Graphic & Web Designer

Duty Station: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Status: Full time or part time, one year renewable
Application due: 6 February, 2015

Position Profile

The Graphic and Web Designer’s role is to create the best brand experience for AIP Foundation and its programs through the implementation of effective and meaningful print and digital designs.

The Designer will be based in Ho Chi Minh City to support AIP Foundation’s five offices in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Chengdu, China; Bangkok, Thailand; and Hanoi and HCMC, Vietnam. The Designer will develop program and communications material, digital designs, and web designs.

Responsibilities

Design Program & Communications material such as:
Banners, backdrops, standees, flyers, posters, brochures, greeting cards, stationary, annual reports, educational material, logos, brand identity for projects/campaigns, monthly E-newsletter, online mass mailings, website layouts etc.

Develop and maintain organization’s branding and identity on all design materials e.g. event and communications materials, stationary, and website etc.

Other responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Supervise printing process
• Coordinating with suppliers (e.g. web developers and printers) to ensure highest quality of final product
• Retouch photos and manage photo library
• Collaborate with program staff, from creative brainstorming to revision and production
• Edit videos and documentaries (occasionally)
• Keep up-to-date with program/development/communications activities
• Update news and content for AIP Foundation’s website (occasionally)
• Support the teams by giving advice/comments on outsourcing projects to improve product’s quality

Qualifications

• More than one year experience in graphic design
• Extensive knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; good English skills
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to prioritize and manage expectations, and take the initiative in gathering information for design requests
• Ability to assist and take over ongoing projects/tasks
• Ability to understand brief/feedbacks and apply to designs
• Proficiency to work on Mac OS
• Flexible, dynamic, professional, and innovative
• Prior experience managing multiple projects
• Ability to adapt designs/artworks to different cultures and communities
• Willingness to learn

Additional qualifications

• Relevant university degree
• Knowledge/experience of web design and HTML is a plus
• Knowledge/experience of printing and coding process is a plus
• Knowledge of Corel Draw, Dreamweaver, Premier is a plus

Benefits

• International working environment
• Friendly environment to develop communication and English skills
• Health insurance
• Training if required
• Five day work week

Contact

• The position will be hired locally. Vietnamese nationals with English language skills are encouraged to apply.
• Please submit a one-page cover letter, maximum two-page CV/resume, and a design portfolio using this webform or email [email protected].
• All applications will be carefully vetted, including working history and background checks.

About AIP Foundation
The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) is a U.S. registered non-profit organization addressing the pervasive and devastating rate of road traffic crash injuries and fatalities in developing countries through a holistic set of programs, with a particular focus on helmet use. Our five gear strategy includes access to helmets (manufacturing, selling, and supplying helmets); targeted education; school-level road safety education programs; technical assistance, particularly focused on legislative advocacy and helmet standards; and research, monitoring, and evaluation. Currently, AIP Foundation has a 60-person staff with offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, and Chengdu. In addition, we also guide initiatives in Uganda and Tanzania, among others. AIP Foundation funders and partners include a wide variety of public and private donors, including USAID, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FIA Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, Safe Kids Worldwide, UPS, FedEx, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, and local government agencies. For additional information, please visit www.asiainjury.org.