Graphic Designer

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Job Title: Graphic Designer

Reports To: External Director

Duration: 6 Months (with potential for extension)

Position Type: Volunteer

Purpose of the Job:

To enhance the visual identity and digital presence of our non-profit organization through innovative and visually compelling graphic content. This role plays a critical role in driving our digital marketing initiatives, improving user engagement, and promoting our mission globally.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and Development: Produce engaging graphic designs for digital platforms, including social media, newsletters, and our website, that align with our brand and mission. Use creativity and contemporary graphic design trends to ensure the creation of high-quality visual content. [Critical]

• Brand Consistency: Ensure all graphic content consistently reflects our branding guidelines to fortify our identity across digital channels. [Critical]

• Global Brand Expansion: Collaborate with the social media manager, Web Designers, and Content Creators to create and disseminate content that propels I2U's brand onto a global stage. Leverage innovative designs to capture a worldwide audience and facilitate our mission's international exposure. [Critical]

• Trend Awareness and Application: Stay informed about the latest graphic design trends and technologies, applying this insight to produce relevant and engaging designs that captivate our audience and set our organization apart. [Non-Critical]

Benefits:

• Canva Premium Access: All our graphic designers are provided with Canva Premium, offering a wide range of advanced design tools, templates, and resources to support your creative process.

• Flexible Work Environment: We understand the importance of balancing academic commitments and personal life. Our work environment is highly flexible, allowing time off for school and personal matters, ensuring you can manage your workload and academic responsibilities effectively.

• Official Corporate Recommendations: Recognizing the value of our volunteers' contributions, we offer official corporate recommendations from our Executive Directors upon request. These personalized letters acknowledge your dedicated service and can significantly bolster your professional portfolio.

• Certificates for Service Hours: To formally recognize the effort and time our volunteers commit, we provide certificates for service hours achieved. These certificates serve as official documentation of your engagement and contributions, valuable for your academic and professional advancements.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• Enrollment in or completion of a university program.

• A strong portfolio demonstrating graphic design skills and creativity.

• An understanding of branding and the ability to produce visually appealing content that aligns with organizational goals.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work efficiently in a fully remote team.

• Self-driven with effective time management skills to meet deadlines.

Working Conditions:

This volunteer position is fully remote, offering flexible hours to fit around your academic schedule and personal commitments. Occasional virtual meetings for collaboration, feedback, and updates will be required.

Physical Requirements:

Primarily involves sitting and extensive use of a computer for design tasks.

Disclaimer:

This job description outlines essential functions and requirements and is subject to change at any time to accommodate the evolving needs of the organization. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.