This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a TOR HPV Guide Design & Publication Agency/Consultant based in Canada.
We are seeking a creative design agency or consultant to transform complex public health and immunization resources into engaging, accessible, and publication-ready materials.
This consultancy will support the development of a comprehensive suite of HPV technical guidelines designed for global health professionals, programme implementers, and decision-makers.
The role combines publication design, editorial refinement, visual storytelling, and information design to improve the usability of technical content.
The successful partner will create consistent, high-quality materials that communicate complex health concepts clearly across digital and print formats.
Working closely with programme and technical teams, the consultant will help establish a scalable design system for future resources.
This opportunity is ideal for experts passionate about using design and communication to advance health education and global impact.
Accountabilities:
The selected agency or consultant will lead the end-to-end design and production process for a suite of HPV technical guidelines, ensuring all materials are visually engaging, consistent, accessible, and ready for publication. Responsibilities include:
- Design and format nine HPV technical guidelines into professional print and digital publications with clear visual hierarchy, navigation systems, and structured layouts.
- Develop a unified design system including typography, templates, color usage, iconography, illustrations, and formatting standards across all documents.
- Provide editorial support through copy refinement, improving clarity, consistency, readability, and accessibility for both technical and programme audiences.
- Translate complex public health concepts into effective visual assets, including infographics, diagrams, frameworks, process flows, and visual storytelling elements.
- Design a comprehensive summary guideline that highlights key insights, frameworks, and action points through accessible and engaging communication.
- Collaborate closely with programme and technical stakeholders through review cycles, incorporating feedback and ensuring alignment between content objectives and visual execution.
- Deliver editable source files, publication-ready PDFs, digital-optimized versions, and supporting design documentation for future use.
Requirements:
The ideal agency or consultant will bring strong expertise in publication design, editorial communication, and visual transformation of technical content. Required qualifications and experience include:
- 7–10+ years of experience in publication design, creative communications, editorial design, or related fields.
- Proven experience delivering complex multi-document design projects, technical reports, or large-scale publication suites.
- Strong ability to transform technical and scientific information into accessible visual communication.
- Experience creating infographics, data visualizations, diagrams, and structured information systems.
- Demonstrated proficiency with design tools such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Figma, or equivalent platforms.
- Strong copyediting and content refinement capabilities, including improving readability, terminology consistency, and audience accessibility.
- Experience working with health, development, humanitarian, donor-funded, or public sector publications is highly preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple parallel workflows while maintaining quality and meeting tight deadlines.
- Understanding of accessibility standards for digital and print materials.
- Experience designing resources for global audiences, low-resource settings, or Global South contexts is an advantage.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to contribute to global health initiatives focused on improving access to reliable immunization information.
- Engagement in a meaningful consultancy project with international visibility and impact.
- Opportunity to showcase expertise in technical publication design and health communication.
- Flexible remote collaboration with programme and technical teams.
- Possibility to influence how critical health guidance is communicated to global audiences.
- Competitive fixed-cost consultancy opportunity based on proposal and scope of work.
- Creative freedom to develop innovative visual approaches while working within established brand standards.