Our client is a manufacturer of CD Roms with their main office based at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

An exciting opportunity exists for a  Graphic Design Manager to take part in the expansion of the organisation and also play a strategic part in achieving the organisation's goals and objectives.

Purpose

The Graphic Design Manager is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Graphics & Design and Authoring staff members of the Company, ensuring the delivery of top quality designs to both internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities

• To be in charge of the day to day operations of the Creative Services department.

• To create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on the customer`s requirements and supplied materials for each placed order.

• To create designs and concepts for the Company`s print media adverts.

• To ensure the Company`s style guide is strictly adhere to by all Graphic and Web Design Officers.

• To ensure the Authoring team consistently provides customers with top quality authoring design interface.

• To confer with customers to discuss and determine layout design for their artwork designs.

• To develop graphics and layouts for products illustrations, Company logos, Company stationery, and the Company`s websites whenever required.

• To ensure new information are regularly uploaded on the Company`s website.

• To create an electronic design folder for each customer account.

• To work with other Graphic and Web Design Officers to create new designs for the Company`s websites whenever required.

• To attend to the IT needs of other units of the Company whenever required.

• To ensure safekeeping of all completed artwork designs for each customer order.

• To oversee implementation of the Company`s new media marketing strategies.

• To oversee the management of the Company`s websites.

• To forward all completed artwork designs for each placed order to the Customer Service department upon completion of each design.

• To actively participate in all weekly and group departmental meetings.

• To carry out any other duty required by the Marketing Director.

• To kick off design projects by assigning jobs to each Graphic Designer.

Other Requirements

• Highly creative individual.
• Experience in concept creation, production and artwork design.
• Ability to use CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, and related design programs very well.
• Ability to create dvd interface
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Good listening skills.
• Good command of English Language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of compositions and grammar.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing good customer and personal services.
• A strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development, interactive commerce and creative process.
• Ability to easily come up with high quality concepts for promotional campaigns.
• Possess a strong eye for design and know what appeals to the target customers.
• Have strong organizational skills.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
• PC proficiency essential and ability to use Ms Word and Excel packages.
• High standard of attention to detail.
• Ability to take other peoples ideas and bring them to function.
• Must be a smart individual.
• Ability to grasp complex concept easily.
• Ability to polish and improve on all aspects of a project whenever needed.
• Posses huge amount of personal drive and self confidence.
• Good at getting complex projects off the ground.
• Willingness to work a flexile schedule.
• Must be physically and psychologically fit.
• Must be result oriented.
• Must have high level of integrity and dependability.
• Must be able to operate a computer system.
• Must be a good team player.

Educational Requirements

• Bsc/HND with minimum 2nd class upper division,
• 7 years post NYSC work experience in similar or related capacity and a supervisory or managerial level and a professional qualification related to the position
• A relevant post graduate degree would be an added advantage

Kindly note that only qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews