Graphics / Creative Designer

Nature and Scope of the Position

The position is responsible for Planning, analyzing and creating visual solutions.

They should find the most effective way to get messages across in print and media using color, illustration, photography, animation and various print and layout techniques.

Duties

• To design and create graphics that meet the specific guidelines of commercial or marketing needs, such as displays, packaging or logo design.
• Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the needs, objectives and requirements of projects
• Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose
• Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts
• Using innovation to work within the constraints of cost and time
• Creating high-quality, creative, suitable design artwork for client projects
• Accurately estimating of time taken to complete work and meeting deadlines derived from estimations
• Making creative judgments and decisions based on client direction, supervisor direction or creative briefs
• Helping to develop creative briefs by gathering information and data through research
• Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to Business operations officer
• Working with a wide range of Graphic software that is adobe Photoshop/illustrator and many others
• Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work
• Creating and revising internal marketing materials, forms, etc.
• Keeping knowledgeable of new innovations, technologies, and trends in the graphic design world
• Working as part of a team with printers, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists
• Working with Technology Services and Production Services to provide graphics for web and video as needed

Job Specification

Essential

Academic Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in graphics design or IT
• 2 Years Experience

Desired

• Various professional certifications

Experience

• 2 Years experience in the same position
• Can work with offset/digital printing equipment

Work related skills

• Good organizational skills
• Aggressive and Result Oriented
• Highly motivated
• Good problem solving skills
• Good leadership qualities and people oriented skills

Personal attributes

• Ability to work under pressure
• Trustworthy
• Team player
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong customer relation skills
• Very creative

Complexity and difficulty of the work

• A demanding job that requires high level of accuracy and integrity

This job description is meant to be only a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder.

The jobholder may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

The jobholder is expected to perform in a manner consistent with the values and philosophy of “XRX Technologies Ltd”

The resume and cover letter should be sent to careers@xrxtechnologies.co.ke and the closing date is 5th August 2011