Social Media Graphics Designer at Carbon Nigeria

Carbon is a pan-African digital bank with a mission to provide friction-free finance to its customers. Carbon promises to play a fundamental role in its customers’ lives wherever they are, with flexible solutions. We pride ourselves on our efficiency and with just $10mm of equity raised in 2015, we have disbursed over $100m in loans and earned more than $30mm in revenue over the last 2 years. Carbon has operations in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, supported by a talented team spread between Lagos, Nairobi, London, Argentina, and Palo Alto so we operate with a remote-first mindset. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Social Media Graphics Designer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time

What Are We Looking for?

• We are seeking a motivated, experienced, and highly-skilled Social Media Graphics Designer. You must be passionate about improving customer lives and using your software and systems engineering skills to build up, mentor others and empower the teams in Carbon to fulfill their goals.
• You will be responsible for creating and applying visual styles based off established brand guidelines. We are seeking a self-starter with advanced knowledge of design concepts and tools, capable of delivering brilliant creative ideas within ambitious timelines, and you will report to the Brand and Content Management Lead.

Responsibilities

• Create and apply consistent visual styles across platforms and ownership of design projects from conception through completion.
• Effectively communicate creative ideas within a collaborative environment and adequately scope projects and communicate specific requirements while managing expectations.
• Develop and communicate design rationale and thought processes when needed.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions to ideate, define challenges, identify needs and proffer creative solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in same or related role.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable graphics design experience with a strong portfolio and proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud especially Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
• Ability to develop and apply visual style across platforms while striving for a consistent visual language.
• Ability to creatively interpret design briefs and copies into design concepts and layouts based on good knowledge of the use of typography, shape, colour and aesthetic design concepts.
• Experience working with and adapting visual roll-out to established brand guidelines.
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team and flexibility in shifting priorities quickly and executing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines and knowledge of other design software is a plus.

Benefits

• At Carbon, People are the heart of the business so we prioritize their welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to ;
• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team.
• Potential to work in different geographies.
• Health Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Career development & Growth.
• We are advocates of work life balance and offer a remote working option for certain roles.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.