Senior Graphic Designer

Roles and responsibilities

1. Creative Leadership and Design Direction

• Design Conceptualization: Lead the creation of design concepts for various media, including print, digital, and social media. Develop original ideas and solutions that align with the brand’s identity and marketing objectives.
• Creative Direction: Oversee the visual direction of design projects, ensuring that all work adheres to brand guidelines and communicates the desired message effectively.
• Brand Consistency: Ensure the consistency of design elements across all marketing and branding materials to maintain a cohesive visual identity.
• Innovation: Push creative boundaries by exploring new design trends, techniques, and technologies, keeping the brand’s visual presence fresh and relevant.

2. Project Management and Coordination

• Project Planning: Lead the design process from initial concept to final execution, managing timelines, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Collaboration with Teams: Work closely with other departments such as marketing, content, web development, and copywriting to create integrated campaigns and cohesive visual content.
• Client/Stakeholder Communication: Present design concepts and deliverables to clients, stakeholders, or internal teams, gathering feedback, and making revisions as necessary.
• Managing Multiple Projects: Handle multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining high-quality standards.

3. Design Execution and Production

• High-Quality Design Creation: Produce high-quality visual designs for a variety of mediums, including advertisements, websites, social media posts, brochures, posters, packaging, and presentations.
• Design Software Proficiency: Create and edit designs using industry-standard software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), Sketch, Figma, and CorelDRAW.
• Print and Digital Production: Oversee the preparation of files for both print and digital formats, ensuring proper resolution, color profiles, and file specifications for production.

4. Team Leadership and Mentorship

• Lead and Mentor Junior Designers: Provide guidance, feedback, and mentorship to junior or mid-level designers, helping them develop their skills and grow in their roles.
• Review and Approve Designs: Review work created by junior designers and provide constructive feedback to ensure that designs meet the required standards and project objectives.
• Foster Creativity and Collaboration: Create a creative environment that encourages collaboration and innovative thinking among the design team.

Desired candidate profile

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert graphic design support across our urbanism and planning projects.
• Collaborate closely with a talented team of designers to deliver exceptional work.
• Engage in the full project lifecycle, from initial design briefs to production.
• Generate creative concepts and develop compelling graphics and layouts.
• Strategically ensure cohesive messaging and visual identity in our designs.
• Organize and maintain graphic/document templates and resource libraries.
• Liaise with printers and assist in preparing bid/tender submissions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in a senior graphics capacity
• Excited to help change the course of communities, cities, and nations through design, planning, and infrastructure
• Demonstrable graphic design skills and expertise, with a strong portfolio (experience working for a similar architectural or design practice highly desirable)
• Exposure to Architecture, Urban Design or digital software skills a plus
• Must be experienced in Adobe Creative Suite, with ability to power-use and create templates, and automation, and drive innovation especially in InDesign;
• Experience in preparing proposals, talk decks, signage & diagrams
• Strong listening and communication skills with people from different disciplines