Senior Designer & Illustrator at Gecko Five

Gecko Five is positioned to become the fastest-growing modern sports media brand in Africa. We aim to create the largest reach and engagement of millennials and Gen Z audiences across Africa. Every month, African millennial audiences will turn to Gecko Five publications across multiple channels for impactful conversation around the interests and issues engaging sports today. Gecko Five was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Designer & Illustrator

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Overview

• This role reports to the Chief Hustler and works closely with our production, marketing, and growth teams.
• As a designer for the open web, you should understand how the right visuals can make or break a story.
• You should have a strong eye for photo editing, illustration, and animation.
• We’re not just looking for someone who knows how to use the tools - you should be a true collaborator and storyteller who lives and breathes visual information, capable of capturing the essence of a story without words.
• An interest in football and sports is a plus, as you will be tasked with building immersive digital experiences to help redefine consumption for the next generation of sports fans.

You Will

• Work collaboratively with the content team crafting illustrations, animations, motion graphics and other independent creatives to create engaging content for the most important moments in sports culture.
• Have a multi-faceted design capacity to shift between various types of design work, including printed event collateral, presentation design, web design and more.
• Be passionate about working on a suite of websites/media accounts dedicated to millennial Africans and various topics surrounding football and sports.

Requirements

• Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) or other graphic design / video editing / animation software
• Experience with 3D rendering and/or motion graphics is a plus
• Understanding of modern publishing platforms
• Established graphic design portfolio, preferably within media / content / journalism /advertising
• Excite and inspire with an infectious curiosity and optimistic approach.

Salary
NGN 150,000 - 200,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
30th May, 2021.