Senior Associate- Design

About Akanksha:

The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organisation with the mission to build a network of high-performing and innovative schools to empower children & young adults from underserved communities and to influence the ecosystem. Akanksha currently serves 14,000 children and 5100 alumni through its 26 schools in Pune, Mumbai & Nagpur.

Position: Senior Associate, Design

Function/Team: Marketing and Communications

Reports to: Director, Communications.

Location: Mumbai

Overview of the Team: The Communications team at Akanksha works with external stakeholders for events and partners with internal teams to create the overall brand and communication strategies for the organization. The team is also responsible for creating content for other teams to meet the organization’s requirements.

Position Summary: As the Senior Associate, Design you will be responsible for planning and executing Akanksha’s overall visual identity and the brand’s look and feel.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Akanksha’s visual identity across all communication platforms, ensuring brand consistency and cohesion.
• Conceptualize and create visual content (digital, print, and motion graphics) for events, campaigns, social media, and internal communications.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand design needs and deliver creative solutions that align with organizational goals.
• Design collateral for external stakeholder engagement, such as event invitations, presentations, reports, and promotional materials.
• Ensure brand compliance by developing and updating visual brand guidelines, templates, and toolkits for internal use.
• Oversee creative production and vendor coordination for print and digital outputs, ensuring high quality execution and timely delivery.
• Contribute to content strategy by offering visual storytelling ideas that enhance the impact of written communication.
• Stay updated on design trends and tools to bring fresh, innovative approaches to the organization’s communication efforts.

What you need for this position:

Experience:

● 3-5 years’ experience in designing across platforms

● Demonstrated success in building strong and sustainable relationships

● Experience in the education/development sector preferred

Knowledge/Skills:

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

● Thorough knowledge of design best practices

● Creativity and an ability to generate new ideas

● Strong organizing and planning skills

● Highly motivated, persevering, achievement-oriented attitude

● Tenacity in seeking results and a high level of representational and negotiation skills.

● Proven ability to work as part of a team as well as independently

Education Qualification:

● Graduate/Post graduate in Design

Interested candidates can send their updated resumes to archana.apte@akanksha.org

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹708,000.00 - ₹780,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chinchpokli, Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Designing: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person