As a leader to empower lives, creating opportunities and strengthen the bond of humanity. HHRD is committed to serve humanity by integrating resources for people in need. We strive to provide immediate response in disasters, and effective Programs in places of suffering, for the pleasure of Allah.
HHRD is a global humanitarian relief and development organization responding to human sufferings in emergency and disaster situations around the world. In addition to our emergency relief efforts in natural or man-made disasters, we also work on long term relief and development programs.
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Mutual Respect: Recognize the innate worth of all people and the value of diversity
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Equity and Justice: Work to ensure equal opportunity for everyone, irrespective of race, gender, color, class, ethnicity, disability and location
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Care for All: Provide care for vulnerable groups; orphans, widows and elderly people
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Honesty and Transparency: Being accountable at all levels for the effectiveness of our actions and open in our judgments and communications with others
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Self Respect: To help the poor without the feeling of humiliation
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Solidarity with the Poor: Powerless and excluded will be the only bias in our commitment to the fight against poverty
About the Role
The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for leading creative strategy and executing the visual identity of the organization, ensuring cohesive, innovative, and impactful branding across all global communications. This role partners closely with cross-functional departments to conceptualize, design, and implement compelling visual assets and UI/UX solutions that elevate the brand experience across digital platforms, donor optimization workflows, and physical environments.
As a creative leader, this role drives high-level design execution while maintaining brand integrity across international campaigns, emergency relief appeals, major events, and internal initiatives. Additionally, the Senior Graphic Designer provides mentorship to junior team members, fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous growth within the design team.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Leadership & Brand Strategy
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Lead the visual strategy for national campaigns, ensuring all design assets align with the organization's humanitarian mission and core values.
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Maintain, scale, and enforce a cohesive design system across all chapters and regional offices.
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Conceptualize and oversee execution of high-level creatives across a variety of mediums, including presentations, print collateral, digital advertising, print publications, web graphics, email campaign graphics, international signage, social media graphics, and branded experiences, with elevated brand standards across all visual touchpoints.
Brand Leadership & Management
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Champion and uphold brand standards across all internal and external touchpoints, ensuring consistency in messaging, design systems, typography, photography, and visual identity.
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Continuously elevate the organization's creative standards and visual presence through thoughtful design and brand innovation.
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Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure all materials align with brand guidelines and strategic priorities.
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Help evolve and maintain brand systems, templates, and creative resources for organization-wide use.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with marketing team, program managers, upper management, fundraising teams to support business objectives through compelling visual design.
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Present creative concepts and rationale to staff, incorporating feedback while maintaining creative integrity.
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Support organization-wide campaigns, fundraising initiatives, internal communications, and special events at regional offices nationwide while trying to adhere to consistency.
Mentorship & Quality Control
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Provide guidance, constructive feedback, and creative mentorship to junior designers. Review final creative assets to ensure the highest standard of quality, accuracy, and brand alignment before production.
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Conceptualize and provide art direction to ensure individual styles and contributions converge on a unified visual vision.
Team Management & Assets Control
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Manage and optimize the daily workflow for the creative team, balancing resource allocation between an in-house junior designer, specialized consultants, and agencies.
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Maintain a shared iCloud asset library, ensuring all high-res design files, templates, and final deliverables are structured logically and meticulously updated.
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Establish and enforce consistent file-naming conventions and folder hierarchies within iCloud Drive to ensure seamless version control and organization.
Production & Project Management
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Manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality.
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Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, printers, freelancers, and external partners to ensure seamless execution of creative deliverables.
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Stay informed on emerging design trends, tools, technologies, and best practices to continuously enhance creative output.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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8-10+ years of professional graphic design experience, preferably in non-profit or faith-driven environments.
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Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in branding, campaign development, digital and print design, visual storytelling, UI/UX
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Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and lnDesign, familiarity with Figma and After Effects is a plus.
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Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, production processes, and digital design best practices.
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Exceptional communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
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Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
Desired Qualifications
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Personal Accountability - Takes ownership of work, follows through on commitments, and consistently delivers high-quality results.
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Integrity & Values - Can be trusted to act in a manner that is truthful and values direct, honest communication at all levels of the organization.
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Interpersonal Confidence - Strong interpersonal skills; can effectively communicate and relate to all levels within and outside the organization; creates and builds positive and productive relationships.
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Results Oriented - Drives the team and the organization for results to improve bottom line performance; able to make timely or planned decisions appropriate to the circumstances or situation.
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Adaptability - Responds quickly and effectively to changing trends and circumstances; embraces change and welcomes fresh perspectives; learns from past mistakes and adjusts accordingly.
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Managing Processes - Demonstrates excellent project management skills and can successfully prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
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Organizational Ability - Attention to detail, demonstrates time and energy to make sure tasks are properly handled and completed correctly.
Why HHRD?
At HHRD, your creativity will directly support humanitarian relief efforts serving communities around the world. Every campaign you design helps tell stories of hope, mobilize donors, and amplify the impact of programs that change lives. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to use your creative talents for a greater purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Application Instructions
We’d love to see your work! Please submit your resume, portfolio, and a brief cover letter sharing why you’re interested in joining HHRD and how your creative experience aligns with this role.
