Graphic Artist/Designer at Stresert Services Limited

Stresert Services Limited - 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, we require the service of:

Job Title: Graphic Artist/Designer

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The ideal graphic designer will 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.
• The work demands creative flair, up-to-date knowledge of industry software and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 artworking pages ready for print;
• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as InDesign, QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash etc;
• Developing interactive design;
• Advise clients on strategies to reach a particular audience;
• Incorporate changes recommended by the clients into the final design
• Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.

Work Days:

• Monday - Friday
• Saturday: Half day (twice a month)

Education/Experience

• The desired candidate should be a graduate of Art (OND/HND/ B.Sc).
• Must have 4-5 years work experience as a core graphic artist.

Desired Skills:

• Must be IT savvy
• 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

Remuneration
Salary is attractive.

Application closing Date
19th March, 2015

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to: [email protected] using "GRAPHIC ARTIST" as subject of mail. Wrong applications will not be opened. Please be guided.

Note:
Sample of Work & Software:

• It is required that you attach past samples of work done.
• A list of software packages that candidates are expert with/ or have made use of in the past should be listed on the CV.
• The above is very important; applicants who do not compile with the above will not be assessed for the role.