COOP Trainee - Multimedia / Graphic Designer

Role objective

Turn ideas, briefs and brand objectives into clear, high-quality visual communication across static, motion, presentation, social and multimedia formats, while learning how commercial creative work is developed, reviewed and delivered.

What you will work on

• Support the creation of social media visuals, presentations, campaign assets, digital ads, infographics, brand applications and other visual communication.
• Assist with motion graphics, short-form video editing, simple animation and multimedia production where required.
• Translate a brief into visual concepts rather than waiting for exact design instructions.
• Apply typography, hierarchy, composition, colour, image selection and brand consistency with attention to detail.
• Prepare files correctly for digital, presentation and production use.
• Participate in critiques, explain design decisions, receive feedback and improve work through iteration.
• Use AI-assisted creative tools responsibly where they improve speed or exploration without sacrificing originality, accuracy, licensing or quality.

What you should learn

• How brand strategy becomes visual systems and repeatable design decisions.
• How agency and client briefs are interpreted, challenged and converted into deliverables.
• Creative workflow from research and concept to production, review, revision and final delivery.
• How design effectiveness is judged by communication and business purpose, not decoration alone.

Who should apply

• Student in graphic design, multimedia, visual communication, digital media, animation or a related discipline.
• Strong visual curiosity and willingness to study references rather than copy them.
• Basic familiarity with tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Figma, Canva or equivalent is helpful.
• A portfolio is preferred, even if it consists only of university, personal, competition or experimental work.

What strong performance looks like

• Can explain the objective behind a design choice.
• Improves visibly after feedback.
• Produces organised, technically usable files.
• Shows taste, originality, accuracy and respect for brand systems.

Common eligibility

• Current university or college student eligible for a formal cooperative training (COOP) placement.
• Able to provide the university COOP letter and complete the required training period.
• Available to work from Jeddah according to the programme schedule and AY work requirements.
• Comfortable receiving direct feedback, revising work, and learning unfamiliar tools or subjects.
• Professional Arabic and/or English communication appropriate to the selected role.
• Previous professional experience is not required. Evidence of initiative, projects, coursework, self-learning, clubs, competitions, volunteering or personal work is valuable.

How we select

We do not reject a trainee simply for lacking a specific commercial tool. We separate quickly teachable tool knowledge from harder-to-teach traits such as reasoning, integrity, learning velocity, ownership, curiosity, discipline and communication. AY does not expect a trainee to arrive as an expert; it does expect visible improvement, preparation and responsiveness to feedback.

Assessment

Every applicant completes the AY COOP Common Potential Assessment (15 questions, 50% of the score) and then the role module for the position applied to (8 questions, 50%). The assessment evaluates potential rather than years of experience: reasoning, learning agility, ownership, ethics, communication and data sense, plus role fundamentals and applied judgment.

About the programme

COOP at AY is designed to identify and accelerate high-potential people, not simply to provide observation hours. Trainees learn by solving real problems, working within clear standards, receiving frequent feedback, and producing useful outcomes under supervision. Our principles: Bayan (clarity), Al-Asl (authenticity), An-Nama (growth), Al-Yusr wal-Yaqin (ease and certainty), and one system, one accountability.

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  |  Programme type: College Cooperative Training / COOP  |  Experience level: Student / Pre-graduation