I’m a designer with 7 years in church branding and Sunday visuals, moving to Austin in September, and praying for a part-time role (20–30 hrs) where I can serve with Adobe CC/Figma. If you know a church or nonprofit needing help with sermon series art, web, or fundraising campaigns, I’d love to share my portfolio and serve the mission.
I landed a part-time church gig here by sending the comms director a one‑page ‘sermon series art’ sampler (16:9, stories, LED wall) and doing a 48‑hour test turnaround. If you’re open to nonprofits too, skim Mission Capital’s Austin job board: Work at MC — Mission Capital, and attach a quick Loom of your Figma flow — most teams sprint on Thursdays, so flag your Sunday availability or package work as project bundles. Think of it like liturgy for deadlines.
Building on @michael7935, I’ve gotten quick yeses by sending a 60‑sec Loom audit (loom.com) of a church’s current series art plus a Figma header mockup — subject line “Austin — free idea for your fall series” — then DM’ing the comms lead on IG Monday morning; it’s like a trailer, not the whole movie. If you’re pitching nonprofits too, offer a one‑week fixed‑scope pilot instead of hourly so approvals don’t stall.
Quick win that worked for me: send a “September — 20–30 hrs” one‑pager with your Adobe CC/Figma stack and a ready‑to‑use fall campaign kit (email headers, web hero, giving slide) tailored to one Austin church. Instead of a free audit, pitch a 2‑week paid pilot with a clear deliverable and cap the hours. For warm leads, I’ve had replies through the Church Communications FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchcommunications.
When I cold pitch Austin churches, I pull their LED wall ratio from a recent livestream and send a 10‑sec loop plus a still at the exact pixels (ProPresenter‑ready) so they can drop it in. Mention your “September — 20–30 hrs” window, then offer a 1‑week pilot covering a comms day off; I’ve gotten faster yeses than a full interview cycle. If you do audits like @wilson75 suggests, lead with the screen specs — tiny detail, big trust signal.
Ask to sit in on a Thursday run‑through and then send a mini deck: two series art options, a YouTube thumbnail, and an IG story cover they can drop in ‘as‑is’ — that booked me two Austin churches last fall. If they hesitate, offer a 48‑hour pilot with a tight scope; as @michael7935 noted, speed wins. It’s like bringing a casserole to the potluck, but in RGB.