The Graphic Designer will report to the Communications and Knowledge Management
Objectives
- The graphic designer will provide support to the Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist and the overall Hub team.
- She/he will help the Hub team illustrate their work and accomplishments with visually compelling graphic design, animation, and professionally formatted reports and presentations.
- The designer should be familiar with In-Design, Adobe Creative Suite, and web-based animation and design programs.
- The designer should be able to professionally format a report in Word and be able to lay it out for print and for electronic distribution. The designer should also be savvy with PowerPoint, Prezi and/or Keynote and be able to create visually compelling presentations that distill complex information in an easy-to-digest and attractive manner.
- Ideally, the graphic designer has previous experience in animation or could pick up the skill quickly.
Responsibilities
- Final formatting of reports, presentations, and all Hub deliverables
- Creation of infographics to distill complex information in an attractive, digestible manner
- Presentation design and formatting
- Template creation
- Social media content creation
- Creation of photo stories
- Web design and the creation of new interactive features
- Web maintenance and uploading of content
- Translate data in to easy-to-digest graphics
- Create short animation pieces to tell a Hub story
- Create content for the Hub’s communication pieces, such as the monthly newsletter and weekly
- roundup
- Support content creation and design for all Hub reports and taskers
Qualifications
- At least five years of experience working as a graphic designer.
- Strong theoretical and practical background in graphic design, including the use of design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design, CorelDraw, etc.
- Expert experience in designing visually informative graphics and images.
- Expert experience in the layout of professional reports.
- Experience transforming complex data sets into compelling and creative visualizations that emphasize impact.
- Experience working in collaboration with technical teams and delivering under tight deadlines.
- An innovative and pragmatic problem solver.
- Demonstrated ability to work well within a team.
- Excellent English writing and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
The designer should provide examples of past work and provide current/past references that can attest to graphic designer’s expertise and work ethic.
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