Vihara is a user-centered driven social impact enterprise. Our work involves working on some of the most pressing challenges in Public Health such as Immunization, Quality of care, Maternal & Child health. Vihara works along innova the complete cycle option – from using ethnographic research to gather behavioral insights, designing innovative solutions to address complex systemic challenges, to working with relevant partners to create implementation pathways for ideas to become real and aid uptake of innovations. 

Vihara’s has a strong theory of impact-oriented towards improving quality of care in public health, especially in the fields of maternal health, Child health & Immunization. We are an extremely agile organization, with roles and functions that cut across disciplines and are looking for people who are comfortable handling multiple responsibilities, have a managerial bent of mind, and most importantly who are as dedicated as us in achieving meaningful social impact. 

Vihara is seeking a Communications Designer who is exceptional at understanding complex issues and articulating them effectively and is equipped to generate methods and processes for solving communication problems using design thinking, analytical and problem-solving capabilities. We are looking for a designer who is capable of building information architectures, envisioning and implementing an overarching content strategy and flow, with a coherent communication style to program deliverables.

You should have expertise in understanding visual semantics, the psychology and cognition of visual design, information design, editorial design, typography, and a strong interest in design research, storytelling.

High level of skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and presentation software and a nuanced understanding of relevant graphic design disciplines: print, web, information, UI/UX, and packaging. Skills in video/filmmaking, exhibition design, animation, photography, etc. are good to have.

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

Vihara is commencing a program to improve the vaccination coverage among the vaccine eager, willing and ambivalent population in rural Bihar. The teams will purposively target low coverage areas and communities and attempt to rapidly turn around the vaccination coverage through seamless convergence between the supply and demand sides while ensuring inclusion.

Vihara will work in an embedded manner to gather contextual insights, rapidly develop intervention strategies, test and iteratively adapt and fine-tune them as we pilot and scale our vaccine efforts. We will also work on building knowledge artifacts for process documentation and for dissemination.

The duration of the proposed activities is 8 months and Vihara teams’ presence will be in purposively selected representative blocks and villages across the chosen 500 villages in 10 districts in Bihar.

  • Designation: Communications Designer
  • Location: Bihar
  • Experience: 2-4 years 

Educational Qualifications:

  • Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Visual Communication / Communications Design / Media Arts / Media and Communication 

Required Skills & Experience

  • Excellent storytelling and narrative building ability, with prior experience in strategic communications for large scale service design/design research projects.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in order to accurately and creatively communicate the team’s work, with prior experience in copywriting and creative writing for a range of audiences.
  • Excellent analytical and editorial skills and the ability to synthesize and draw connections across a breadth of information in captivating ways
  • Strong visual design sensibility, with experience in art direction and visual storytelling through a range of mixed media, including but not limited to photography, videography, animation, illustration, storyboarding, etc. 
  • Creative leadership skills in order to work independently as well as collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team. 
  • Innovative problem-solving skills demonstrated in day to day management, and the ability to handle crisis situations appropriately
  • Effective planning and time management skills for effective task management

Key Job Responsibilities

  • Envision and implement the overarching content strategy and communication style for the program, in close coordination with the project team, client, and relevant project partners
  • Connect the dots by creating high-level project communication materials that illustrate a clear program narrative and strategy, at various stages of the program
  • Provide strategic direction to all project content through envisioning structures, templates, communication style, and visual language 
  • Work closely with relevant team members, and design partners on creatively packaging insights and field learning’s into inspiring and visually rich innovation narratives. 
  • Support the project manager and team with client reporting 
  • Regularly aggregate and disseminate crucial project knowledge through lab notes, high films, videos, infographics, posters, and other knowledge artifacts, using various media 
  • Document project processes, and capture pivotal design decisions and turning points through the program 
  • Curate and manage the program’s online presence including its website, blog, and other social media platforms 
  • Coordinate seamlessly with the program team, design advisors, graphic designers, external vendors for developing, editing, rendering, and publishing communication material 
  • Maintain a robust archive of all project communication materials complete with introductory blurbs, out-briefs, project documentation, imagery 

Advantages

  • Good knowledge of the design process with prior experience with design research 
  • Experience with creative branding and designing communication campaigns 
  • Experience with working for development-oriented organizations or clients 

How to Apply

  • Interested candidates can email their resume, writing samples, and portfolios to the HR Manager at vihara@vihara.asia
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