Web Designer Volunteer | Frank Soo Foundation

Role: Web Designer Volunteer

Organisation: The Frank Soo Foundation

Location: Remote

Time Commitment: Approx. 2–4 hours per week (+2-4 hours if supporting live event), larger initial commitment for site audit.

Remuneration: Unremunerated (Voluntary role; reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed)

About The Frank Soo Foundation

The Frank Soo Foundation honours the memory, achievements, and legacy of Frank Soo—the first player of East and South East Asian (ESEA) heritage to represent the England men’s national football team. Our mission centres on three core pillars:

Promoting Legacy: Raising public awareness of Frank Soo’s historic contributions to football and anti-racism in sport.
Community Empowerment: Supporting health, sports participation, and well-being initiatives within ESEA communities (in collaboration with partner organisations).
Fostering Aspiration: Guiding and supporting ESEAs in their pursuit of excellence across football—from players and coaches to referees and fans.

Key Responsibilities

Working with event volunteers, social media volunteers and senior management at the Frank Soo Foundation:

Web Visual Asset Creation: Design engaging web banners, feature graphics, hero images, and blog visuals aligned with the Foundation’s visual identity using Photoshop, Canva, or similar tools.
Audit of Current Website.
Content Management & Publishing: Keep the Foundation’s official website vibrant and updated with fresh content, including news updates, blog posts, press releases, and event details.
Page Layout & Basic Design Updates: Structure web pages cleanly, implementing minor page layout adjustments or styling tweaks to ensure a visually appealing experience.
Site Maintenance & QA: Routinely audit the site to ensure media displays properly, links function, layouts remain responsive, and text formatting is consistent.
Collaboration: Work alongside foundation leads to turn ideas and announcements into attractive, user-friendly web content.

Experience & Skills

Preferred

Web Design & Visual Tools: Practical experience creating web-ready graphic assets (banners, thumbnails, promo graphics) using tools like Photoshop, Canva, Illustrator, or Figma.
CMS Proficiency: Hands-on experience with popular CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, or similar web page builders).
Front-End & UI/UX Basics: Basic understanding of HTML & CSS to troubleshoot formatting and adjust page styling, with an eye for visual hierarchy and clean design layout.
Mission Alignment: A genuine interest in sports heritage, ESEA community empowerment, and anti-racism in sports.

What We Offer

A strong platform to show off your UI/Web design and CMS management skills for an impactful charity.
A chance to build and expand your design portfolio with real-world website assets.
A reference letter for future professional or academic applications.
An opportunity to educate, inspire and to keep a pioneer's legacy alive.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV along with a short statement (up to 500 words) outlining your background in web design, and your motivation for joining the Frank Soo Foundation to info@thefranksoofoundation.org.uk.

The Frank Soo Foundation is committed to building an inclusive and diverse board. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly individuals from East and South East Asian communities and underrepresented groups.

Closing date:

10th December 2026

Interviews online mid-January.