Job Opportunity for Lead/Assistant Lead, Graphic Design at Vision Spring in Noida

Description

Are you a change maker who wants to play a pivotal role in restoring vision for millions of people in low-income settings across India? Would you like to work for a high-growth organisation that is a pioneer in social impact practices?

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, and self-driven candidate who would like to have a challenging and meaningful career path in marketing and communication and social sector. Marketing, communication, and awareness creation at our organisation requires a proactive and dynamic approach. The candidate should be dedicated and sincere towards her/his work and should always be open to learning new things. The candidate should have in-depth subject matter knowledge, expertise, and experience. Timely and high-quality delivery of goals would be essential and will be a key performance measurement criterion. S/he will lead graphic creation and development, both creating original designs directly and managing agencies/consultants to produce creative content. S/he will conceptualise and create graphics and designs for social media, exhibitions, and conferences. S/he will work on videos, illustrations, collaterals, and IEC material. S/he will write content and manage events. S/he will be based out of Delhi NCR (Noida), India.

About You

• You are skilled at developing a variety of concepts and appropriate visual styles.
• You demonstrate an excellent eye for detail and experience in art direction, graphic design, video editing, and animation. You stay inline with current social, cultural, and media trends.
• You are deeply curious about social impact communication.
• You have a deep understanding of design thinking process and wireframing.
• You can easily plan visual or multimedia concepts by studying information and materials and listening to requirements. Build 360 views of the concept and ideas on a campaign, collaborating closely with designers and other internal and external stakeholders.
• You are an exceptional storyteller with excellent presentation skills.
• You are process oriented and believe in documentation.
• You can bring ideas to life visually and are comfortable with diverse social, digital, and multimedia platforms.
• You are great at project management, writing content, and managing events.
• You consider timelines sacrosanct and always deliver work within those without compromising on quality.

About Us

• We are creating access to eyeglasses for low-income people. Clear vision creates opportunities for increased learning, work, safety, civic participation, and quality of life.
• As a social organisation, social change motivates us first. Our focus is on advancing our mission objectives – to increase functioning, productivity, and income earning potential for our low-income people by correcting impaired vision with eyeglasses.
• We are working to transform the systemic dysfunction which has failed to deliver eyeglasses – a 700-year-old technology – to approximately 60 Crore people in India in need of vision correction.
• We serve low-income people who are more than beneficiaries for us. Our beneficiaries expect high-quality eye-screenings and eyeglasses.
• To efficiently scale, we must deliver each new unit with less cost.
• We run our operations on metrics and social impact measures. We leverage a range of processes and practices to get the work done.
• We believe in scaling our impact, not our organisation. We are a lean team of doers.

What You’ll Do

• Conceptualise, create, layout and develop graphics, videos, and content.
• Shape visual aspects of websites, social media creatives, reports, brochures, exhibitions, and events.
• Bring innovation to design.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with designers, strategists, editors, copywriters, and other stakeholders, within and outside the organisation.
• Establish visual style and user experiences that effectively communicate with target groups and fulfil communication objectives.
• Develop concepts, IEC, and presentation materials.
• Write great content and manage events.
• Ensure appropriate use of logos and brand guidelines and maintain consistent look, feel, and messaging.
• Manage major editorial projects,?including?annual reports, digital catalogs, brochures, and short-and long-form documentaries.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of relevant work experience.
• A degree and/or diploma in graphic design and/or multimedia from a top institute.
• Outstanding creative and design skills.
• Proven experience in Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier Pro, and working knowledge of After Effects, CorelDRAW and other similar tools.
• Hands-on experience using a DSLR or mirrorless camera, as a photographer and some knowledge of videography.
• Proven experience in layout and its standardisation.
• Creative portfolio demonstrating scope of capabilities, with a focus on digital design/media and art direction.
• Experience with both digital and traditional media.
• Experience?creating visual and/or graphic design content.
• Experience?with email marketing platforms and developing email and SMS campaigns.
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills, proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, and experience using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Impeccable attention to detail with strong project management, organisational, and analytical skills.
• Excellent content writing and event management skills.
• Experience, and a commitment to, working respectfully with a diverse team; experience collaborating with outside consultants to move projects forward.
• Demonstrated interest and understanding of the social sector and desire to learn how to articulate and share our organisation’s unique approach.
• Highest standards of ethics and personal integrity, with a demonstrated capacity for discretion and for handling sensitive information with care.
• High levels of organization with extraordinary follow-throughs and strong personal sense of accountability.
• Comfort with working on various file formats, such as CDR, AI, PDF, GIF, EPS, and others.
• Good communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time within India.

Compensation

Salary based on experience and education.
Competitive benefits, including health insurance and generous vacation time.

To Apply

We want to know more than just what you have done. We want to know who you are. What are the passions and talents that draw you to this role?

Please submit your application, including a thoughtful cover letter and your CV/résumé, to: hr.india@visionspring.org. Please ensure there is a short description of each organization on your CV/résumé. Include your last name and “Lead/Assistant Lead, Graphic Design” in the subject line.

Please note, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.