We are looking for a Designer to join our Kigali office on a 6 month consultancy basis. You’ll be involved in working on Ni Nyampinga – our most established brand, which currently reaches 60% of Rwanda’s population with its quarterly magazine, weekly radio show, mobisite and other platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Design Manager and Designer to deliver world class conceptual, creative and design responses to creative briefs.
- Manage the creative briefing process with photographers, illustrators and other designers to ensure content is delivered.
- Deliver Ni Nyampinga magazine creative and artworking
- Deliver design assets for any upcoming projects like brand campaigns, events and for digital platforms
- Bring creativity into the business through continually seeking out and sharing creative influences from within the country, the region and international youth culture
You will need to have:
- Strong experience in design work – specialising in editorial design with an excellent grasp of modern magazine and newspaper design
- Experience in brand campaigns and design – ability to interpret and respond conceptually to creative briefs and create design deliverables for brand campaigns and events
- Experience in creating design concepts and deliverables for Social Media and digital platforms desirably
- Knowledge or experience of working with Youth Brands
- Good presentation skills and demonstrated ability for story telling
- Appreciation of typography paired with exceptional layout skills and logo / visual language creation
- Knowledge of printing processes and ability to create accurate artwork
- Experience of working closely with printers on the print floor to obtain the standards required for NN products
- Experience of working within brand guidelines
- Experience of working with photographers and an excellent eye for good photography, cropping and balance of image on a page
- Excellent knowledge of image retouching
- Experience of working with and directing illustrators, setting brief and providing feedback
- Illustration abilities are a plus
- Proven knowledge and excellent grasp of Adobe CS – Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
- Real attention to detail and organisational skills
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Excellent spoken and written Kinyarwanda
- Excellent writing and communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, be a part of the team, and contribute to the overall success of the team
- Detail orientated with strong organisational skills and problem solving skills, with the ability to prioritise heavy work loads
- A proactive attitude with the ability to take initiative
- Ability to plan and conduct work with minimal supervision.
- Understanding and appreciation of diversity across cultures and people and have the ability to mediate and capitalise upon differences
- A flexible approach – able to adapt to a changing environment with ease
More Information
- Job City Kigali
