UNEP is Hiring a Home-Based/Remote Graphic Design Consultant to Help Visualize the Fight Against Plastic Pollution: Apply by 30 July 2026 @Based/Remote Graphic Design Consultant to Help Visualize the Fight Against Plastic Pollution: Apply by 30 July 2026

Got a strong portfolio and a knack for turning complex reports into visuals people actually want to look at? UNEP’s Plastics Unit is looking for a graphic designer to join remotely for six months.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened a consultancy for a Graphic Design Consultant to support its Plastics Unit and it’s fully home-based, making it accessible to designers anywhere with a strong portfolio and the right skill set.

Quick Overview

• Organization: UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Position: Project Consultant – Graphic Design
• Job Opening ID: 279731
• Duty Station: Paris (role is home-based)
• Work Location: Home-based
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Date Posted: July 21, 2026
• Application Deadline: July 30, 2026

What’s This Role About?

UNEP’s Industry and Economy Division (IED) works with governments, businesses, and partners to build cleaner, safer policies and practices. Within that division, the Plastics Unit leads UNEP’s global push toward a circular economy for plastics — coordinating projects, actions, and results aimed at tackling plastic pollution at scale.

To support that work, UNEP needs a designer who can turn technical and policy content into visuals that are clear, accurate, and consistent with UNEP’s corporate identity including the Plastic Reboot brand guidelines.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

• Designing, formatting, and producing visual resources — reports, policy briefs, technical documents, and publications
• Developing information design, data visualizations, and digital assets like social media banners and thumbnails
• Preparing and refining presentation decks and slide templates for meetings, briefings, and conferences
• Producing event materials roll-ups, backdrops, agendas, name tags, signage, and digital displays with consistent visual identity throughout

What Success Looks Like

UNEP has laid out clear expected results for this consultancy:

• High-quality visual products — professional-grade reports, briefs, infographics, and presentations that meet UNEP’s publication, accessibility, and branding standards
• Visual coherence — consistent use of UNEP’s identity and Plastic Reboot brand guidelines across all materials
• Improved clarity and accessibility — refined layout, typography, and structure that make materials easier to read for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Engaging digital assets — infographics and screen-ready content optimized for web, social media, and internal knowledge hubs

Who Should Apply?

UNEP is looking for someone with real, demonstrable design experience — not just formal training. You’ll need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in communications, information design, data visualization, environmental studies, international relations, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in graphic design, publication layout, and visual content production
• Proven experience applying organizational brand guidelines (UN, GEF, or similar) to publications and visual materials
• Proven experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
• Familiarity with environmental or sustainability themes is a plus
• Attention to detail — the ability to catch minor language, grammar, and typo issues in technical reports is considered an advantage

Language Requirements

• Fluent English (oral and written) is required

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Why This Consultancy Stands Out

• It’s fully remote, despite being tied to a Paris duty station
• Six months is enough time to genuinely shape the visual identity of active projects, not just produce one-off assets
• The role sits inside a high-profile global environmental initiative, offering strong portfolio and CV value
• A mix of publication design, data visualization, and event materials means real creative variety, not repetitive output

Final Thoughts

For designers who want their work to carry real character while supporting one of the world’s most visible environmental initiatives, this UNEP consultancy offers a rare combination: global impact, creative range, and full remote flexibility.

Application Deadline: July 30, 2026

Given the short window between posting and deadline, interested designers should get their application and portfolio ready as soon as possible.

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