Graphic Designer, National Consultant

The consultant will develop layout and graphic designs for communication materials supporting community engagement for various UNICEF programs in Myanmar, including immunization, maternal and child health, nutrition, education, child protection, WASH, emergency response, and AAP. The role involves creating print and digital assets, adapting existing materials, and ensuring quality and compliance with UNICEF standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative briefs for proposed communication materials based on technical content, community perspectives, communication objectives, and concepts provided or endorsed by UNICEF.
• Develop new communication materials in different formats, ensuring technical accuracy, audience-appropriateness, accessibility, and alignment with UNICEF’s communication and branding requirements.
• Adapt existing communication materials into different formats while maintaining integrity and suitability for intended audience and communication channel.
• Contextualize existing communication materials to ensure relevance to Myanmar context, target communities, languages, cultural considerations, and communication objectives.
• Follow technical briefs, instructions, and guidance provided by UNICEF and complete deliverables within agreed timeframe and requirements.
• Incorporate all consolidated technical, content, design, and editorial comments and revise materials until they meet quality standards and are accepted by UNICEF.
• Provide UNICEF with editable working files, source files, artwork files, design assets, and other relevant production files as requested.
• Provide and maintain necessary equipment, software, internet connectivity, and other resources at own cost.
• Adhere to predefined delivery schedules and submit deliverables accurately and on time.
• Submit finalized communication materials electronically through agreed communication channels.
• Conduct quality checks of all communication materials prior to submission, ensuring compliance with UNICEF policies, guidelines, visibility and branding requirements.
• Remain available to incorporate feedback, technical inputs, and revisions from UNICEF and accommodate multiple rounds of editing within agreed scope and timeframe.
• Provide high-quality, camera-ready and/or ready-to-print final files in specified formats after approval.

Requirements

• A bachelor degree in any relevant field as a minimum supported by relevant experience and professional certifications.
• More than 3 years in Design and Illustration.
• Demonstrated experience in graphic and layout design, illustration, and desktop publishing of IEC materials, particularly for nutrition, immunization, maternal and child health, and/or WASH, with specific experience in developing nutrition-related communication materials.
• Communicates effectively with various stakeholders.
• Results driven; able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment and with minimum supervision.
• Strong sense of team spirit, diplomacy, able to work effectively with different sections and teams.
• Ability to work under tight schedule, meet target timelines, respond to multiple demands including within a changing environment.
• Ability and commitment to develop high-quality products.
• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suites, Corel Draw, DTP layouting, professional illustration, and video editing.
• Good command of English.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts (desirable).

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Desktop Publishing
• IEC Material Design
• Nutrition Education Materials
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Adobe Creative Studio
• CorelDraw
• DTP Layouting
• Professional Illustration
• Video Editing
• Communication with Stakeholders
• Multicultural Work Environment
• High-quality Product Development
• Print and Digital Asset Creation
• Material Adaptation
• Compliance with UNICEF Policies

Languages

English