Apply to be UNRWA USA’s next graphic designer!

Organization: UNRWA USA National Committee (UNRWA USA)
Reports to: Communications Department
Classification: Part-time contract, Non-exempt
Location: Virtual

Do you want to help make life better for Palestine refugees in the Middle East using your design and illustration skills? UNRWA USA is seeking a part-time Graphic Designer to commit 20 set hours per week (with the possibility of increasing hours in the future).

In this part-time role, you will conceptualize and execute a variety of high-quality design assets to elevate our brand and better tell our story. From social media graphics to event materials to fundraising appeals, you will help us connect with diverse audiences through bold, compelling, and consistent visual design that align with UNRWA USA’s brand identity.

What you’ll do:

Graphic Design:

  • Develop images, illustrations, infographics, and other graphics for use on UNRWA USA’s social media, email marketing, on our websites unrwausa.org and gaza5k.org, digital ads, and other digital communications.

  • Support visual branding for Let's Talk UNRWA, Palestine Grapevine, Voices of UNRWA, virtual events, and other communications initiatives. 

  • Create event branding, promotional materials (flyers, posters), merchandise, and print collateral.

  • Adapt designs for multiple platforms and provide templates for recurring campaigns (so staff can adapt and reuse).

  • Develop images, illustrations, infographics, and visual storytelling pieces for digital platforms.

  • Design, lay out, and prepare print-ready files for fundraising appeals, postcards, and reports.

  • Partner with the team on annual report design and layout (all text/content/images provided).

  • Develop virtual and in-person event branding, materials, and promotions, including our signature Gaza 5K, campaigns, and initiatives to drive fundraising, build community engagement, and attract new American audiences to our cause.

  • Become well-versed in UNRWA USA’s visual brand identity to ensure designs follow current style and brand guidelines and update collateral accordingly.

Why you’ll love us:

Our team is passionate, progressive, and dedicated to showing Palestine refugees that Americans care. We love what we do, and we genuinely enjoy working together toward our mission.

Why we’ll love you:

  • You’re a creative self-starting visual communicator with impeccable taste and a portfolio to match! You’re known for your can-do spirit, creativity, resourcefulness, consistency, and people skills.

  • You have 3+ years of work experience designing for print and web.

  • You’re an expert in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere) and Canva.

  • You are detail-oriented and able to deliver on deadlines consistently.

  • You’re experienced in print production (setting print-ready files for collateral, packaging, etc, and working with vendors to ensure consistency in color and quality).

  • You have a commitment to and respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work and utilize an equity lens when designing and communicating.

Bonus skills:

  • Experience with Arabic typography, calligraphy.

  • Experience designing for organizations doing work related to the Middle East.

  • A strong understanding of UNRWA’s work and the plight of/realities facing Palestine refugees.

  • Experience working with the Arab American community.

Apply:

If you are interested and are available for a start date as early as November or December 2025, please email the following materials to comms@unrwausa.org with the subject line Graphic Designer - [Your Name].

  • Resume

  • Brief cover letter expressing why you want to work with UNRWA USA and what sets you apart! 

  • Design portfolio or relevant examples

  • Contact info for at least two (2) professional references

Applications may be considered on a rolling basis throughout the year, with preference given to those who apply by November 10, 2025.

We kindly ask that all inquiries go through the formal application process. Incomplete applications or unsolicited outreach may disqualify candidates from consideration.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. No phone inquiries will be accepted.

About UNRWA USA: 

UNRWA USA is an American 501c3 nonprofit that lifts up the voices, experiences, and humanity of Palestine refugees to secure American support for resources essential to every human being, for the promise of a better life. UNRWA USA’s organizational culture is based on these four core values: shared purpose, integrity, growth mindset, and gratitude. UNRWA USA's core values inform everything we do, from our ongoing relationships with donors and partners to our daily interactions with colleagues across UNRWA USA and UNRWA. It’s what we look for in potential staff members, board members, and volunteers, and part of what staff is evaluated on in addition to their performance. 

UNRWA USA embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. The more inclusive we are, the better our work (and world) will be. UNRWA USA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight, or height.