Africa Internet Holding, a global and leading incubator of startups specialized in e-commerce. Africa Internet Holding is the leading internet group of Africa with already over 1,000 employees in 10 African countries and huge successes such as Jumia.com, Kaymu.com, Hellofood.com, Easytaxi.com Lamudi.com, Carmudi.com and Jovago.com. It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN, Millicom and Rocket Internet.
We want to create a well-balanced team of talented, dynamic and highly motivated individuals with a passion for emerging markets and Africa. We are currently looking for outstanding candidates interested in entrepreneurship and web businesses.
Job Title: Snr. Graphics Designer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
The Sr. Graphic Designer is responsible for developing design deliverables that elevate, differentiate, and function on-brand and on-strategy. Deliverables include website creative, landing pages and banners for multiple browsers and devices. This team member interacts with all other functions and is ready to the take lead.
Accountabilities:
- Interact with all functions to maintain optimum communication between teams and design lead.
- Participate in design sessions and contribute through creative concepts and creative input.
- Be involved in conceptualization and design of graphic applications from concept to completion.
- Oversee onsite interaction design.
- Coordinate newsletter design
- Oversee and manage approval process for all graphic design pieces
- Schedule, manage and prioritize graphic design work
- Supervise a team of graphic designers
- Maintain and continuously improve brand guidelines
- Design press kits and seasonal catalogues.
- Create designs that are consistent with our brand guidelines including look, feel and tone. Be accountable for brand consistency across campaigns and assets -- web site, email and other marketing programs.
- Build creative assets from scratch, bringing together brand photography assets, on and off figure imagery, and unique typography.
- Assist in storyboarding concepts in which to showcase creative work.
- Execute eCommerce design projects that include production work and image optimization.
- Conceptualize and develop creative for A/B tests.
- Balance and manage own workload according to established business priorities.
- Be detailed in organization of projects. This includes management of project briefs, awareness of project specs, deadlines, etc.
- Cooperate and interact well with other designers and seek feedback/input. Train/ assist designers as required.
- Assist in maintaining efficiency by sharing knowledge of problems, solutions, and new opportunities. Assist in upkeep of the technical manuals and systems information.
- Keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as InDesign, QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Minimum 2-3 years in graphic design, with strong focus on digital, eCommerce
- Ability to lead by example & articulate ideas to the design team.
- Knowledge of web design best practices, including image optimization, responsive design, HTML and CSS.
- High level of proficiency in Typography
- Experience with branding and identity design
- Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and operate in a fast-paced work environment
- Experience supervising junior graphic designers would be considered an asset
- Self-motivated with good initiative
- Open-minded and able to use constructive feedback
- Strong portfolio
Key Measures (Performance indicators):
- On time delivery of design project
- Contribute to the achievement of design process
Our offer
- A unique education in launching and scaling new internet concepts
- Become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
- An attractive salary package
- An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures
Application Deadline Date
31st August, 2014.
Method of Application
We currently have openings in Nigeria. If you want to join some of the fastest growing companies in the world, please send your resume with subject as “APPLICATION_SNR GRAPHICS DESIGNER) respectively to:
[email protected]