Design associate

17 November
2024

Position: Design associate

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support in the execution of the annual marketing plan.
  • Provide cutting edge art direction and visual interpretations for all Alaro City collaterals, presentation packs and other creative expressions.
  • Coordinates, reimagines, and implements the design of Alaro City brand and its initiatives, including messaging, website, event promotions, and project developments
  • Execute complex designs that help improve the brands’ perception in-market.
  • Provide visual oversight to digital content to ensure adherence to set visual standards.
  • Create and manage graphics and imagery for digital and print, SEO/SEM, marketing database, email, social media, newsletters, brochures, websites and display advertising campaigns.
  • Working with the Marketing Associate, develop personalized, data driven pitch decks for the Sales team driven by industry and prospect specific research.
  • Support in scheduling social media content, keeping channels fresh with up-to-date and effective content, collaborating to help increase impact of digital media efforts
  • Capture and deliver on brand and compelling motion graphic and other audio visual content for project developments, events and promotions for all media channels.
  • Identify digital trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on the insights.
  • Contribute to the design, production and distribution of the monthly newsletters.
  • Assist in the procurement of suppliers for marketing activities.
  • Review new technologies and keep the company at the forefront of developments in design and digital marketing.
  • All other duties and responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

Hard skills and experience:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in marketing related discipline from a reputable university or tertiary institution;
  2. 5 – 7 years’ experience in graphic design and Art Direction.
  3. Very strong digital marketing, design and animation skills;
  4. Knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, typography, print, and the web.
  5. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, InDesign, and other graphic design software
  6. Exceptional graphic design skills including animation/motion graphic development, photography and finished artwork outputting.
  7. Must have a strong design portfolio of both print, web and social
  8. Excellent written and oral communication skills;

Soft skills:

  1. Mature, pragmatic and flexible approach, strong commercial judgment.
  2. Team player but comfortable working autonomously.
  3. Good attention to detail.
  4. Rigorous and organised approach.
  5. Hands-on, ready to roll up the sleeves.

Personal characteristics:

  1. High energy.
  2. Result-oriented.
  3. Self-starter
  4. Strong work ethic.
  5. Ability to work effectively under pressure.