Graphics Designer at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Graphics Designer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

About the Role

• We are looking for a Graphic Designer to be part of our fast-paced team. You will have the opportunity to work on exciting in-house marketing and social media campaigns.
• You’ll also be working with our copywriter, brand managers as well as collaboratively with other internal teams and senior management to create authentic, engaging and compelling communication.
• Create transformative, industry-defining work that helps set our Sun King brand above the rest.
• We are looking for talent, passion and enthusiasm.

Job Description
What you would be expected to do:

• Brainstorming visual and copy ideas with other members of the marketing/creative team.
• Modifying artwork to achieve the desired outcome
• You’ll demonstrate initiative in attending to briefs, bringing ideas to life with an enthusiastic and proactive approach
• You’ll take responsibility for your work and be able to prioritize projects in an organized manner, managing expectations across teams
• You’ll demonstrate originality in ideas, amending and redeveloping creative work in response to creative direction provided by senior creatives
• Conceptualize and design highly effective point of sale materials to be used in a variety of channels in Cameroon and other Francophone countries.
• E-commerce Listing Content
  • Creating fresh designs for multiple platforms ranging from Jumia, Pepperfry, Croma, Amazon, Flipkart, etc. 
  • Designing seasonal advertisements, promotional & festive campaigns.
• Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram) Posts: Festival creatives, Product promotions.
• In-App advertising designs 
• New brand property launch designs 
  • Launch Designs
  • Merchandise designs
  • Assist in the execution of plan as per the concepts suggested

Requirements
You might be a strong candidate if you:

• A Degree or its equivalent in arts or related courses.
• At least 3+ years of experience working in an advertising, branding or marketing agency or another similarly fast-paced environment.
• Highly adept at Adobe Illustrator/ Photoshop/ InDesign (knowledge on the workings of the wider Adobe Creative Suite is a plus).
• Be highly creative and imaginative
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Pidgin
• Impeccable attention to detail and a proven track record of delivering high-quality work on time. 
• Curious about new trends, promoting an environment where ideas flow and expertise are shared.
• Demonstrates an exceptional level of creativity that is very practically applied.
• Passionate about typography, layout and brand identity.
• Goes beyond the parameters of a brief to deliver better than requested.
• Create partner and consumer-facing global assets and merchandising for print and web: flyers, posters, proposals, brochures, emails, etc.
• Comfortable expressing ideas and collaborating with others to find the best solution and capable of delivering high-quality work without supervision.
• Experienced in designing and producing high-quality creative content for a range of print and digital channels (websites, social, email, video/film, leaflets, poster, events, presentations etc.)

What We Offer

• We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
• Sun King offers a competitive salary, a fun, supportive work environment and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise. 

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.