Graphic Design Junior Associate, Strategic Communications (flexible location)

About the European Climate Foundation

The European Climate Foundation (ECF) was founded in 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to help tackle climate change by fostering the development of a low-carbon society at the national, European and global level.

We support over 350 partner organisations to carry out activities that contribute to the public debate on climate action, drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero emissions economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.

As towns, cities and countries around the world declare climate emergencies, seas rise, forests burn, glaciers melt, increasing numbers of people take to the streets demanding urgent action and our societies begin to wake up to what the science has been saying for many years, there has never been a more important time to be working on climate change.

About the role

The ECF’s Strategic Communications team is the outreach unit of the foundation. Its role is to act as a centre of expertise for communication on climate change and to play an active role in helping create more political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change at an international, national and sectoral level.

Team members deliver strategic advice, communications and outreach support to partners and work as part of a global network of communications experts to enhance the public debate on climate change and its solutions more broadly.

We are seeking a talented and creative graphic designer looking to make the next step in their career. You will be working with other content creators within an international digital team to produce compelling, creative, and original content to help drive action against climate change.

This is a new role within a growing team, with plenty of scope to make this your own from the ground up.

Key responsibilities

• Create, develop, and refine visual campaign concepts, working in collaboration with project managers, digital marketing colleagues, and campaign partners;
• Scope creative and design needs, and translate requirements into wireframes, mockups and design concepts including (but not limited to) branding assets;
• Plan and generate high-quality designs for social media content (e.g. graphics, quote cards, memes, infographics, short-form videos), style guides, digital advertising campaigns, templates, reports, and mock-ups for websites and landing pages;
• Manage a media content library, and source original and stock content for campaigns;
• Help raise the overall standard of content creation within the organisation by training colleagues with less experience in content creation.

Experience and competencies

• A genuine interest in the mission and values of the ECF;
• 1-3 years’ experience as a professional graphic designer, with a focus on products for digital mediums;
• Fluency in English, other languages are a bonus;
• Experience in multitasking and project management across multiple projects;
• Demonstrated experience creating and developing creative concepts, digital content, style guides, website landing page designs, and other assets to engage target audiences;
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, After Effects and XD);
• Familiarity with user experience principles on digital and social platforms;
• Ability to work flexibly both independently and in a team;
• The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers;
• The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across phone/video conferencing, time zones, Slack, email, Trello, etc.;
• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.

What we offer

• The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, small group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;

• A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;

• The opportunity to improve your digital skills through working with a team of experts in the field;

• A full-time position with a consultant or employment contract (subject to location) for 12 months, with a possible renewal after one year.

Location

Flexible, between UTC/GMT -6 to +3 time zones preferred. We may have co-working opportunities in some locations. You must have the right to work in your location.

Start date

As soon as possible