Location: Remote within Latin America, strong preference for El Salvador or Colombia
Contract: 6 month contract with potential to turn into full-time position
Start Date: ASAP
Travel: 10%
About Acceso:
Acceso (www.acceso.org) is a social enterprise that is revolutionizing food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean to put smallholder farmers first. Acceso’s mission is to create fundamental and lasting positive economic change in the lives of rural smallholder farming families. Our entrepreneurial model provides smallholder farmers with a sustainable way to participate in formalized markets, enabling them to work themselves out of poverty with dignity and to prosper. Acceso currently operates a portfolio of three social businesses in Colombia, Haiti, and El Salvador. Across our agribusinesses, we have impacted more than 35,000 smallholder farmers and farm workers, generating more than $80m in farmer income to date.
About the Role:
Acceso is seeking a skilled Designer to join our dynamic team and help us create fundamental and lasting economic change in rural Latin America and the Caribbean. This remote role offers a unique opportunity to create engaging and impactful content that highlights our mission and the positive changes we’re making in the lives of smallholder farmers. If you’re passionate about design, storytelling, and social impact, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Design Content (80%): Develop engaging video and graphic content for social media, newsletters, and internal communications. Utilize brand guidelines and digital tendencies to highlight Acceso’s mission and impact.
- Design posts for social media and other digital media.
- Create and edit engaging videos.
- Design print content (such as banners, marketing material, and others).
- Design and Branding (20%): Create and maintain visual content that aligns with Acceso’s brand image and corporate identity. Ensure all content adheres to branding guidelines and maintains high standards of quality and consistency.
- Create templates for presentations, social media posts, internal communication’\s, etc.
- Edit current communication and marketing pieces to align with brand identity.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in major graphic design and video editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro).
- Strong knowledge of brand image and corporate identity design principles.
- Ability to create compelling visual stories that align with Acceso’s mission and values.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent spelling and narrative skills in both English and Spanish.
Other Requirements:
- Ability to work independently in a remote setting while collaborating effectively with a diverse team.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with online community members and stakeholders.
- Experience providing design and content support to various organizational departments.
Application Instructions:
To apply, please submit your CV/Resume, Cover Letter, and Portfolio (all in English) via the application form online at Acceso.org/careers.
Acceso is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability, and all other protected classes.