Pre-Press Graphic Designer

Reporting to: Management Executive

Industry: FMCG

Location: Thika

Gross Salary: Kes 80,000- 100,000



Responsibilities:

• Designing new product concepts as well as redesigning of existing that need enhancement.
  
  
• Handling of all packaging files.
  
  
• Coordination between suppliers to ensure precise, accurate & the best of quality printed materials.
  
  
• Ensure the organization doesn’t incur avoidable expenses by properly advising on the direction to take when it comes to printing.
  
  
• Liaising with the Quality Control team to ensure the quality of Packing Materials received is up to standard.
  
  
• Layout parameters to be keenly followed before & during printing.
  
  
• Coordinate Management’s preference for packaging materials.
  
  
• Teamwork contribution when a task is assigned to ensure the best & fast-tracked development & deliverable of concepts.
  
  
• Initiation of approvals of internal & reverted designs.
  
  
• Checking, generating and maintaining barcodes.
  
  
• New product design concepts and development and consistent follow-up with management to launch.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Diploma in Graphic Design
  
  
• 3+ Years of relevant experience in Pre-Press Printing firms, with relevant experience in Gravure/Flexo Printing
  
  
• Excellent verbal/ written communication and presentation skill at all levels of the organization. Other Requirements: The ideal candidate should demonstrate the following personal traits:
  
  
• Knowledge – expertise and experience in having a keen eye to detail when it comes to printing & designing.
  
  
• Efficacy and versatile, able to handle ambiguity and work unsupervised in a fast-paced environment.
  
  
• Mobile and flexible.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge in Designing software’s (Adobe illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After-effects & Premier
  
  
• Ability to delegate tasks appropriately and trust team members to deliver on their responsibilities.
  
  
• Encourages a collaborative environment, fostering open communication and teamwork.
  
  
• Relating comfortably with people across all levels, functions, culture and geography, acting with diplomacy and tact and building rapport in an open, friendly and accepting way.
  
  
• Building strong formal and informal networks, maintaining relationships across a variety of functions and locations and drawing upon multiple relationships to exchange ideas, resources and know-how.
  
  
• Planning efficiently to ensure the Company doesn’t insure losses due to delayed approvals of designs as well as fast-tracking projects at the supplier’s level.
  
  
• Flexibility to adjust to unexpected schedule changes or extended work hours as project demands shift.
  
  
• Optimizing work processes by acting swiftly whenever a problem needs addressing or intervention from the management.
  
  
• Identifying areas that need improvement, mitigate losses by prior identification of a potential blunder.
  
  
• Ensure availability for OnLive print of new developments especially for critical jobs and new jobs.
  
  

How to Apply

- Gross Salary: Kes 80,000- 100,000
- If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Pre-Press Graphic Designer) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 29th October 2024