Graphic Designer

October 20

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Description

• ACLED is recruiting a full-time Graphic Designer to support graphic design projects, digital content generation, brand management, marketing, and formatting publications. • The ideal candidate will have experience with visual communications, an intuitive eye for visual identity, design, illustration, and sourcing compelling editorial images and video clips, along with skills to translate complex data and analysis into digestible visualizations, resources, and other content for diverse audiences and platforms. • This position is entry-level, fully remote, and can be done from any location with reliable internet. • The weekly work schedule for this role is flexible (to be determined in agreement with supervisor).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in visual communications, graphic design, journalism, or a program that involves the application of digital design; or a degree in the social sciences or humanities fields if self-taught in graphic design (essential) • Experience with data and quantitative/qualitative research (preferred) • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English (essential) • Fluency in other languages, especially French, Arabic, Portuguese, and/or Spanish (preferred) • 3–5 years of experience with Adobe Suite programs (essential) • Specifically InDesign, Illustrator, Premier, Acrobat, and Photoshop • Experience with visual storytelling, data visualizations, motion graphics, and conceptualizing, designing, and laying out high-quality, innovative, and attention-grabbing materials (print and online) for web-based communications, including infographics, reports, web, and social media campaigns • Experience with creating digital assets for social media: Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and other platforms • Detail-oriented to ensure all work is accurate and high-quality • Proficiency or working knowledge in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Flourish, moqups, or QGIS (an advantage) • Experience in creating animations or illustrations for educational and informational content (an advantage) • Skills in audiovisual production and editing (an advantage) • Experience with brand management, adapting content for audiences, working in set templates and/or producing materials for public relations • Past work with nonprofits or within the research sector (focused on peacebuilding, conflict and demonstrations, human rights, and/or foreign affairs) is an advantage • Experience with sourcing digital assets such as editorial photography, video clips, motion graphics, icons, etc. (essential) • Ability to multitask, collaborate with colleagues across departments, and work remotely with limited supervision (essential) • A knack for taking initiative and presenting new ideas or approaches that amplify the data and analysis that ACLED collects and conducts • Good judgment, strong organizational and planning skills, and high attention to detail; experience in using Asana or openness to learn • An ability to meet deadlines and communicate effectively on the status of projects • Monitor trends and performance on social media to determine opportunities for improvement or campaigns • A willingness to seek and implement feedback as well as provide constructive feedback to others • Enthusiasm for strategic communications, experimenting with new designs while following brand guidelines as well as a drive to learn new platforms and tools