We are seeking a creative and dynamic Graphic Designer who will be directly responsible for bringing our work to visual life. This role is integral to disseminating the Foundation’s research and insights in a compelling, impactful way. Set within a supportive and collaborative team, this role provides an excellent opportunity for an enterprising and innovative creative professional to take the lead in the design of our publications, as well conceptualising and developing visual content across our online and offline platforms.

PERIOD: 12 months, renewable

WORK EXPERIENCE: 3+ years

REMUNERATION: € 3.300, - € 3.600,- gross per month (based on full time employment, 40 hours)

PART-TIME: 24 - 36 hours per week

WORK PERMIT: A valid work permit to work in the Netherlands is required

LOCATION: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CLOSING DATE: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis

STARTING DATE: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis

About the Foundation

The Access to Medicine Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation, based in Amsterdam, that seeks to transform the global healthcare ecosystem by motivating and mobilising companies to expand access to their essential healthcare products in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The core pillar of our work is analysing how pharmaceutical companies and other essential healthcare companies currently address the affordability and accessibility of their products in these countries, and highlighting gaps, best practices and opportunities. To translate our research into real-world change, we engage with a wide network of global health stakeholders, including pharmaceutical companies, governments, international agencies such as the United Nations and World Health Organization, media, and investors.

Communications at the Foundation

You will be joining our Communications team, reporting to the Head of Communications. Our teamwork style is highly collaborative, but you will be directly responsible for our in-house design and serve as the custodian of our visual identity. Your responsibility will encompass a wide range of tasks aimed at supporting the team in effectively conveying information by creating visually appealing designs.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Leading publication design and layout: you will be responsible for the layout and design production of our publications to ensure they project our work impactfully and effectively communicate the intended message. This includes executing layout compositions that organise text, images and other visual elements in a harmonious and aesthetically pleasing manner.
• Collaboration and feedback across design projects: you will collaborate closely with internal teams across the organisation to understand project requirements, objectives, and constraints. This includes working with the Communications and Research teams to facilitate effective teamwork, idea exchange, and project coordination.
• Conceptualising and developing visuals across our online and offline platforms: support the Communications team in developing and maintaining all visuals for internal and external communication, including digital assets for our media and online campaigns, newsletters, event agendas banners, business cards, posters etc.
• Maintaining visual branding and identity: ensuring consistency across all brand assets and collateral to establish strong brand identity and recognition in the market.
• Website: our website is externally managed, but you will be required to collaborate with the agency to ensure visual language across our website and publications is harmonious.
• Image editing and manipulation: optimising images and visuals you have designed for various media formats and resolutions while maintaining visual integrity and file size efficiency.

Your role will be integral within the Communications team, and you will be pivotal in elevating our work and widening our impact. With a creative, convincing personality, and mindset with a hands-on attitude, you will be able to spark developments and improvements through innovative approaches and techniques that deliver fresh and engaging design solutions.

Experience and qualifications

• Essential: 3-4 years’ experience working in graphic design, preferably with publication layout experience.
• Essential: Ability to conceptualise and create compelling visuals based on data and technical concepts, including graphs, visual spreads and infographics that make complex ideas more accessible.
• Essential: Proficiency in industry-standard design software, such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Project management experience: this would be beneficial as you will be directly responsible for all in-house design projects, which can run concurrently and across various internal teams.
• Pro-active and solutions-driven: as you encounter design challenges and obstacles during the creative process you will be required to think critically and have excellent problem-solving skills, offering creative solutions and collaborating with the team to meet project objectives.
• Effective communication skills: collaboration is central to your role, and you will need to understand project briefs, articulate design concepts and collaborate with team members throughout the design process.
• Highly proficient in English

The position will be based in Amsterdam and a valid work permit to work in the Netherlands is needed, EU applicants welcome.

What we offer you

• A dynamic, innovative, working environment with an international team based in our Amsterdam office.
• Hybrid options available: 2-3 days per week in our office in Amsterdam, with the option to work from your home in the Netherlands on the remaining days. (This position is not available for remote working in a country outside the Netherlands – there will be no compensation for relocation costs).
• The opportunity to help achieve effective and impactful communications streams, with space to be creative and propose new solutions.
• Benefits include 25 holidays on an annual basis based on a fulltime employment, mandatory company pension scheme, holiday allowance and reimbursement of public transport to work (if living beyond 10km from the office).

Get a sense of our publications and research reports (https://tinyurl.com/3d82v7dc).

How to apply:

Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please send the following documents to Mrs. Mireille Deen at recruitment@accesstomedicinefoundation.org:

• Your cover letter with your motivation on why you would like to join the Access to Medicine Foundation and why you are a good fit for this role;
• Your portfolio;
• Your resume, and;
• The contact details of two references (e-mail address and/or phone number).

The applications will not be considered unless they are complete with all supporting documentation provided.

Job Email id: recruitment(at)accesstomedicinefoundation.org