Illustrator Volunteer Volunteer Roles in Manchester

About Roots Academy 

At Roots Academy, we’ve built a learning experience that’s changing the lives of the ummah’s future leaders, change-makers and visionaries.

Our vision is enabling university students to live God-centred lives, so we teach structured, engaging and transformative face-to-face foundational Islamic education to over 1,800 students across the UK.

Role Summary

We are seeking a creative and motivated UX Designer to collaborate closely with our UX  Design Lead and Digital team in building and enhancing the Roots app, website, as well as the instructor, student, and partner portals. This role is crucial in ensuring our platforms are user-friendly, accessible, and aligned with the needs of our user base. The ideal candidate will also bring user research capabilities to the team, ensuring that our design decisions are informed by real-world insights and user feedback.

Key tasks

• Support the UX Design Lead to create intuitive and user-centred designs for the Roots app and portals - Student and Instructor.

• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that align with user needs and project goals.

• Conduct user research/workshops to gather insights and identify user needs, pain points, and behaviours.

• Create user personas, journey maps, and other research artefacts to guide design decisions.

• Test and validate design concepts through user testing and feedback sessions.

• Work closely with the Digital team and our developers to ensure seamless implementation of designs.

• Ensure all design work meets brand guidelines and project objectives.

What we’re looking for

• Proficiency in Figma

• Knowledge using illustrator and photoshop is a plus

• Knowledge of user-centred design principles and best practices.

• Ability to translate user research findings into actionable design solutions.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

What we have to offer

• Be part of a team of 40+ dedicated volunteers from across the country.

• Receive continuous rewards for those that seek Islamic knowledge from the Roots platform. 

• Be a part of a growing organisation that aims to revive and educate Muslims from a grassroots perspective.

• Receive in-house tarbiyah sessions to develop your deen. 

Please note this is an unpaid volunteer position. 

Volunteers are entitled to claim expenses incurred for food, travel and equipment, in line with our Expenses policy. 

About Roots Academy

At Roots Academy, we’ve built a learning experience that’s changing the lives of the ummah’s future leaders, change-makers and visionaries.

Our vision is enabling university students to live God-centred lives, so we teach structured, engaging and transformative face-to-face foundational Islamic education to over 1,800 students across the UK.

Role Summary

We are seeking a creative and motivated Graphic Designer to join our design team. This role is perfect for someone with a basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Canva, who has a keen interest in growing their design skills. The Designer will play a key role in creating social media assets that drive engagement and support our overall marketing strategy. You will work closely with the Marketing team to develop visuals that enhance our brand presence and effectively communicate our message to target audiences.

Key tasks

• Design visually appealing social media graphics, including posts,  stories, thumbnails, and banners, that align with our brand identity.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop creative concepts for campaigns and ensure consistency across all digital platforms.
• Assist in creating and maintaining social media templates and assets for use across various projects.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas for campaign visuals and marketing content.
• Support the design team with additional tasks, such as updating existing materials or assisting with print design when needed.
• Ensure all design work meets brand guidelines and project objectives

What we’re looking for

• Proficiency in Canva.
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (focusing on Illustrator and InDesign).
• Understanding of social media platforms and their design requirements.
• A keen eye for detail and a strong sense of aesthetics and visual storytelling.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with various teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

What we have to offer

• Be part of a team of 40+ dedicated volunteers from across the country.
• Receive continuous rewards for those that seek Islamic knowledge from the Roots platform.
• Be a part of a growing organisation that aims to revive and educate Muslims from a grassroots perspective.
• Receive in-house tarbiyah sessions to develop your deen.

Please note this is an unpaid volunteer position.

Volunteers are entitled to claim expenses incurred for food, travel and equipment, in line with our Expenses policy.

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources.

ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa.

At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose.

Main Purpose of Job: Design and manage graphical content for various digital channels

Division: Operations

Department: Marketing & Communications

Position Reports to: Head of Marketing & Communications

Position is Responsible for: N/A

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage brand content such as logos, buttons, icons etc.
• Create new graphics for social media, website, email, posters, flyers, newsletter etc.
• Ensuring that ADC’s graphical content is impactful, clear and on brand
• Make input for improvement of the brand guidelines
• Organise and maintain design files and master assets

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
Essential

• 3+ year of experience as a Graphic Designer
• Knowledge of graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Ability to follow brand guidelines to produce work in line with ADC’s brand and to follow graphic design best practices
• Proficient knowledge of industry and digital design’s best practices.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating previous work examples
• High level of design ability and attention to detail
• Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week
• Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment
• Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment
• A committed team player with good communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience working in an early-stage startup and gone through a scaling phase
• Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity

What ADC offers you:

This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits:

• Professional learning and career development opportunities
• An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession
• An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa
• An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise
• We provide work reference

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg.

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Senior Web & Graphic Designer to join ADC.

Main purpose of job: Design and adminster the ADC website, design and manage graphic content for various digital channels

Division: Operations

Department: Marketing & Communications

Position reports to: Head of Marketing & Communications

Position is responsible for: N/A

Main Duties & Responsibilities

· Design the ADC website in line with brand guidelines

· Make on-going changes and improvements to website design and content

· Analyse and improve website performance

· Manage user access and permissions on WordPress

· Develop and manage brand content such as logos, buttons, icons etc

· Create new graphics for social media, website, email, posters, flyers, newsletter etc

Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience

Essential

· 3+ year of experience as a Web & Graphic Designer

· Knowledge of WordPress, web design tools and technologies such as CSS, HTML

· Knowledge of graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator

· Ability to follow brand guidelines to produce work in line with ADC’s brand and to follow graphic design best practices

· Proficient knowledge of industry and digital design’s best practices.

· Knowledge of UX/UI design

· Knowledge in designing responsive websites

· Strong portfolio demonstrating previous work examples

· High level of design ability and attention to detail

· Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week

· Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment

· Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment

· A committed team player with good communication skills

Desirable

· Experience working in an early stage star-tup and gone through a scaling phase

· Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity

What ADC Offers You
 

This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits:

• Professional learning and career development opportunities

• An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession

• An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa

• An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise

• We provide work reference

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg.

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Senior Web & Graphic Designer to join ADC.

Main purpose of job: Design and adminster the ADC website, design and manage graphic content for various digital channels

Division: Operations

Department: Marketing & Communications

Position reports to: Head of Marketing & Communications

Position is responsible for: N/A

Main Duties & Responsibilities

· Design the ADC website in line with brand guidelines

· Make on-going changes and improvements to website design and content

· Analyse and improve website performance

· Manage user access and permissions on WordPress

· Develop and manage brand content such as logos, buttons, icons etc

· Create new graphics for social media, website, email, posters, flyers, newsletter etc

Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience

Essential

· 3+ year of experience as a Web & Graphic Designer

· Knowledge of WordPress, web design tools and technologies such as CSS, HTML

· Knowledge of graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator

· Ability to follow brand guidelines to produce work in line with ADC’s brand and to follow graphic design best practices

· Proficient knowledge of industry and digital design’s best practices.

· Knowledge of UX/UI design

· Knowledge in designing responsive websites

· Strong portfolio demonstrating previous work examples

· High level of design ability and attention to detail

· Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week

· Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment

· Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment

· A committed team player with good communication skills

Desirable

· Experience working in an early stage star-tup and gone through a scaling phase

· Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity

What ADC Offers You
 

This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits:

• Professional learning and career development opportunities

• An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession

• An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa

• An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise

• We provide work reference

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg.