Home Based Illustrator Consultant

BACKGROUND

The Global Connectivity Report 2025 (GCR) will be launched at the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25), to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2025. The GCR provides a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of global progress toward universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC), while addressing the opportunities and risks of an increasingly connected world.

The GCR pursues four objectives:

• Make the case for UMC by demonstrating the role of digital connectivity in advancing human development
• Take stock of where the world stands on the path to UMC, drawing on the latest data and indicators to identify progress, gaps, and disparities across regions and population groups.
• Advocate for investment in the foundations of meaningful connectivity and highlight good practices and solutions.
• Confront the harms and systemic challenges that connectivity can create, to ensure that the overall impact of digital connectivity is net positive.

The GCR aims to support evidence-based policymaking, inform global digital commitments such as the Global Digital Compact and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable digital transformation.

This publication is part of ITU’s “Measuring digital development” publication series.

Written in accessible, non-technical language, the report targets a broad audience, including policymakers, government administrations, the media, and the wider development community. It is intended to serve as a practical reference for those designing and implementing digital connectivity strategies, as well as for practitioners.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

The illustrator consultant will create original artwork for the cover of the GCR. The artwork should be:

• Inspired by human connection and the importance of togetherness, without reference to telecommunication technology.
• Convey a global, positive, and universal message.
• Inclusive, avoiding any political or religious symbols or themes.
• Subtly reflect the cultural context of the region hosting WTDC-25 (Baku, Azerbaijan), where appropriate, while maintaining a universal appeal.

Additional guidance will be provided by the ICT Data and Analytics Division and the ITU Publications unit throughout the collaboration.

CONCRETE DELIVERABLES

• Delivery of one illustration for the cover in either vector file or pixel-based file. If vector file, format .ai or .eps with no embedded pixel-based file. If pixel-based file, .jpg or .png formats at resolution of 300dpi and size of 22x22cm. Since the visual may be used in different platform/formats, it is requested from the artist to ensure that the background is easily expanded to fill the required format. i.e.: allow plenty of background around the main foreground subjects (mainly above, and on the two sides).
• Submission of the first sketch with indications on how the final artwork would look like by 10 October 2025.
• Incorporation of the feedback provided by ITU and the final artwork by 24 October 2025.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to create high-quality original illustrations and graphic artwork in both vector and raster formats.
• Strong conceptual and visual storytelling skills to translate abstract themes into compelling images.
• Ability to adapt style and composition to meet diverse audiences and publication requirements.
• Familiarity with preparing artwork for multiple formats (print and digital) and ensuring scalability and flexibility of design elements.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Education:

University degree in fine art, visual arts with specialization in graphic design or related field OR education from a reputed college of advanced education, with a diploma of equivalent standard to that of a university degree in one of the fields above.

Experience:

At least one (1) year of experience in visual arts, graphic design or commercial art and illustration can be considered as a substitute for the above-mentioned degree.

All experience must be demonstrated by providing a link to an online portfolio showcasing relevant work.

Languages:

Knowledge of English at advanced level.

REMUNERATION INFORMATION

A daily rate of 200 USD for 13 working days or Lum sump of 2,600 USD.