Samawada Organization

Position Overview

Samawada is seeking a creative, thoughtful, and impact-focused Graphic Designer to help strengthen the organization's visual identity and communicate humanitarian, development, fundraising, program, and organizational work through compelling visual content.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about graphic design, visual communication, branding, digital media, social impact, humanitarian communication, storytelling, and creative design .

The successful candidate will work closely with communications, marketing, fundraising, programs, partnerships, technology, UI/UX, leadership, and other teams to develop professional visual materials that communicate Samawada's mission, projects, impact, campaigns, and organizational identity.

The role will contribute to design initiatives connected to:

- Brand identity
- Graphic design
- Digital design
- Social media graphics
- Campaign design
- Fundraising materials
- Donor communications
- Program communications
- Humanitarian storytelling
- Impact reports
- Infographics
- Data visualization
- Presentation design
- Website graphics
- Marketing materials
- Event materials
- Volunteer communications
- Partnership materials
- Annual reports
- Digital campaigns
- Public awareness campaigns
- Global Transparency Dashboard
- Visual storytelling
- Organizational communications

This is an excellent chance to gain hands‑on experience creating professional visual communications for a technology-driven humanitarian organization while building a qualified portfolio in graphic design, branding, digital communications, nonprofit communications, humanitarian storytelling, and social‑impact design .

What You Will Do

Graphic Design

Create professional and visually engaging materials that support Samawada's programs, campaigns, communications, fundraising, and organizational activities.

Develop:

- Social media graphics
- Posters
- Flyers
- Brochures
- Infographics
- Digital banners
- Campaign materials
- Event graphics
- Presentation materials
- Certificates
- Reports
- Factsheets
- Visual announcements
- Promotional materials




- Digital publications

Ensure designs are professional, consistent, accessible, and aligned with Samawada's visual identity.

Brand Identity & Visual Standards

Support the development and consistent application of Samawada's visual identity.

Help maintain:

- Logo usage
- Typography
- Color systems
- Design templates
- Iconography
- Photography standards
- Illustration styles
- Layout standards
- Social media templates
- Presentation templates
- Document templates
- Digital design standards

Help ensure that materials produced by different teams maintain a consistent and recognizable Samawada identity.

Social Media Design

Create visual content for Samawada's social media and digital communication channels.

Develop graphics for:

- Campaigns
- Awareness initiatives
- Program updates
- Impact stories
- International days
- Fundraising campaigns
- Volunteer recruitment
- Organizational announcements
- Donor communications
- Partnerships
- Community engagement
- Educational content

Work with communications and marketing teams to translate messages into effective visual content.

Humanitarian & Impact Storytelling

Transform humanitarian and development information into compelling visual stories.

Create visual materials that communicate:

- Community stories
- Program activities
- Beneficiary impact
- Project achievements
- Humanitarian needs
- Program outcomes
- Community engagement
- Organizational milestones
- Impact statistics
- Success stories

Ensure that visual storytelling is respectful, accurate, ethical, and appropriate for humanitarian contexts.

Infographics

Transform complex information into simple and understandable visual communication.

Develop infographics showing:

- Program results




- Impact indicators
- Project statistics
- Funding informationGeographic reach
- Beneficiary information
- Key achievements
- Organizational performance
- Humanitarian statistics
- Campaign results
- Donor information

Work with data, programs, MEAL, communications, and leadership teams to ensure visual information accurately represents the underlying data.

Data Visualization

Collaborate with data analysts and technology teams to create visually effective representations of organizational and program data.

Support the development of:

- Charts
- Graphs
- Infographics
- KPI visuals
- Progress indicators
- Impact graphics
- Maps
- Dashboards
- Performance visuals
- Data storytelling materials

Ensure that visualizations are understandable to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Global Transparency Dashboard

Support the visual design of Samawada's Global Transparency Dashboard .

Work with data, technology, UI/UX, finance, programs, and leadership teams to create transparent visual representations of:

- Projects
- Funding
- Donations
- Program activities
- Geographic coverage
- Beneficiaries
- Outcomes
- Impact
- Organizational performance

Help make complex organizational information understandable, accessible, and visually engaging for donors, partners, communities, and the public.

Digital Design

Create graphics and visual assets for Samawada's digital platforms.

Support:

- Website graphics
- Landing pages
- Digital campaigns
- Online reports
- Digital publications
- Email graphics
- Online forms
- Digital announcements
- Web banners
- Interactive content
- Digital storytelling

Work closely with UI/UX designers, web developers, and technology teams to ensure graphics work effectively within digital environments.

Campaign Design

Support the creative development of fundraising, awareness, recruitment, and humanitarian campaigns.

Develop complete visual packages including:

- Campaign concepts
- Campaign graphics
- Social media assets
- Posters
- Digital advertisements
- Email

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📌 Graphic Designer (Ottawa)
🏢 Samawada Organization
📍 Ottawa