Kurdistan Foundation
3 hours ago
Graphic and Motion Designer
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Job type
- Full time
- Location
- Erbil
- Deadline
- Sep 29, 2026
Kurdistan Foundation is looking for a Graphic and Motion Designer in Erbil with at least four years of design experience to oversee visual standards, motion graphics, and brand identity.
About the job
Organization: Kurdistan Foundation
Department: Media and Communication (Marketing)
Reports to: Marketing Manager
The Graphic and Motion Designer leads the visual and motion quality of Kurdistan Foundation and its entities: VolunteerKRD, JobsKRD, EmpowerKRD, ClimateKRD, and 10 Problems 10 Solutions.
The role produces high-standard graphic and motion work, maintains and develops each brand’s visual identity, and contributes to raising the design team’s standards through art direction and constructive critique.
Responsibilities
- Produce social media designs, campaign visuals, and event materials.
- Create motion graphics and animations, including animated posts, reels, kinetic typography, titles, lower thirds, intros, and outros.
- Integrate motion graphics into videos produced by internal and external production teams.
- Prepare print-ready artwork and review printed proofs against approved designs.
- Maintain and consistently apply the visual identity systems of the Foundation and its entities.
- Develop and maintain templates, logo lockups, and reusable design assets.
- Propose and develop improvements to visual identities as the brands evolve.
- Review the design team’s work against the brief and brand guidelines.
- Lead regular design critiques and coach designers on design principles.
- Provide clear and structured feedback on work from external production partners.
- Work from written briefs and meet departmental deadlines.
- Create bilingual layouts in Kurdish (Sorani) and English, including both right-to-left and left-to-right layouts.
- Organize source and final files according to the department’s archive standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- An exceptional portfolio may substitute for the degree.
- Minimum 4 years of professional design experience, including at least 2 years of motion design.
- Experience reviewing or guiding the work of other designers.
- Agency or multi-brand experience is preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and After Effects.
- Strong Kurdish (Sorani) typography skills using Arabic script.
- Experience working with Creative AI tools and workflows.
- Figma, Blender, or Cinema 4D is an advantage.
- Fluent Kurdish.
- Working English.
- Strong understanding of design principles, including hierarchy, typography, grid, color, and composition.
- Strong conceptual thinking and ability to respond to the brief rather than simply decorate it.
- Ability to work across multiple brand identities.
- Strong motion timing and visual storytelling skills.
- Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage competing deadlines across several brands.
- Candidates must provide a portfolio demonstrating experience in: Brand identity, Motion graphics, Social media design.
Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe After Effects
- Motion graphics
- Typography
- Brand identity design
Details
- Profession
- Graphic Design
- Category
- Technology
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Languages
- Kurdish (Sorani) · English