Coordination of Editorial and Communication Activities Unit - Post A: Junior Graphic Designer

The Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union (DG IPOL) is responsible for organising the work of the Parliament’s committees dealing with the EU’s internal policies, and for assisting Members in the exercise of the legislative, budgetary and oversight powers conferred upon the European Parliament.

The Editorial Unit supports all the Committees in their dissemination activities, from websites and newsletters, to publications and events. We want to be sure that the core business of the Parliament’s committees is accessible to citizens and stakeholders. To do so, we cooperate with many other services and DGs. We are responsible for the communication channels of DG IPOL, and within this framework we also manage DG IPOL’s internal communication within the DG and across the Parliament.

Our activities can be divided in three groups:

1. Internal communication;
2.  External communication ;
3. Liaison/partnership.

The Editorial Unit works within these three groups and the graphic design support is transversal across all three. 

Candidates should expect to produce a wide variety of engaging and impactful designs across different formats/platforms, under the supervision of the graphic designer.

You will work under the supervision of a senior colleague on the following tasks:

Graphic Design

• Produce graphic designs and layouts for digital and print, ranging from documents and templates, to illustrations and infographics;
• Work with the external and internal communication teams to develop ideas that deliver on conceptual requirements;
• Version designs in 24+ languages, producing variants at high volume;
• Coordinate activities with other artistic or creative departments;
• Respect brand guidelines (the European Parliament Brand Book);
• Managing design files and libraries;
• Handling basic motion design templates for titles and lower thirds (considered a plus).

Photo/Video editing

• Light photo editing as necessary for the graphic design;
• Image research on our databases;
• Elementary video editing (considered a plus).

• In possession of a degree in visual communication;
• Experienced in working as a graphic designer, independently or in a team (agency, government, other organisation/company);
• Fluent in English;
• Highly creative, imaginative, and curious;
• Able to work well with a copywriting partner;
• Experienced with the Adobe suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign are mandatory. Premiere and After Effects will be considered a plus);
• Able to meet tight deadlines with high volumes of work.

Your application needs to be supplemented with a link to your portfolio/website.