Graphic Designer (Volunteer, Global Gender Equality)
Solena Collective
**About Solena Collective** Solena Collective is a growing global movement where women come together locally to support one another, learn and share skills, and take collective action to advance gender equality in their communities. Through locally\-led Solena Circles, women identify the gender equality issues that matter in their own communities and work together to take action. Solena connects these local groups with a global network of women, nonprofit organizations, experts, learning opportunities, resources, and funding to help turn their ideas into action. We are currently developing our early Circles in Kenya, Colombia, and the United States while building the tools, partnerships, and global infrastructure that will support Solena as it grows. Our global team is fully volunteer at this point, with 18 team members across 12 countries and growing! **About the role** We’re looking for a Volunteer Graphic Designer to help strengthen Solena’s visual identity and bring it consistently to life across our communications. We already have much of our brand identity in place, including an established visual direction, colors, typography, and overall look and feel. We’re looking for someone who can help us refine and codify. An early part of the role will involve reviewing and making some targeted improvements to our existing branding, including refreshing our logo and helping us tighten up the overall visual system. From there, the main focus will be creating engaging, on\-brand graphics for social media and other communications as Solena grows. **What you’ll work on** *Refine our existing brand* * Review our current visual identity and identify areas that could be strengthened or made more consistent * Refresh and refine the Solena Collective logo while building on our existing brand direction * Help fine\-tune elements such as typography, colors, graphic elements, imagery, and layout where needed * Create or update simple brand guidelines so our team can use the identity consistently * Make sure the visual identity works across different countries, audiences, languages, and formats *Create social media graphics* * Design graphics for social media posts, campaigns, announcements, events, stories, and calls to action * Translate content and ideas from the communications team into engaging visual formats * Develop reusable social media templates that make it easier for the team to create consistent content * Help us experiment with different ways of visually telling stories about our Circles, members, activities, and impact * Adapt designs for different platforms and formats when needed *Support wider design needs* From time to time, you may also help create or refine materials such as: * Event graphics * Presentations * Reports and impact materials * Learning resources * Website graphics * Recruitment and volunteer materials * Simple infographics or diagrams **We’d love to hear from you if you** * Have graphic design experience and a portfolio or examples of your work * Have a strong eye for layout, typography, color, and visual consistency * Have experience creating graphics for social media and digital communications * Are comfortable working within an existing brand rather than needing to redesign everything * Can take an idea or piece of content and turn it into a clear, engaging visual * Are comfortable using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva, or similar * Can create templates that non\-designers can easily use * Are comfortable collaborating and incorporating feedback * Can work independently within a remote, international team * Care about gender equality, community\-led change, or social impact Experience with branding or logo design would be particularly useful, but you do not need to be a specialist brand designer. You do not need previous nonprofit experience. We welcome designers from different countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds and particularly value perspectives that can help us create communications that work for a genuinely global audience. **What you’ll get from the role** * The opportunity to help shape the visual presence of a growing global movement * Meaningful creative input while working with a semi\-established brand foundation * Real\-world social media and communications work for your portfolio * Experience working with an international, mission\-driven volunteer team * The opportunity to see your work used across Solena’s communities and global communications * A reference or recommendation following successful involvement with the team **Commitment** This is a flexible, remote volunteer (unpaid) role. We’re looking for someone who can support the initial refinement of our visual identity and then contribute regularly to social media and communications design. Work can generally be completed around your own schedule, with priorities agreed with the Solena team. Help us create a strong, recognizable visual presence for a global movement of women taking act