Graphics Artist at Novestech Nigeria

Novestech Nigeria is one of the world's premiere engineering, procurement, construction and services companies, employing approximately 27,000 people in more than 17 countries. As Novestech Nigeria embarks upon our second century of operations, we have evolved into a prominent supporter of the energy, hydrocarbons, power, industrial, civil infrastructure, minerals, government services and commercial sectors.

Since becoming an independent company in 2006, at Novestech Nigeria we have expanded our position in the markets we serve.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Graphics Artist

Location: 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 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 finalized 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, QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash etc;
• Advise clients on strategies to reach a particular audience;
• Working as part of a team with painters, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.
• Incorporate changes recommended by the clients into the final design

Requirements/ Skills

• Knowledge of pre-press operations
• Must be able to do page planning and imposition
• Must be able to use the ‘Mac’ system and all its creative suites
• 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.
• Candidates should have background in the construction industry.
• 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

Qualification

• Candidate should be a graduate of Art (OND/HND/ BSc).
• Must have 2 - 3 years work experience as a core graphic artist.
• Must reside reside within Lagos and environs.

Application Closing Date
28th April, 2015

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application and CV's to: [email protected]