Graphic Designer
Brightermonday Kenya · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Staffing and Recruiting · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Graphic Designer will create visually engaging marketing materials, including posters, social media creatives, and motion graphics. They will collaborate with the marketing team to develop brand-aligned visual concepts while ensuring consistency across all digital platforms.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a diploma or bachelor's degree in a design-related field and possess at least 3 years of professional experience. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and experience with AI-powered design tools are required.
Full description
The Role
As our Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for creating visually engaging marketing materials that strengthen our brand presence across digital platforms. This role demands creativity, speed, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple design projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Design high-quality promotional posters, social media creatives, and other marketing collateral.
- Develop engaging motion graphics and short promotional videos for digital campaigns.
- Develop compelling visual concepts that align with the unique brand identity of each company branch.
- Produce artwork with quick turnaround times while maintaining high design standards.
- Work closely with the Marketing team to translate ideas into impactful creative campaigns.
- Edit and retouch images for digital use.
- Prepare artwork for production across multiple media platforms.
- Ensure consistency in branding across all marketing materials.
- Stay up to date with design trends, AI-powered creative tools, and emerging technologies to enhance productivity and creativity.
Qualifications & Experience
- Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Fine Arts, Visual Communication, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years professional experience in graphic design, preferably in hospitality, entertainment, retail, advertising, or a fast-paced creative environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating creative design work across digital media.
Technical Skills
- Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign (an added advantage)
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Motion Graphics and Animation
- AI-powered design platforms such as Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, ChatGPT, Canva AI, or similar creative AI tools.
- Video editing and content optimization for social media platforms.
Key Competencies
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly creative with exceptional visual design skills.
- Able to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines.
- Comfortable managing multiple design requests simultaneously.
- Quick at understanding creative briefs and translating concepts into compelling visuals.
- Self-driven and capable of working with minimal supervision.
- Detail-oriented with excellent typography, colour, and layout skills.
- Innovative and always exploring new creative ideas.
- A strong communicator who collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Adaptable and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.