Brand Designer at Vard Media

Vard Media is a professional media studio in Lagos serving three core audiences: personal brands, corporate clients, and content creators.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Brand Designer

Location: Lekki, Lagos

About the role

• The Brand Designer at VARD Media is responsible for the visual identity of every brand in our portfolio, starting with VARD Media itself.
• You are not just a graphic designer who executes briefs.
• You are a visual strategist who builds complete design systems: logos, colour palettes, typography, and the rules that govern how a brand is seen across every platform and format.

What you'll do

• Design and deliver complete brand identity systems for new clients: logo, colour palette, typography, and design guidelines.
• Build a detailed design guide for each client that all departments must follow without exception.
• Define VARD Media's own brand visual identity as your first major deliverable.
• Produce graphic and carousel designs for both client social content and VARD Media in-house content.
• Work closely with Content Creators and Motion Graphics Designers to ensure every piece of content is on-brand.
• Maintain and update brand assets as clients evolve.
• Provide visual direction on shoots when needed, and ensure the physical environment matches the brand identity.
• Stay current on design trends without being enslaved to them. VARD Media output must feel original.

What we're looking for

• 3+ years of brand design or visual identity experience.
• Strong portfolio showing complete brand identity systems (not just individual graphics).
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and/or Figma.
• Understanding of how design translates across digital platforms: Instagram, TikTok, websites.
• Ability to build and document design systems that non-designers can follow.
• Experience designing for Nigerian brands or an understanding of the Lagos market is a plus.
• Confident in presenting and defending design decisions to clients and colleagues.

Who you are:

• You have a strong visual point of view, and you can articulate why every design choice was made.
• You do not produce generic work; you understand that a brand is not just a logo; it is a complete system of perception, and you are the person who builds that system.
• You treat every brief like it is your own project, not a task assigned to you. Deadlines are not suggestions to you; they are commitments, and you honour them.
• You work closely with writers, directors, and content creators, and you do that collaboration with respect and without ego.
• Great design at VARD Media is never made alone, and you are someone who genuinely thrives when the whole team is moving together.

Salary
N230,000 - N270,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online