Graphic Design Internship Opportunity

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About the Project

“Advancing Youth Online Civic Reasoning in Kenya” Project aims to equip young people with key media literacy skills: critical thinking, fact checking, online safety, social media verification, and quality assessment of online information and their sources through a dedicated handbook. Implementation Research will be used to enhance fact-checking skills of the youth to restore eroded trust by fake news, improve their civic online reasoning and encourage responsible social media usage among the youth particularly in the context of election periods in a bid to reduce political incitement, political strife, tarnished political images and hate speech.

These skills are important in restoring and consolidating democracy in Kenya where evidence shows that digital tools and social media networks have been used to spread distorted narratives to shape public opinions. Through designing, developing, evaluating, and disseminating a youth-centered media literacy handbook, we hope to address digital threats to democracy in Kenya.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Communication Officer, the Intern will support in visualizing text and images to disseminate information, and create engaging and on-brand graphics/visuals for the project.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Support in designing the Media Literacy Handbook that will be used by youths
  • Working with project staff, to assist in design style, format and print production
  • Assist in developing concepts, graphics and layouts for project product illustrations and websites
  • Support in liaising with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality
  • Support planning and delivery of all the project workshops and training sessions
  • Assist in designing posters, brochures, soft and hard copy materials that will be used during the media literacy week and training sessions
  • Work with copywriters and consultants to produce final designs, test graphics across various media
  • Assist in ensuring final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand
  • Required Qualifications
  • Proven graphic designing experience, excellent IT skills, especially with design software and technologies and photo-editing software
  • Exceptional creativity and innovation
  • Excellent time management, communication and organizational skills
  • An understanding of the latest trends and their role within the ever changing and dynamic environment
  • Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Degree in design, fine arts or related is a plus
  • A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics

Method of Application

Interested applicants who meet the criteria above are encouraged to apply. To submit your application; https://www.theyouthcafe.com/tyc-careers/graphic-design-intern

Closing Date: 9th May, 2021

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