Development Communications Intern

About the Role

Studio AltSide is a young communications agency focused on social change and impact storytelling. We work across campaigns, key communication material, events, and documentation. Applicants will join a team that values thoughtful communication and purposeful creative work. The Development Communications Intern is a part-time, hybrid role based in Hyderabad, to help sort the creation of clear, compelling communication materials that convey the impact of social change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn our nonprofit social calendar into polished, ready-to-post content: carousels, static posts, and simple templates that keep each platform looking consistent.
• Design event communication material, including story cards, invitations, posters, and on-the-day visuals.
• Create and refresh visuals for our own channels, such as the website and LinkedIn, so they stay current and on-brand.
• Illustrate ideas and stories for social campaigns, build infographics and one-pagers that simplify impact data.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Illustration and graphic design skills (Affinity, Illustrate, Procreate, or Canva).
• Ability to adapt design to project requirements.
• Inclination for storytelling in the social sector.
• Development communication skills to research, reflect, build simple yet meaningful content, and break down complex terms into visually simple form.
• Ability to take ownership of work.

Qualifications

• Can be enrolled in any course across the humanities and design spectrum.
• Good to have: Understand how to represent communities respectfully in visuals, avoiding stereotypes, pity imagery or saviour language.
• Good to have: Enjoy researching cultural elements, art, history and socio-political discourse.