Great Career Consult - We are a full service recruitment company devoted to supplying quality training, employment and manpower services. our company is dully registered in nigeria, and we are one of the reputable agencies in the country concerned with the training, employment and recommendation of manpower.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Locations: Lagos
Reporting to: Art Director
Job Functions
- The Graphic Designer would be responsible in creating visual concepts, by hand or using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers.
- The ideal candidate will develop the overall layout and production design for advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
- This individual would work with a variety of products, applications, and software platforms, while simultaneously collaborating with a number of teams at the company.
Duties and Tasks
As a Graphic Designer, your responsibilities include:
- Meeting clients, account managers and Art director to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job
- Estimating the time required to complete a job and providing quotes for clients
- Developing design briefs that suit the client's purpose
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts and developing interactive design
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief within time and cost constraints
- Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to clients or account managers
- Working with a range of media, including computer-aided design (CAD), and keeping up to date with emerging technologies
- Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work
- Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches and working on layouts ready for print
- Commissioning illustrators and photographers
- Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.
Qualification and Experience
- HND/Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, design, or art preferred (extensive experience in the field may also be acceptable)
- Previous experience with Quark Xpress, InDesign, and PhotoShop a plus
Skills
Apart from technical and drawing skills, you will need to show:
- Passion and enthusiasm for design, with a creative flair
- A flexible approach when working in a team
- Excellent communication skills to interpret and negotiate briefs with clients
- Good presentation skills and the confidence to explain and sell ideas to clients and colleagues
- Time management skills and the ability to cope with several projects at a time
- Accuracy and attention to detail when finalizing designs
- Being open to feedback and willing to make changes to your designs
- Effective networking skills to build contacts
- Excellent IT skills, especially with design and photo-editing software.
Application Closing Date
7th September, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s and concise Cover Letter to:
career@greatcareerconsult.com.ng (indicate the position applied as subject of the mail).
Note
- CV's should be in MS Word format and any applicant who applies more than once for this job post will be disqualified automatically
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after review of applications.
- All communications will be treated in strict confidence.