Graphic Designer

Thomson Reuters Foundation is looking for a skilled and motivated Graphic Designer to join our External Engagement Team. This role requires strong craft, strategic thinking and the ability to collaborate across the organization, including legal, thought leadership, marketing, social communications, and product development as well as play a meaningful role in shaping how the Foundation presents itself to the world.

About the Role

You'll be a core part of a team delivering comprehensive brand and design services, including:

Design & Production:

• Designing print and digital materials across advertising, marketing campaigns, reports, publications, event collateral, and venue creatives

• Developing logos, visual identities, illustrations, maps, charts, infographics, and data visualisations

• Creating and maintaining social media templates and assets across multiple channels

Tools & Platform Ownership:

• Taking ownership of the Canva platforms, setting standards and empowering non-design colleagues to work within the brand

• Overseeing and managing Adobe Creative Suite licences across the organisation

• Managing design requests through the internal Jira ticketing system, prioritising and working through a dedicated queue independently

Accessibility & Compliance:

• Oversight and management of design-related accessibility standards

• Ensuring inclusive design and compliance across all products and communications

Collaboration & Brand Stewardship:

• Working with global contractor teams

• Supporting cross-functional teams in project delivery

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of brand document templates

• Supporting the oversight of Thomson Reuters Foundation’s brand and sub brand’s portfolio, brand usage, and policy compliance

• Support in production of brand guidelines and document brand templates

About You

To be successful in the role of Graphic Designer you will:

• Be educated to degree level (or equivalent) or have the equivalent experience with a portfolio of work

• Strong, confident knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects

• Hands-on experience with Canva, including building and managing templates for wider team use

• Have excellent time management and the ability to manage multiple briefs simultaneously, prioritise a busy workload and deliver deadline on time

• Have clear and confident communication skills and the ability to present and defend creative decisions

• Be able to understand what works and appeals for different target audiences, and interpret briefs and objectives from multiple sources to drive creative solutions

• Have experience of designing for both print and online including social

• Have a passion for design and a desire to learn and grow

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What’s in it For You?

• Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair, and informed.

• Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class. We combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.

• Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.

• Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and USA, we leverage our media, legal and data driven expertise to strengthen independent journalism, enable access to the law and promote responsible business. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and data intelligence, we aim to build free, fair and informed societies.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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