- Responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact
- The role involves listening to clients and understanding their needs before making design decisions
- Designs are required for a huge variety of products and activities, such as advertising, posters, product packaging, exhibitions, corporate communications and corporate identity, e.g. giving organizations a visual 'brand'.
- Managing more than one design brief at a time and allocating the relevant amount of time according to the value of the job
- Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients;
- Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research;
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts;
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;
- Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to clients or account managers;
- Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);
- Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;
- Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;
- Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches;
- Working on layouts and art working pages ready for print;
- Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max and Flash;
- Developing interactive design;
- Commissioning illustrators and photographers;
Requirements
• Have a history of effective work
• Familiar with the print
• Having printed works
• Proficient in graphics software such as Illustrator and Photoshop
• Having expertise in the design of labels and packaging
• Having skills in advertising design environment
• Creativity
• Ideas
• Having spirit Team work
• Creative and imaginative
• Understanding of color and form
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good communication skills
• Good marketing abilities
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Talk to clients to get a clear understanding of their visual communication requirements and develop design 'roughs' (sketches)
• Prepare comprehensive layouts of the design using techniques such as photography, illustration and computer-generated imagery
• Present and propose designs to clients for approval
• Prepare designs for print or digital publication and signage
• Design and set up exhibitions for advertising or educational purposes
• Supervise all design production stages including arranging and supervising printing