Creative Designer at ABIG

ABIG

Position: Creative Designer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 4 years ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

ABIG is a business management consulting company that provides its services to a portfolio of companies in different sectors ranging from food and beverages, health care, petrochemicals, construction, real estate, and merchandise trading. Depending on the needs of its client organizations, the portfolio continually expands into new sectors. We, therefore, require a dynamic Creative Designer to join our fast-paced marketing team with responsibilities to create various marketing and advertising materials, such as product labels or brochures, posters that provide information about a company’s offerings. The creative designer must be an Expert level user of design software (ADOBE, PHOTOSHOP, FLASH …) Creative Designer Duties and Responsibilities The following are the core Creative Designer duties and responsibilities. - Produce Design Concepts: To initialize artwork by coming up with a general concept and presenting the idea with a rough layout that might include sketches or digital illustrations. At this stage, a Creative Designer might work in collaboration with managers, engineers, artists, and other designers to evaluate the credibility of the design and to provide solutions for possible issues relating to the actual production of this design. - Assist with Prototype Development: Once the design has been approved, it will enter a production stage in which a prototype can be created. The Creative Designer will once again collaborate with a team to ensure that the prototype is created within project specifications and expectations. - Coordinate Services of Outside Vendors: If the project a Creative Designer is working on is a brochure or label, quite often a printer will be needed to produce the finished product. Or, a digital model might require technical support or third party company services. These types of duties might be assigned to outside vendors and it is often the Creative Designer who will be responsible to work with Printing company to ensure the final outcome as per the Quality standard approved. Creative Designer required skills Creative Designers should be strong communicators who think creatively, are detail-oriented and are able to meet deadlines. They should thrive in a collaborative environment and possess strong problem-solving, decision-making and organizational skills. A Creative Designer should take a customer-driven approach to create marketing and advertising materials. Competencies expected from the Creative Designer: . Presenting concept visualization through sketches, drawings, and illustrations . Overseeing design changes and improvements throughout the development process . Integrating technical and visual solutions into a design concept . Understanding trends within the scope of the industry they are working in . Proficiency in using graphic design and other relevant software such as Adobe, Photoshop, and Flash Educational Qualification . BSC Degree in Architecture and a verifiable creative portfolio . The Candidate should possess Certificate on Photo Graphics & Designing course Experience . The candidate must demonstrate working experience, providing evidence of previous work done How to Apply Only candidates meeting the required qualifications are invited to send their application letter and an updated CV (WITHOUT ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AT THIS STAGE) through the following address: Email: recruitment@askuplc.com Please mention the specific position you are applying for on the subject line of your email, candidates who do not follow the application instruction will not be considered. N.B. Candidates are encouraged to only apply online.