Location
Chennai | India
Job description
Graphic Designer
JOB PURPOSE
The Graphic Designer is responsible for the execution of production design deliverables. These deliverables include creating image assets, resizing display and social media banners, refreshing digital layouts and templates. The Graphic Designer works with a larger team and is capable of handling complex digital production projects efficiently under minimum supervision, also handles digital production projects independently.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES
- Independently handles the creation of production design deliverables in any of the following areas: site/app maintenance, image processing, photo retouching, digital advertising and decks template creation. The deliverables include (but are not limited to) layout skinning, layout production, red lines, image asset creation, image optimization, image resizes & cropping, photo-retouching & photomontage, animated and static online advertising banners and emails production, presentations and visual guidelines creation, either by creating them from scratch or by following brand guidelines.
- Stays up to date with the latest design trends, systems, tools, technologies and platforms, while fostering excellence, learning and a collaborative environment among team members.
- Communicates effectively with production design team members, project managers and production design leads Provides excellent quality assurance on all of his/her deliverables.
Should be able to do following:
· Understand the briefing and addressing the changes with minimal support from Lead.
· Any kind of content and graphical corrections
· Any kind of layout adjustments in design
· Understand the Horizon and Hive process flow.
· Adapt based on approved master or provided reference.
REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Design Advertising Design or related field or equivalent experience in advertising and/or digital agencies or startups.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 2+ yrs. experience in advertising agencies, digital agencies, design agencies, and/or startups.
- Image processing, medium photo retouching, digital advertising, layout production, background extension, image asset creation (image optimization, image resizes & cropping) Gif animation, static online advertising banners, email design, presentations and visual guidelines creation.
- Awareness of different print process and specifications.
- Composes advanced mechanicals (Ready to Print files) for 4+ color ads, brochures, collateral materials, etc.
- Prepares all files for submission to print vendors (pre-press)
- Possess knowledge about print profile creation.
- Stays up to date with the latest design trends, systems, tools, technologies and platforms, while fostering excellence, learning and a collaborative environment among team members.
- Communicate effectively with production design team members, project managers and production design leads.
- Extract lessons learned from failures and mistakes.
- Paying careful attention and diligence to small details and ensuring even the smallest requirement/specifications are met.
- Maintain a positive attitude despite adversity and is confident under pressure.
- Extensive knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Figma, Adobe XD, MS office
LANGUAGES
Advanced English knowledge (B2 reading, writing, some conversational).
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