Graphics Designer Vacancy In A Renowned Industrial Printing Organization

Stresert Services Limited – Our client, is an Industrial Printing Organization based on the mainland of Lagos with equipment and facilities that cannot be rivalled in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of growth, the service of a suitably qualified candidate is needed in the position below:

Job Title: Graphics Designer
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The role involves listening to clients and understanding their needs before making design decisions
• The ideal graphic designer will be responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact.

Requirements
Education:

• The desired candidate should be a graduate of Art (OND/HND/ B.Sc).
• Must have 4 – 5 years work experience as a core graphic artist from a printing/ industry
• Knowledge of pre-press operations
• Must be able to do page planning and imposition
• Must be very creative and present a portfolio of designs created and of course, will carry out a practical test at the client’s place
• Desired candidate MUST have worked in the printing industry

Desired Skills:

• Reporting skills, deadline-oriented, time management
• Reasoning ability, mathematical ability, and logical thinking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Must be IT savvy (Photoshop, Corel drawl) etc
• Skilled in the use of CorelDraw Graphic Suite and all Adobe software suites especially InDesign and illustrator.
• Organizational skills with attention to detail

Responsibilities

• 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 InDesign, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel drawl, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash etc;
• Advise clients on strategies to reach a particular audience;
• Work as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists;
• Incorporate changes recommended by the clients into the final design
• Any other related task delegated by line manger.
• Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job;
• Interpreting the client’s business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose;
• 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 finalised ideas and concepts to clients or account managers;

Work Days

• Monday – Friday
• Saturday: Half day (twice a month)

Salary

• N100,000/m (negotiable based on experience)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: recruitment@stresertservices.com using “GRART II” as the subject of mail.

Application Deadline 20th September, 2018.

Note

• It is required that you attach past samples of work done.
• A list of software packages that candidates are expert with/or have made use of in the past should be listed on the CV.
• The above is very important; applicants who do not compile with the above will not be assessed for the role.