Communications Artist
Ministry: Art & Culture · Emergency Function: Communications Through Art
Role Purpose
Uses visual and creative communication to help reach and inform the community during disasters, especially when literacy or language barriers exist.
What You Would Help Do
Before an Emergency
- Develop visual emergency communication materials.
- Create preparedness infographics and signage for shelters.
- Build a library of community-friendly visual resources.
- Coordinate with Information on messaging needs.
During an Emergency
- Create clear visual instructions for shelters and distribution points.
- Support Information with accessible public messaging.
- Help communicate safety information to diverse audiences.
- Assist with wayfinding and signage in shelters.
After an Emergency
- Document communication lessons and community response.
- Update visual resource libraries.
- Support recovery messaging.
Qualifications & Helpful Skills
Who would be a good fit?
Required
- Willingness to complete Weather Watchmen training.
Helpful But Not Required
- Background in graphic design, illustration, or visual arts
- Communication and messaging experience
- Bilingual or multilingual ability
- Experience creating accessible content
Training & Readiness
Volunteers are not expected to respond to emergencies without preparation.
Weather Watchmen volunteers may receive or be asked to participate in role-appropriate training, exercises, orientations, drills, and continuing preparedness activities before being assigned operational responsibilities.
Potential training for this role:
Working Together
No Ministry operates in isolation during an emergency.
Three-Deep Succession
Weather Watchmen's emergency management system is designed around continuity of leadership. Critical functions should have trained Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary personnel so that operations can continue if a primary leader is unavailable.
Multiple volunteers may express interest in the same operational area to build this depth.
Interested in Serving?
You do not have to know everything today. If you have relevant experience, transferable skills, or a willingness to train and serve, we encourage you to express your interest.