Big Blue Communications is looking for a Graphic and Digital Media Designer to drive our design and illustration projects.

This is a full-time contract role based in Bangladesh. English fluency is essential. Apply today if you can visualise the compelling messages that the world needs to hear. 

About Big Blue

• Big Blue is a digital partner to people with life-changing ideas.
• We chase the world’s big issues. Water, environment, education, public health, and opportunities for women and girls.
• Share ideas, joy, and tea with us.
• Shape your craft, and wield your powers. Own and lead.
• You have life missions. Your work here can support those missions.
• We want you to be a powerful, invested player on this team.
• Push us and our partners to imagine big.
• We can do big things with care, intensity, kindness, together.

Responsibilities

• Carry out design and/ or illustration wherever requested
• Design and lay out branded reports
• Develop in-depth visual identities, branding guidelines, logos and branding for brand creation and rebranding projects
• Design high-visibility IEC and BCC materials including but not limited to posters, leaflets data visuals and information for audiences
• Produce concept art and assets to drive film production, animation, games, websites and apps
• Create branded social media graphics and assets for GIFs and reels
• Act as a principal quality and brand assurer
• Take ownership for the visual and creative process in projects. Communicate well with a team that might include line managers, writers, animators and client technical teams
• Coordinate with print vendors to successfully transition design work to physical printing process
• High standards and the ability to quality check your own work
• Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Design Suite. Principal tools are InDesign and Illustrator. Experience in Photoshop and After Effects is a plus.
• Collaborate with a full-service team which includes producers, line managers, designers, writers, content creators, animators to meet project objectives
• Maintain an organised workflow and meet project deadlines
• Contribute wherever requested to meet project goals
• Contribute to project and in-house team strategy
• Continually develop your technique and professional project approach
• Continually raise your quality and turnover rate
• Contribute to project and team strategy, including longer-term strategies for marketing
• Contribute to teaching and upskilling Big Blue teammates in your craft

Requirements/ Experience

• Excellent understanding of colour theory, composition, and visual storytelling
• Ability to produce for digital and traditional/ print design as required
• Strong knowledge of vector graphics, typography, and design principles
• Previous experience working in a creative team environment or as an illustrator
• Previous experience with animation, motion graphics and video editing is a plus
• Ability to follow branding guidelines
• Ability to manage and prioritise projects effectively and to meet deadlines
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to distill complex information e.g. report writing into key points and conversion into compelling data visuals
• Fluency with the Adobe Creative Suite is a prerequisite
• English language fluency
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Effective communication skills to understand and interpret client/ project requirements
• A degree or certification in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, or a related field (preferred but not mandatory)

Who is our ideal candidate?

• Minimum 5 years of experience in digital and traditional art
• You are already highly proficient in several skill areas across design and creative illustration. You are at ease with design and layouts for publications (e.g. 25-100 page reports), developing brand concepts and design collaterals, producing presentation decks, layering vector characters for animation and you understand animation motion theory and work flows
• You actively contribute to team and project strategy. You have awareness of the wider  campaigns and objectives for our team and our clients
• Interested in developing their career as a designer with us for the long term
• You are a communicator. You are comfortable collaborating frequently with a team of people
• Absolutely service-minded
• Always kind, helpful, and flexible with teammates and client
• Results-based, “Get things done” mindset that will help a growing team to find even greater success

Terms

• 2-year contract to start
• Hybrid work-flow after 6 months. New candidates attend office full-time for the first 6 months
• To start as soon as possible
• Sunday-Thursday work schedule

Why work with Big Blue

• One compact international team. One big footprint.
• We want your time here to be long and meaningful. Shape your craft, and wield your powers. Own and lead.
• You have life missions. Your work here can support those missions.
• We want you to be a powerful, invested player on this team.
• Push us and our partners to imagine big.
• We can do big things with care, intensity, kindness, together.

What happens next?

After the application period concludes, we will:

• Review all applications and identify those with highest potential
• Email you and invite to have a chat with us either on a video or an audio call
• Discuss your experiences and expectations
• We may call you again to have another set of discussions with more teammates
• We will make an offer to the highest-potential candidate
• We will respond to highest-quality applications and will do our best to respond to all applications