual clinicians advocates and community-based organization (CBO) leaders grow alongside community partners. Through our co-design incubator La Cocina develops original culturally affirming interventions that respond directly to the lived realities of the families we serve.

Every program supervision structure and service offered at La Cocina is designed to meet urgent community needs and to prepare the next generation of community-based providers advocates and leaders to practice with cultural humility compassion and liberatory intent.

THE OPPORTUNITY

La Cocina is seeking a creative detail-oriented Communications Design & Impact Specialist (the Specialist) to join the Executive Office and support the Director of Impact & Strategic Communications in producing high-quality communications design assets impact materials and digital content that elevate La Cocinas mission and visibility.

This is a mid-level professional role for a doera person who loves to create organize write refine work with data and deliver polished compelling work. The Specialist will play a central role in producing graphic design and layout materials drafting and editing copy managing digital content supporting evaluation reporting and ensuring that La Cocinas communications ecosystem is consistent timely and aligned with our values.

The ideal candidate combines excellent writing and storytelling skills with strong design capacity technical competency comfort working with data and organizational precision. The Specialist will help prepare clean and organize datasets; produce visual assets (charts dashboards infographics); and translate data findings into accessible clear formats that support communications fundraising and impact reporting. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a mission driven environment loves managing projects from concept to completion and is excited to contribute to a national model for healing-centered culturally-affirming mental health innovation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft edit and refine written content across platformsincluding web social media reports presentations and fundraising materialsto ensure clarity cohesion and alignment with La Cocinas voice and values.
• Produce high-quality design assets such as graphics layouts templates slide decks and branded materials that elevate La Cocinas programs communications and development efforts.
• Support website and digital content management including updates scheduling and maintaining consistency across digital platforms.
• Prepare clean and organize datasets and create simple dashboards charts and data visualizations that support communications development and impact reporting.
• Coordinate communications and design workflows tracking projects from concept through completion to ensure timely polished deliverables.
• Collaborate across teams to gather content integrate feedback and ensure accurate dignifying representation of families and programs in all communications.
• Support events and campaigns by developing materials preparing visuals and assisting with logistics and dissemination.
• Uphold La Cocinas standards for narrative integrity accessibility and cultural humility in all written visual and data-driven communications.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this role. While performing job duties the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively both in person and via digital platforms. The role may involve standing walking and using hands to handle or feel tools equipment or supplies. The ability to occasionally lift office products or materials up to 20 pounds is required.

CLASSIFICATION & BENEFITS

SALARY RANGE : $60000 to $75000 ANNUALLY

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. La Cocina is committed to offering competitive compensation that supports the recruitment and retention of exceptional mission-aligned team members.

HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE

La Cocina is an equal opportunity employer that centers diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage applications from BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) persons immigrants women members of the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented and / or under-resourced groups. La Cocina does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin disability marital status and / or veteran status.

Required Experience :

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Key Skills

Internal Control,Accounting And Auditing,Accounts Handling,General Services,Elevator,Brand

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 60 - 75