Description:

The designer will produce graphics primarily for digital media and video, including illustrations, infographics, and motion graphics. The designer will help shape MSF-USA’s visual identity across platforms, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines. Strengthening our visual communications is intended to expand MSF-USA’s reach and awareness, increase social sharing and website traffic, and inspire greater financial support and other involvement.

ROLES SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
Daily Activities & Responsibilities

• Produces powerful graphics—including illustrations, infographics, and motion graphics—to effectively convey MSF’s reporting and witnessing from our medical humanitarian projects around the world. Distills complex concepts, medical data, and other information into clear, compelling, and accurate graphics for use on digital channels including social media. Contributes graphics and design expertise to print publications and collateral as needed.
• Provides graphic design support to the Communications department and to MSF-USA as a whole, with a focus on digital media content. Priorities include rapid response to breaking news and emergencies as well as longer-term projects to highlight medical humanitarian issues.
• Proposes ways that graphics could be used to enhance MSF-USA’s storytelling capabilities and increase the impact of our communications materials.
• Coordinates with other teams and departments—including Events, Medical Publications, Field Human Resources, and the MSF Association—to assist them in their work and act as a liaison with design consultants and other vendors when required.
• Participates in strategy meetings about content production and dissemination. Identifies ways to augment presentation of MSF-USA’s work on digital platforms to increase engagement.
• Monitors medical humanitarian activities to appropriately represent MSF in communications materials, via reading MSF reports and updates, regular attendance of office presentations, program briefings, etc.
• Keeps up with emerging technologies and trends in digital media and the design industry.

Who You Are

• Passionate about MSF-USA’s social mission to provide medical humanitarian aid.
• Interested in international humanitarian affairs and medical issues
• Committed to upholding diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Highly creative and organized

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Background Preferred

• Strong portfolio of digital assets and motion graphics with similar non-profit, media, or client work
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite design software.
• Video editing experience a plus.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other team members.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple requests in an organized way.