Mid-Level Graphic Designer

Full Job Description

As a mid-level graphic designer, you will be responsible supporting day to day design needs for the agency, implementing design solutions that are on-brand, while meeting the goals of the business. This role will be hands-on, working directly with the creative director and account teams on cross-functional marketing and product campaigns across different client brands. You must be a creative, unique thinker able to work on brilliantly executed pitches from start to finish.

Main functions of the role:

Client management

• Using innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and clients.
• Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief.
• Producing visual solutions to the communication needs of clients, using a mix of creative skills and commercial awareness.

Creative process

• Involvement in and contribution to creative process.
• Involvement from design to reproduction.
• Development of multimedia proposals and presentations.
• Development of e-mailers and electronic invitations and communications.
• Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos and internet websites.
• Involvement in print design and production management.
• Thinking creatively to produce new ideas.
• Stay on top of trends and drive innovations and new ideas. Develop new services.

Project management

• Liaising with the traffic manager and client services teams regarding the progress of work.
• Taking briefs from the client services teams submitted through CHASE.
• Creative input for new concepts and proposals.
• Meeting client services teams to discuss their needs.
• Be able to work to strict deadlines and under time pressure.  You will need to be able to manage stress and follow instructions given at times.
• You will need to be able to work to tight deadlines and work on more than one brief/project at a time.

Skills required

• Proven graphic designing experience.
• Possession of creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability and originality
• Ability to interact, communicate and present ideas.
• Up to date with industry leading software and technologies (InDesign, Photoshop)
• Highly proficient in all design aspects
• Professionalism regarding time, costs and deadlines
• Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. MS Office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word.
• Animation skills and working in After Effects is a bonus.

Experience level:

• 2-4 years’ experience within advertising agency

Ideal behavioural competencies:

• Self-motivated.
• Solutions driven.
• Able to see the big picture.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Brand focused.
• Ability to self-manage deadlines.
• Passionate, energised and creative.
• Enquiring and curious.
• Takes delight in delivery.
• Driven by passion and diversity.
• Resilience and determination.
• Able to handle stressful deadlines.

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