Graphic Designer (full time)

Job Description

About Us:
BADIL | The Alternative Policy Institute, the think-tank arm of Triangle, is a Beirut-based think tank and media outlet advancing progressive, evidence-based alternatives for accountable governance, sustainable peace and social justice in Lebanon and the wider WANA region. We combine rigorous research and investigative journalism with Global South perspectives to help people understand the forces shaping their lives, turn public debate into actionable policy choices, and support institutions and movements to implement them.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who bring their expertise, ambition, and innovative ideas to complement our mission. We work in a multilingual, highly collaborative environment, with staff distributed over multiple time zones and countries. As such, we seek colleagues who can manage projects independently and deliver exceptional results. In return, we offer unusual autonomy and opportunities for growth. If this sounds like the team you’ve been looking for, we would love to hear from you.

Position Summary:
The Graphic Designer is a full-time role working under the Managing Editor. The Graphic Designer collaborates with the Digital Media and Communications team, editorial staff members, and researchers to ensure the timely and quality production of compelling covers for BADIL publications, infographics, iconography, and custom illustrations.

This is an exciting time to join and help build BADIL’s creative vision as BADIL updates its brand and scales as an impact media and policy organisation.

Ideal candidates will be able to maintain an elevated understanding of design standards and guidelines, communicate efficiently with the editorial team, complete research for online visual materials, work to deadlines, and possess solid visual design skills, as well as demonstrable experience.

Package:
Compensation is benchmarked to cost of living and commensurate with experience.

Position Title: Graphic Designer (Full-Time)
Position Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Reports to: Managing Editor

Core Competencies:

• Ability to translate researched information into visually stimulating, heavily detailed, and intellectually engaging illustrations and infographics, with an emphasis on story-telling.
• Create original information graphics article covers, and social media posts/carousels using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Ability to produce designs that are friendly for social media.
• Proficient in layout design using InDesign and Illustrator.
• Proven record of timely delivery of graphic outputs per the assigned delivery date.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate consistently with senior management to track projects, articulate needs and ensure deadlines are met.
• Ability to work beyond standard schedules, to meet deadlines.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar position or a portfolio. Applicants with no portfolio will not be considered for this position.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, inDesign, MS Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal, written, analytical, and organizational skills.
• High levels of emotional intelligence, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working as a collaborate and constructive team member.
• High-level proficiency in English and Arabic (reading, writing and speaking).
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, design, communications, or related field.
• Minimum of two years of corporate or UN/NGO experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in other media outlets.
• Knowledge of design for Social Media posts, such as Canva.
• Experience working in video editing and animation.
• Motion design is a plus.
• (Web) Programming for infographics development.
• Track record of published output and client facing experience.

Qualified and Interested Applicants

We invite qualified candidates to send a resume and portfolio by April 2. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Triangle is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity across the organization.