Visual Design Intern

Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. On the ground in more than 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

At UNDP, external and internal communication—nationally, regionally and globally—is critical to achieving both development results and business objectives. Skillful communication broadens the impacts of new policies, helps governance reforms take root, and attracts and fosters strong partnerships. The Office of Communications at UNDP is at the forefront of advancing online communications and outreach within the organization.

Project Description

The Digital Communications team works closely with the other teams in the Communications group to ensure that the tone and visual representation of UNDP branded products are consistent. Reporting to the team’s Visual Designer, the Intern will support the team conceptualizing and creating web and social media visual assets (Gifs, infographics, carousels, collages, illustrations, etc) for campaigns, events and other promotional purposes.

Duties and Responsibilities

The interested candidate will:

• Produce visual work that supports the implementation and achievement of UNDP’s Digital Strategy;
• Create graphics (e.g. infographics, illustrations, animated GIFs) and other visual material for UNDP’s social media channels intending to influence and/or develop positive public perceptions of the corporate brand;
• Design visually-engaging digital products including graphics and illustrations for single-page applications, microsites, and feature stories;
• Participate in ideation and conceptualization of campaigns and promotion material;
• Illustrate, animate and produce multimedia pieces to promote UNDP’s communication efforts in UNDP’s homepage.
• Test and introduce new visual methods and ideas to advance UNDP's digital communications;
• Perform other duties within your functional profile as assigned and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the office.

  Competencies

  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task;
  • Attention to detail is crucial;
  • Responsible, responsive, and enthusiastic;
  • Interest in global issues and the United Nations;
  • Must be able to work in a multi-cultural environment and be aware of political sensitivities;
  • Solid knowledge of Adobe CC Package (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects) and Figma.

    Required Skills and Experience

    Education
    
    Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

    (a) Be enrolled in a graduate school Programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
    (b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree Programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent);
    (c) Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

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    Experience

  • No work experience is required to apply for this internship. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Professional work experience, if any, will be considered a plus.
• Proven experience in multimedia design for social media and web is preferred;

Language

Availability

Application procedure

The application should contain:

Shortlisted Candidates must submit the following documents:

In case an applicant is successfully selected, s/he will be requested to provide electronic versions of: