Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) · 2 days ago

Graphic Designer - REMOTE

Washington, DC

Full-time

Remote

Entry Level

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Responsibilities

Graphic design: As directed by the Associate Multimedia Coordinator, support ACLED’s outreach and user engagement by creating custom designs for social media visuals, infographics, newsletters, and other promotional materials. Input new information into existing infographic templates on a weekly basis. Work with the Web Manager to contribute design ideas for ACLED’s web infrastructure and ensure design and branding coherence across ACLED content. Assist the Research and Analysis teams with designs for data visualization outputs, including creating custom templates for collaborative projects that involve visual storytelling of the data and analysis.

Publications: Help facilitate layout and design for ACLED analysis and rapid response outputs and come up with new eye-catching yet clean templates for reports, guides, internal policies, and other written materials as required. Inputting new information into existing templates on a weekly basis.

Brand management, marketing, and outreach: Support the implementation of ACLED’s branding strategy by ensuring adherence to branding guidelines for various creative and written content produced throughout the organization. Assist the Corporate Licensing team with client and donor outreach, including the design and production of brochures, welcome packets, reports, proposals, and other resources as required.

Management of ACLED’s Digital Library and keeping multimedia guidelines up to date: Maintain the organization of the repository of digital assets in Google Photos and Google Drive and help supply photos or other materials to team members upon request.

Administrative support: Provide general administrative support to the Head of Communications and Communications Coordinator as needed, as well as ad hoc support to other departments.

Qualification

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Adobe SuiteGraphic DesignData VisualizationVisual CommunicationsBrand ManagementSocial Media DesignFluency in FrenchFluency in ArabicFluency in PortugueseFluency in SpanishTableauFlourishMoqupsQGISAudiovisual ProductionAsana

Required

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

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English

3–5 years of experience with Adobe Suite programs

Experience with sourcing digital assets such as editorial photography, video clips, motion graphics, icons, etc.

Ability to multitask, collaborate with colleagues across departments, and work remotely with limited supervision

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

Preferred

Experience with data and quantitative/qualitative research

Fluency in other languages, especially French, Arabic, Portuguese, and/or Spanish

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

Proficiency or working knowledge in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Flourish, moqups, or QGIS

Experience in creating animations or illustrations for educational and informational content

Skills in audiovisual production and editing

Past work with nonprofits or within the research sector (focused on peacebuilding, conflict and demonstrations, human rights, and/or foreign affairs)