Key Milestones & Timeline:

Participate in the in-person live prototyping workshop with the youth: Oct 23-27, 2023

Collaborate with five youth organizations (YOs) to gather project details and branding guidelines: Oct 30, 2023

Initiate design of prototype assets aligning with each YO’s project concept.

Finalize design assets including wireframes, posters, brochures, and handouts.

Return completed assets to respective youth organizations: Nov 14, 2023

Deliverables:

2-3 key wireframes (screens) for each YO’s prototype.

Posters, brochures, and handouts for each organization’s project.

Branding design elements (mood boards, color palettes, logos).

Design assets for live prototypes and promotional materials.

SCOPE 2: Communication Design for the Innovation Lab

Key Milestones & Timeline:

Collect necessary materials from five youth organizations (YOs) for pitch deck design: Dec 18, 2023

Create visually appealing and coherent design elements for the pitch decks.

Finalize design materials including pitch decks and other needed materials for the innovation lab.

Return designed decks and innovation lab materials to the respective youth organizations: Jan 13, 2024

Deliverables:

5 uniquely designed pitch decks effectively conveying each organization’s project message and branding.

Design assets aligning with each organization’s branding guidelines and project concepts.

Other print design materials needed for the innovation lab (worksheets, posters etc.)

You are:

Able to work in a fast-paced, rapidly-changing work environment and comfortable with ambiguity

Motivated by designing exceptional solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing young people

Curious, humble, and empathetic, fascinated by others’ lives, loves, and perspectives

Creative thinker and able to help others understand and build on your ideas

A natural collaborator who understands how to work with a diverse team

Able to easily communicate and envision concepts and ideas to team members, partners, and funders

You have:

2+ years of experience in graphic design or communication design

Strong graphic design skills particularly in layout, presentations, branding and visualization of systems and complex information and structures

Strong knowledge of design platforms like Adobe Creative Suite, design techniques, software, data visualization

Experience in creating and/or managing brands

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with colleagues, clients, and beneficiaries

Experience in print production

Desirable:

Expertise in human-centered design / design thinking

Experience in print, digital, UX/UI design, data visualization

Experience in and enthusiasm for managing interns or junior designers

Experience in illustration and drawing concepts

Previous experience working on health, education or employment programs

Worked or lived in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia or Central America

Proficient with basic visual and/or UX/UI design tools to create mid-fidelity mockups

Strong interest in working with young people