Digital Design Specialist (Web) at Ahead By Design Limited

Job Description

Who we are:
We are an independent multidisciplinary Design Consultancy based in Lagos, Nigeria. We are made up of a passionate group of strategic design thinkers who believe that every solution developed for our clients should resonate with their target audience, conveying the desired message in a way that is effective, believable and memorable.
 We are presently looking to hire a DIGITAL DESIGN SPECIALIST (WEB) to be part of our rapidly growing creative team.
 Position Summary:
The Digital Design Specialist is responsible for conceptual development and the execution of creative digital deliverables including full websites, microsites, landing pages, social media projects, email campaigns and online ads.
These responsibilities range from brainstorming and communicating concepts to creating full interactive design solutions.
 Our ideal candidate is capable of conceptual thinking in the creative design space as well as possessing the ability to design layouts with sound digital strategy and user experience (UX) at its core. Front-end coding ability is preferred but not compulsory.
 What you’ll be doing:

• Working independently as well as integrating with a highly dynamic creative group with varying strengths
• Contributing well developed ideas during brainstorms and conceptual meetings
• Creating comps based on new and existing design direction
• Assisting with break-up and optimization of visual assets for final development
• Creating pages, templates, graphics and providing input on the look and feel for entire websites, interactive presentations, microsites, and more
• Demonstrating knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques 

 Skills and Qualification Requirements:

• Have an outstanding portfolio with focus on interactive/online projects
• 1-3+ years of professional working experience.
• Having an eye for detail, typography and colour is a must
• Demonstrate a passion for design and creative problem solving and be able to justify concepts to clients and team members
• Able to present and articulate creative ideas and concepts for audiences with varying degrees of understanding in the digital space
• Be familiar with trends and opportunities in current and emerging
• Take ownership of tasks and drive tasks through to completion
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Intimate knowledge of information design, and user interface issues, including browser/platform constraints
• Ability to conceptualise, brainstorm and come up with unique ideas
• Highly organized and ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Must be self-motivated and able to work under tight deadlines 

 Design and Technical Requirements:

• Mastery in Photoshop and Illustrator/Corel Draw and adept with Adobe Creative Suite
• Solid understanding of CSS and its derivatives, HTML, and Jquery
• Basic SEO knowledge
• Front-end coding and prototyping skills a plus

 Note:

• Please attach a PowerPoint/PDF file/Flash file of work done or a link to your online portfolio. Ensure that links are working.
• All attachments should not exceed 10MB.

How to Apply

All interested candidates should send their resume to digitalcreativejobs@gmail.com not later than three (3) weeks from this posting.