POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Graphic Designer is a vital member of CURE’s marketing and communications team. This role leads the visual development of mission-driven communications and brand pieces that invite people into the healing work God is doing through CURE’s hospitals.
We are looking for a skilled visual communicator with a heart for global mission and a strong track record
designing multi-channel materials—especially for nonprofit communications. This person will be responsible for translating strategy and storytelling into beautiful, high-performing creative assets across print and digital platforms. The ideal candidate brings a collaborative spirit, a strong eye for visual narrative, and a deep understanding of how design can drive generosity and engagement.
Why CURE?
- Christ-centered Mission: We serve children with treatable disabilities in the name of Jesus, providing both physical healing and the hope of the gospel.
- Global Impact: CURE operates a growing network of pediatric surgical hospitals across Africa and the Philippines, transforming lives through life-changing surgeries.
- Creative with Purpose: Your design work directly fuels storytelling and fundraising that enables surgeries for children in need.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a team of mission-driven professionals who pray together, grow together, and push creative boundaries to share powerful stories of healing.
- Room to Grow: As we expand our hospitals and deepen our outreach, we’re investing in creative talent and leadership—offering real opportunity to influence and grow.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Key Communications Execution: Design creative assets for major donor engagement, including annual reports, magazines, event assets, and special initiatives. Ensure visuals inspire trust and reflect the urgency and compassion of CURE’s mission.
- Cross-Channel Design: Develop creative solutions for a range of platforms, including email, social media, print, websites, mobile, and live events. Ensure cohesive execution of campaign visuals across all touchpoints.
- Donor-Focused Storytelling: Translate CURE’s impact stories into powerful visual narratives that foster connection, trust, and action. Design with empathy, clarity, and emotional resonance.
- Collaboration & Ideation: Work closely with writers, marketers, fundraisers, and program leaders to conceptualize and execute creative materials that meet strategic objectives. Contribute to campaign brainstorming and planning.
- Brand Stewardship: Uphold and strengthen CURE’s visual identity, ensuring consistency across all design outputs. Develop and evolve templates and visual systems to increase efficiency and alignment.
- Asset Management: Maintain an organized library of design assets, templates, and photography. Ensure deliverables are properly formatted for print and digital use, and meet technical specifications.
- Project Management: Manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment, communicating clearly and delivering high-quality work on schedule.
- Feedback Integration: Receive and incorporate feedback from stakeholders with professionalism and discernment. Balance clarity of message with creative integrity.
- Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date on design trends, digital best practices, accessibility, and fundraising design principles to improve CURE’s visual storytelling.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field
- Minimum 3–5 years of professional design experience
- Proven experience designing nonprofit communications (reports, magazines, donor communications, appeals, event materials, etc.)
- Strong portfolio showcasing campaign work across digital and print (especially email, social media, web, and donor materials)
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop); familiarity with Figma and Canva is a plus; photography or photo-editing experience is a plus
- Excellent sense of typography, layout, color, and composition
- Highly organized, attentive to detail, and able to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Passion for CURE’s mission and a desire to use creative gifts to serve children and advance God’s kingdom
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Fluency in graphic design software including Adobe Creative Suite.
- Comprehensive knowledge of design principles, practices and production processes as well as digital file formats (tif, gif, eps, pdf, jpg).
- Ability to multi-task and deliver projects on time.
- Ability to provide superior design solutions that translate the organization’s mission into engaging visual messages for print and web.
- Ability to receive and apply constructive feedback and adjust work accurately, timely, and appropriately based on feedback.
- Strong communication skills and conscientiousness while working with internal and external stakeholders.
Top Skills
What We Do
CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization that operates a global network of eight pediatric surgical hospitals that serve children with treatable disabilities. Our hospitals are located in Ethiopia, Niger, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, and the Philippines.
Patients at CURE children's hospitals suffer from conditions such as cleft lip/palate, neglected clubfoot, bowed legs, burn contractures, spina bifida, brain tumors, and hydrocephalus.
In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE intentionally ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of our patient and their communities. Since its inception in 1996, CURE has conducted more than 5 million patient visits.
CURE needs a variety of medical and non-medical professionals—domestic and international—to help ensure our continued service to these children. Both short and long-term opportunities are available.
Whether administering anesthesia, leading a surgical intervention, connecting with donors, processing the payroll, praying with patients, or coordinating the design of a new operating theater, all are needed and integral to the mission!
That's why we refer to ourselves as co-workers; whether you are the CEO or a security guard or a housekeeper, everyone plays an equally important role in the delivery of what we do.
Check us out today at http://cure.org We want to hear from you, and we will be pleased and honored to review your application!
