• Application Deadline: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Graphic Designer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , OND


• Experience 4 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 
  

Our client is an industrial printing organization based on the mainland of Lagos with equipment and facilities that cannot be rivalled in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of growth and expansion, the service of a Graphic Designer is required for immediate employment in Lagos.

JOB SUMMARY:

The ideal graphic designer will be responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact. The role involves listening to clients and understanding their needs before making design decisions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY:

• Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job;


• Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose;


• Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients;


• Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research;


• Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts;


• Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;


• Presenting finalised ideas and concepts to clients or account managers;


• Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);


• Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;


• Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;


• Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches;


• Working on layouts and art working pages ready for print;


• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as InDesign, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel drawl, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash etc;


• Advise clients on strategies to reach a particular audience;


• Work as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.


• Incorporate changes recommended by the clients into the final design
  
   

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT:

• Knowledge of pre-press operations


• Must be able to do page planning and imposition


• Must be very creative and present a portfolio of designs created and of course, will carry out a practical test at the client’s place


• Desired candidates should have background in the printing industry (advantage)
  
   

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Must be IT savvy (Photoshop, CorelDraw) etc.


• Organizational skills with attention to detail


• Reporting skills, deadline-oriented, time management


• Reasoning ability, mathematical ability, and logical thinking skills


• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
  
   

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• The desired candidate should be a graduate of Art (OND/HND/ Bsc).


• Must have 4–5 years’ work experience as a core graphic artist.