The Role

Our team is looking for a Visual Communications Design Consultant. You will inspire, guide and move the internal teams, the clients and our stakeholders using the craft of visual communication to the desired outcomes. You are a team player who applies your creativity to varied design requirements. You will offer creative leadership to create compelling stories, visuals and reports.

Note: The consultancy is for 2 months, starting August 2024, with a possibility for an extension.

What you will be doing

You will be supporting the team on active projects. In particular, you will:

• Design and execute strong and compelling creative and visual designs, driven by strategy, for various mediums, including print, digital and interactive decks and email communications.
• Apply your visual communications skills and expertise to improve all communications, including digital, internal, and external presentations such as proposals, reports, and publications.
• Create and constantly apply and enforce brand identities and style guidelines for the specified projects.
• Create desirable templates and toolkits, including proposal deck templates, report templates, internal templates and other needed templates.
• Create project Visual Reports and Publications as guided by partners
• Conduct a wide variety of research, drive research synthesis, develop key insights at appropriate depth and communicate the insights creatively to inform design interventions and strategic decision-making
• Create compelling and impactful presentations, briefs, and blog posts on research, design and findings.
• Contribute to the overall organizational culture, strategy and approaches.

What you bring

• You have at least 6+ years of hands-on communications design, visual design, and visual storytelling experience (in client-facing and consultative roles). Understanding the human-centered design process is a plus. The ability to execute is a must.
• Desired – Prior experience creating digital/print publications, reports, presentations, toolkits, and templates.
• You’re a systems thinker. You love complex questions and using your visual skills to create clear and engaging storytelling.
• You’re comfortable working alongside and in front of clients across all project stages.
• You’re passionate about using visual and design thinking skills to produce solutions to social and business challenges.
• Solid experience working with digital tools and design tools (Adobe, Figma, Canva, Miro, Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Qualifications – BA in Graphics Design, Communication Design, or equivalent industry experience