The Designer owns how ALSA looks. Every poster, graphic, newsletter layout, and brand asset goes through you. You work closely with the Social Media Officer and report to the Marketing Director on all visual output. ALSA's credibility is partly visual. You are responsible for that.
- Design all event collateral: posters, digital graphics, and promotional assets. Every event ALSA runs needs at least one piece of collateral. Quality matters. The poster is often the first thing a member or prospective member sees.
- Produce visual assets for each ALSA newsletter issue. The newsletter is ALSA's most regular publication. Your work gives it visual structure and reinforces the brand with every edition.
- Maintain and grow ALSA's brand asset library. Templates, logos, colour palettes, and reusable elements should be organised and accessible to the full team. Every hour saved searching for an asset is an hour the team spends on output.
- Work with the Social Media Officer on platform-specific sizing and formats. A poster designed for print does not work on Instagram Stories. You need to understand the platform requirements, not just the design itself.
- Ensure all ALSA visual output is consistent with brand guidelines. Inconsistency across touchpoints undermines credibility. You are the person who catches and corrects it.
- Produce event recap designs after each ALSA event. Recaps extend the life of an event beyond the night itself. A well-designed recap graphic posted within 24 hours keeps the momentum going and gives members something to share.
- Deliver assets on time so the team is never waiting. Late assets create a chain reaction. Build in enough lead time to allow for revisions.
- Direct the Marketing Intern on design tasks and give them clear, actionable briefs. Intern support should free you to focus on higher-complexity work. Brief them early so they are not waiting on you.
- Report to the Marketing Director on the design pipeline and any upcoming deadlines at risk. They need to know before an asset is late, not after. Surface problems when there is still time to solve them.
- Stay updated on the Asian cultural calendar and produce commemorative graphics for major holidays. Lunar New Year, Diwali, Eid, Mid-Autumn Festival, and other significant dates are moments where ALSA should show up with something considered. Plan these in advance so they are ready on the day, not the day after.
- Update the comprehensive handover document at the end of each semester. Document your templates, brand decisions, and what visual approaches worked. The next Designer should inherit a system, not a blank canvas.
- Time commitment: Roughly 8–10 hours per week; expect more in event weeks
- Meetings: Attend the weekly marketing team meeting and the monthly all-team session. Once a month, the portfolio meeting is replaced by a full-team session where every portfolio and cabinet come together.
- Events: All event collateral delivered at least five days before each event goes public
- Newsletter: Newsletter assets delivered at least two days before publication
- Assets: Brand asset library kept up to date and accessible to the full executive team at all times
By end of semester, every ALSA touchpoint looks considered and consistent. A first-year student should be able to identify an ALSA post without seeing the logo.
Before anything else, read the executive standards. They cover what we expect from everyone on the team. In the first two weeks, you will review existing ALSA brand assets, identify any visual inconsistencies, and produce at least one piece of collateral for an upcoming event or social post.
Throughout the two weeks, send brief, regular updates to your director: what you worked on, what is next, and anything you are stuck on. These updates are how you demonstrate you can operate without being managed.
Good fit
- You have a strong aesthetic eye and can produce clean, professional work under time pressure
- You are fluent in Canva, Figma, Adobe, or a comparable design tool
- You are proactive about deadlines, not reactive to them
Not the right role
- Design is a side interest rather than something you actively and regularly practise
- You need significant creative direction for every asset you produce
Designer positions for Semester Two 2026 are not open for applications at this time.
The marketing team is recruiting interns this intake, including a Marketing Intern focused on design. That is the way into the design side of ALSA right now. Follow us on Instagram or LinkedIn to hear when officer positions open.