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Graphic Design · Education

Graphic design support for schools, EdTech, & education organizations

By Zack Pennington, CEO Updated

Whether you're updating enrollment brochures, designing slide decks for professional development, or building visual assets for an online course, design work piles up fast in education settings. Most education teams don't have a dedicated designer on staff, and asking teachers or administrators to produce polished visuals isn't a sustainable solution. A Nacho specialist can take that work off your plate on a flexible monthly basis.

Tools we work with: Canva Adobe Express Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint

Can a Virtual Assistant handle graphic design for education companies?

Yes. Nacho matches education companies with a vetted, 100% US-based Specialist who owns graphic design week after week, not a one-off task. You start with a $300 Delegation Strategy Plan, set a monthly Talent Budget from $1,000, and we match you in about a week.

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How it works

How your Specialist owns graphic design for education companies

When you bring on a Nacho Graphic Design Specialist for your education organization, they start by reviewing your existing brand assets: logos, color palettes, fonts, and any style guides, so every deliverable stays on-brand without you micromanaging each project. Day-to-day, they work in tools like Canva Pro, Adobe InDesign, or Illustrator depending on your needs, producing assets like course thumbnails, parent-facing flyers, social media graphics for enrollment campaigns, and presentation templates for staff or board meetings. You submit requests through whatever workflow suits you: a shared Asana board, a simple Google Form, or even email, and your Specialist turns them around with enough lead time to review before deadlines. Your role is approving drafts and flagging any content changes; the layout, sizing, and visual polish are handled for you. During slower summer periods, up to $200 of unused budget can roll over into the following month, so lighter months can still contribute a little toward what comes next.

Off your plate

What your Specialist takes off your plate

Before your first project, pull together your brand kit: logo files, approved fonts, hex color codes, and any existing templates, and share them with your Specialist during onboarding. The most common mistake education clients make is sending a Word doc or a screenshot of a flyer and expecting the EA to recreate the brand from scratch; the cleaner your starting assets, the faster and more consistent the output will be.

  1. Course and Curriculum Visual Design

    Design workbooks, lesson handouts, and eLearning slide templates in tools like Canva or InDesign, formatted for both print and digital delivery on platforms like Canvas or Google Classroom.

  2. Enrollment and Recruitment Collateral

    Create print-ready and digital brochures, open house flyers, and viewbooks that align with your school or program's brand standards and admissions messaging.

  3. Social Media Graphics for Education Campaigns

    Produce sized, on-brand graphics for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to support enrollment windows, event promotion, or program announcements.

  4. Presentation and Slide Deck Design

    Build or refresh PowerPoint or Google Slides templates for board presentations, staff professional development sessions, or accreditation reports.

  5. Email Newsletter and Communication Templates

    Design reusable visual templates in Mailchimp or Constant Contact for parent newsletters, donor updates, or district-wide communications that staff can update each cycle.

Your stack

Tools our team works with

We adapt to your existing stack, no forced migrations.

Adobe Express
Unsplash / Pexels
Google Slides
Dropbox
Microsoft PowerPoint
Canva

...and many more!

Client proof

Trusted by education companies

Nacho supports education companies including Devorah Heitner, PhD, Educational Testing Services (ETS), Proximity Learning, and 1 others, handling everything from graphic design to broader operational support.

The model

What delegating to Nacho actually looks like

This is ongoing delegation to one vetted, US-based person, not a task posted to a marketplace.

  1. Start with a Delegation Strategy Plan

    A one-time $300 onboarding fee pairs you with a Client Success Manager who maps what to hand off first. See the full process.

  2. Get matched in about a week

    We match you with a vetted, 100% US-based Specialist in your time zone. If the fit is not right, the Nacho Guarantee re-matches you free.

  3. Set a monthly Talent Budget

    Budgets start at $1,000 a month and draw across Executive Assistants from $40/hr, Specialists from $65/hr, and Fractional Executives from $125/hr. Up to $200 of unused budget rolls over each month. For marketing-led work, that senior seat is usually a Fractional CMO. See pricing in detail.

  4. Three months, then month to month

    The initial term is three months so the working relationship has time to compound, then it rolls month to month. Book a discovery call to size yours.

Talent Budget

What delegating graphic design costs for education companies

Drag the sliders to build a monthly plan that fits your workload.

Executive Assistants
from $40/hour
10 hours $400
Specialists
from $65/hour
20 hours $1,300
Fractional Executives
from $125/hour
0 hours $0
Your monthly budget
$1,700

Starting at $1,000/month. One-time $300 onboarding fee includes your Delegation Strategy Plan.

Good questions

Frequently asked questions

Can a Nacho Specialist work within our school district's brand guidelines?
Yes, brand compliance is a standard part of how our Specialists work. If your district has a formal style guide, share it during onboarding and your Specialist will follow it for every deliverable. If you only have loose guidelines, they can help document a working brand reference from your existing materials.
We use Canva for Teams across our staff, can the EA work inside our existing Canva account?
Absolutely. Nacho Specialists are experienced with Canva Pro and Canva for Teams, including shared brand kits and folder structures. You can add your Specialist as a member of your existing workspace so all assets stay organized in one place and your staff retains access after each project.
How many design requests can realistically be handled in a month?
That depends on the complexity of each asset, but at the Specialist starting rate of $65/hour with a starting budget of $1,000/month, most education clients get 12 to 15 hours of design time per month, enough to cover recurring needs like social graphics and newsletters while also tackling a larger project like a course workbook or enrollment brochure. Your Client Success Manager will help you prioritize during onboarding.

Ready when you are

Get consistent, on-brand design without hiring in-house

Nacho matches education organizations with US-based Graphic Design Specialists who understand your timelines and brand standards. Start with a Delegation Strategy Plan and put your first design requests in motion in about a week.

Not sure yet? See how it works, compare the Executive Assistant, Specialist, and Fractional Executive roles, or read why we stayed 100% US-based.