Social Media Management & Graphic Design Intern

Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC)

Location: Noida (Delhi NCR)

Mode: Full-Time | In-Person Only

Duration: 13 Months

Joining: Immediate

About the Opportunity

The Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC) seeks creative, enthusiastic, and digitally proficient individuals for a 13-month professional internship focusing on graphic design and social media management. The intern will support GCTC's digital communication, graphic design needs, conference promotion, content development, and online engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Graphic Design & Creative Development

• Design professional social media posters, speaker announcements, congratulatory messages, invitations, and institutional creatives.
• Develop conference brochures, programme agendas, banners, backdrops, certificates, and digital promotional materials.
• Create infographics, informative carousels, quote cards, and policy-related visual content.
• Develop consistent visual templates for GCTC's social media and institutional communications.
• Prepare professionally designed materials for conferences, seminars, webinars, roundtables, and strategic dialogues.
• Maintain brand consistency, typography, colour schemes, and accurate placement of approved institutional, partner, and sponsor logos.
• Prepare digital and print-ready graphics according to event requirements.

Social Media Management

• Assist in managing GCTC's LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube platforms.
• Develop weekly and monthly social media content calendars.
• Draft professional captions, event announcements, institutional updates, and campaign content.
• Plan and execute digital communication campaigns for GCTC's conferences, publications, and institutional initiatives.
• Prepare speaker features, conference highlights, event announcements, and post-event communications.
• Schedule and publish content following GCTC's approval process.
• Support real-time social media coverage during conferences and institutional programmes.

Content Strategy & Digital Engagement

• Develop informative content relating to national security, counterterrorism, international relations, defence, cybersecurity, AI, energy security, climate change, and public policy.
• Coordinate with the research team to verify facts, names, designations, and institutional information.
• Collaborate with the video editing team on reels, video thumbnails, promotional campaigns, and multimedia content.
• Monitor reach, engagement, audience growth, and performance across social media platforms.
• Prepare periodic performance reports and recommend content improvements.
• Maintain organised digital archives of graphics, photographs, branding materials, and approved creative assets.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in Canva and working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent design software.
• Strong understanding of graphic design, typography, visual composition, and colour coordination.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.
• Good command of written English, caption development, and proofreading.
• Ability to design professional materials suitable for institutional, diplomatic, government, and corporate audiences.
• Understanding of social media trends, content planning, and engagement.
• Creativity, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience creating conference posters, brochures, or event graphics.
• Basic video editing and reel creation.
• Knowledge of social media analytics and digital branding.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted creative tools.
• Interest in current affairs, public policy, and international relations.

Internship Stipend & Benefits

• Duration: 13 Months
• Months 1–3: ₹10,000 per month
• Months 4–6: ₹11,000 per month
• Months 7–10: ₹12,000 per month
• Months 11–13: ₹12,500 per month
• Stipend progression subject to satisfactory performance reviews.
• Additional Performance-Based Completion Incentive: Up to ₹3,500 per month, maximum cumulative incentive of ₹45,500, payable as a lump sum upon successful completion, subject to performance assessment.

Professional Exposure

• Experience developing creative campaigns for institutional and strategic-policy events.
• Opportunities to design material for conferences featuring national and international experts.
• Exposure to institutional branding, digital communication, and campaign management.
• Development of a professional design and social media portfolio.
• Collaboration with GCTC's research, conference, and audiovisual teams.
• Internship completion certificate and performance-based recommendation.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will undergo:

• CV and portfolio screening.
• Practical graphic design and social media content assessment.
• Personal interview.
• A graphic design portfolio is mandatory.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit:

• Updated CV.
• Graphic design portfolio.
• Samples of social media posts, carousels, posters, or digital campaigns.
• Brief details of software proficiency.

Email: [email protected]

Subject: Application – Social Media Management & Graphic Design Internship