Creative Graphic Designer

Job purpose: As Creative Graphic Designer with the AWR Marketing and Communication team, the candidate must bring an ability to blend regional sensibilities with designs that are inspired by world class brands. The ultimate design goal should be to create unparalleled brand experiences at all touch points. Job responsibilities • Consistently develop new conceptual ideas and to be at the upfront of the industry. • Elevate brand experiences though designs that convey the concept objective across static/web mediums, design from concept to reality. • Design in a way that incorporates brand, consumer and business insights. Use advanced design skills to create visuals and animation reflective of each brand/concept’s guidelines. • Successfully turn around each design project on time and to manage multiple projects from concept to completion. • Design and prepare scaled 2D/3D mock-ups, applying established standards, formats and guidelines. • Source design-related marketing assets from brands. Adapt for regional requirements within assigned deadlines. • Illustrates concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts. • Manage corporate presentations through creative concepts and usage of relevant design software. • Supervise adaptation from suppliers/agencies to achieve desired output in campaign planning/execution. • Articulately communicate design intent, impact and concepts through discussions with internal & external audiences. • Work between cross-functional teams across the company. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this job function. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time. Educational Qualification • Bachelors degree Work Experience • 10 years’ experience as a Lead Designer and/or Art executive. 10 years’ experience in Graphic Design, motion/web design, and other creative industry fields. Competencies • Creative, flexible, attention to detail, deadline and result oriented, able to work with tight deadlines and in high pressure situations. • Adobe Master Collection (Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop/etc.) • Sketchup, Autodesk 3ds Max. • HTML/CSS, Flash, Java script, PHP, MySQL. • MS-Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project). • Experience in conceptual work • Understand crisis communication management • Professional ability to steer PR agency • Comprehensive knowledge of the market culture • Strong creative and conceptual skills. • Considerable experience of the production of marketing materials. Languages • Fluent in English • Working knowledge of Arabic is beneficial Graphic Designer