Multimedia Graphic Designer

About MSF USA | Doctors Without Borders
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients.

MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.

**ROLE OVERVIEW**

The Multimedia Graphic Designer will produce visual content and develop creative strategies to draw wider attention to the work of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-USA). The designer will bring fresh ideas to enhance our storytelling, engage audiences, and inform the public about our medical humanitarian action around the world.

The designer will produce graphics primarily for digital media and video, including infographics, interactive graphics, and motion graphics. The designer will help shape MSF-USA’s visual identity across platforms, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines. Strengthening our visual communications is intended to expand MSF-USA’s reach and awareness, increase social sharing and website traffic, and inspire greater support for the organization.

**DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABILITIES**

The Communications Department is responsible for developing a coherent voice and delivering clear public messages to inform both US and international audiences of MSF, its field activities and the humanitarian principles that underpin them; to raise awareness about the plight of the populations we serve; to promote public communication aimed at exposing and describing the field reality, including dilemmas and challenges; and to garner public understanding for our advocacy messages related to field operational concerns and the Access Campaign, via the media, print and digital channels, public awareness and advocacy campaigns, conferences, etc.

**External Communications**

Develop and distribute external communications products across multiple channels to bear witness to humanitarian needs, speak out with patients and communities, engage with audiences, and achieve strategic objectives.

**Public Engagement & Advocacy**

Identify significant medical humanitarian issues and execute integrated communications plans to increase public awareness, audience engagement, and support for advocacy priorities.

**Brand Positioning**

Develop and contribute toward brand strategy, brand positioning, and tactics to increase brand visibility.

**Content Creation**

Develop and support the production of creative and engaging external communications across audiences and channels, including for the website, social media, and live events.

**Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**

Promote DEI principles across all communications products and channels.

**ROLE SPECIFIC OUTCOMES**

**Content Creation**

Produces powerful graphics—including infographics and motion graphics—to effectively convey MSF’s reporting and witnessing from our medical humanitarian projects around the world. Often within a short timeframe, distills complex concepts, medical data, and other information into clear, compelling, and accurate graphics for use on social media platforms and websites. 

Produces print design materials for signage, merchandise, and more as needed for exhibitions, demonstrations, and other needs and contributes expertise on print projects.   

Collaborates with producers, editors, and others in the Communications department and other staff at MSF USA to produce graphic design materials, most often with a focus on digital content, but at times with print materials as well. Priorities include rapid response to breaking news and emergencies as well as longer-term projects to highlight medical humanitarian issues. 

Consistently takes initiative by proposing ways that graphics could be used to enhance MSF USA’s storytelling capabilities and increase the impact of our communications materials. Actively participates in strategy meetings about content production and dissemination. Identifies ways to augment presentation of MSF USA’s work on digital platforms to increase engagement.

**Public Engagement Execution**

Develop and deliver visual assets to inform and engage audiences, and provide others with expert advice while working within established communications systems.

**Public Engagement Planning**

Contribute to the development of visual elements to support social media campaigns and public engagement activities.

**External Communications**

Contribute to developing and delivering multimedia strategies and plans for significant aspects of external communications with guidance from the Director of Communications.

**Brand Positioning**

Implement brand strategy and guidelines to achieve organizational goals.

*These core accountabilities should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an incumbent in this job.  Incumbents are required to perform other functions as assigned*

**COMPLEXITY AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS**

* Uses comprehensive knowledge, highly developed skills, and professional judgment to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
* Works at an advanced level to assess the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment and adapt thinking and work habits to thrive in any scenario. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
* Keeps up with MSF’s medical humanitarian activities to appropriately represent MSF in communications materials, via reading MSF reports and updates, regular attendance of office presentations, program briefings, etc.

**BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES**

*THOUGHT: How MSF USA staff understand the organization, manage complexity, and contribute by creating the new and different.*

**People Focus**

Builds strong relationships and delivers solutions geared to aiding others. Solicits feedback and data; conveys a clear understanding of the level of service the team is providing; takes action when standards are not met by team; aligns processes with organizational needs.

**Manages Complexity**

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.

**Global Perspective**

Takes a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens. Shows global thinking at work; adjusts organizational practices to meet the unique needs of different regions or countries. Uses a broad perspective when addressing issues and challenges.

**Cultivates Innovation**

Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Approaches professional work in unique or innovative ways. Offers original ideas. Appreciates others' creative ideas and solutions and provides helpful input to enhance them.

*RESULTS: MSF USA staff achieve results by cultivating a forward-thinking environment that produces solutions for changing stakeholder needs.*

**Drives Results**

Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Regularly pushes self to achieve outstanding outcomes; consistently establishes bold goals for own performance; is passionate about excellent results and significant contributions. Shows great tenacity to complete goals/initiatives in a timely way.

*PEOPLE: MSF USA staff understand their impact on others through collaboration and inclusion of different perspectives to achieve common goals.*

**Collaborates**

Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages "us versus them" thinking; shows appreciation for others' ideas and input.

**Values Differences**

Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. Confronts stereotyping and offensive comments promptly. Consistently behaves with great sensitivity toward differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating.

**Communicates Effectively**

Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Listens attentively and takes an interest. Keeps others well informed; conveys information clearly, concisely, and professionally when speaking or writing.

*SELF: MSF USA staff demonstrate self-awareness by having an open mindset and by continuously seeking opportunities to learn, grow, and improve.*

**Instills Trust**

Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. Models honesty and authenticity and encourages others to be up front with one another. Demonstrates reliability and places a strong emphasis on the team meeting its commitments. Fairly represents others' positions.

**Manages Ambiguity**

Operates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Responds effectively to unclear situations, seeks to resolve ambiguity and make progress. Seeks guidance on how to adap