Volunteer Needed: Graphic Designer | CandleX

Want to use your design skills to support mental health? We are looking for a passionate Graphic Designer (or wanna-be) to help us maintain our visual identity and produce visual materials.

About Our Team:
You’ll be joining a stable, diverse, and global team of talented, easy-going, and supportive individuals who value professionalism, reliability, and team spirit. We work together to make a difference in the field of mental health in China, and we also believe in having fun, trying new things, and growing together—because happy volunteers are effective volunteers!

Key Responsibilities:
• Design a range of digital materials, including social media graphics, posters, event flyers, and web banners.
• Help develop and maintain a consistent visual identity for CandleX across all platforms.
• Create engaging visuals for our WeChat account and website.
• Support other teams with basic design work as needed.

We Offer You:
• A Portfolio of Real-World Projects: Gain experience creating designs for a real and impactful cause.
• A Supportive & Growth-Focused Environment: Personal growth is our key principle.
o Receive personal growth mentoring from our director, Xiaojie Qin, an experienced psychotherapist.
o An opportunity to explore other roles like communications, event organizing, or public speaking. Try new things and find what clicks with you!
o Better self-awareness and relationship management at work, and a sense of meaning and belonging.
• Practical Perks:
o A volunteer certification upon request.
o Free tickets to our events, and tickets of our partners.

We're Looking for Someone Who Is:
• Able to work online, make a meaningful contribution with a flexible time commitment of 5-6 hours per month.
• Reliable, able to work independently, and committed to a minimum of one year.
• Has a good eye for layout, color, and typography.
• If you don’t have sufficient experiences, that’s okay, as long as you are open to learning on the job!
• Fluent in English (our working language); fluency in Chinese is a plus.
• Passionate about mental health and community building.
• We have been supporting teenagers with their mental health, and we strongly encourage teenagers and college students that has an interest in this field to apply!

Steps to Apply:
• Take a look at our website (www.candlex.cn) and WeChat account, for the posters, and illustrations that we currently have.
• Please send your CV.
• DISC test: https://discpersonalitytesting.com/free-disc-test/ choose the free version.
• If any, a link to your portfolio (or 2-3 design samples) to: xiaojie.qin@candlex.cn