Overview
The Communications Associate (Graphic Designer) will support the development of visual assets and knowledge products for diverse audiences, while helping strengthen brand consistency across materials produced by the Country Office and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain visual design standards for the Country Office, ensuring consistency and quality across all materials.
- Develop and maintain design templates, style guides, and asset libraries in alignment with WFP global brand standards.
- Ensure all design outputs adhere to WFP branding requirements.
- Maintain a versioned library of design assets, templates, and final files.
- Lead the design and visual production of programme materials, learning tools, and knowledge products.
- Design and produce donor-facing products, corporate reports, presentations, and advocacy materials.
- Develop visual assets for internal and external communications, including infographics and social media assets.
- Provide design support for WFP events, launches, and advocacy activities.
- Serve as the primary in-house design liaison with external partners, stakeholders, and creative vendors.
- Communicate design standards, brand requirements, and creative briefs to external partners and vendors.
- Review partner and vendor outputs for design consistency.
- Coordinate with external stakeholders throughout the production cycle.
- Support design quality assurance, including resolution verification, color accuracy, layout integrity, and brand compliance.
- Maintain version control of all design files and final outputs.
- Perform other design and communications tasks as requested.
Required Experience
- A minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field, particularly in the design of educational, health, or development communication materials.
- Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop etc.), and Canva Pro is required.
- Experience or familiarity with nutrition, food security, livelihood, or skills and productivity programming is an advantage, particularly in the context of social protection or community-based programmes.
- Demonstrated experience designing materials for low-literacy and/or marginalized populations in a development or humanitarian context.
- Experience working with UN agencies, NGOs, or government programs in the Philippines is desirable.
- Experience coordinating with external vendors or creative firms is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Completion of secondary school education is required. A bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communication, fine arts, multimedia arts, or a closely related field is highly desirable.
- Specialized training or certification in instructional design, visual communication for development, or social behavior change communication is an advantage.
