Website Administrator and Graphics Designer at Dragnet Nigeria

Responsibilities and Tasks involve:

WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

• Create functional visually appealing websites with cohesion in layout, font color, logos, pictures and wordings.
• Maximise customer experience by ensuring practical user-friendly lay-out and navigation.
• When necessary, integrate websites to e-commerce payment platforms.
• Demonstrate daily a keen interest and proficiency in understanding corporate objectives, identification of the right target audience and effective delivery of services and products to each group of clients.

WEB MANAGEMENT

• Maintain the company’s websites (including blogs), ensuring cohesiveness of design, graphics and content using a variety of appropriate online and offline tools.
• Generate and update website content (products, content, promotions).
• Manage all technical aspects of our online presence including admin tools and inbound inquiries.
• Carry out Data Management including regular files’ back-up.
• Manage the company’s blog including moderating blog comments and ensuring compliance involving 3rdparties as appropriate.
• Work with relevant parties and apply a variety of tools and approaches to proactively build traffic & sales via the website
• Working with tools such as Google Adwords, Microsoft AdCenter, etc., perform search engine marketing and optimization duties.
• Monitoring site traffic, requesting & interpreting website visitor feedback, etc. and perform associated analytics.
• Monitor key performance indicators, Report findings and develop plans to improve website and marketing performance.
• Plan, define and implement website changes and functional improvements
• Create and grow our presence in the social media markets.

GRAPHIC DESIGN/CREATIVITY

• Perform duties to deliver stunning and effective digital and print communications for our various business interests.
• Create and implement effective graphic and other designs and artwork for digital (including social media and email marketing campaigns), print (including magazines, brochures and leaflets – e-format and hardcopy), set visuals, large format print, animations, motion graphics, on-screen keynote presentations and UX for touchscreen devices.
• Creation of Company logos / letterheads /stationary
• Creation of PowerPoint and other multi-media presentations.

MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA

• Work with management to develop off- and online marketing strategy for the organisation.
• Create designs, produce (with adequate support) and maintain PowerPoint and video presentations, photos, brochures, business cards, company newsletters, and other?marketing stationery and tools.
• Prepare and maintain the online marketing strategy and plan for websites and social media.

DESK TOP SUPPORT

• Manage URL and Hosting Agreements; monitor web servers and overall website environment.
• Manage relationship(s) with our Internet Service Provider and others to ensure company website and other IT systems function effectively and efficiently at all times.
• Offer IT and web support to colleagues, adding value to corporate objectives, by facilitating and improving the overall effectiveness of their service delivery.
• Perform Data Management and Risk Management Duties Report security intrusions and other problems to IT.
• Provide desktop and server support
• Support and maintain MS Server/Desktops and MS Exchange
• Set up and configure new laptops and desktops
• Install authorised software to laptops and desktops.
• Ensure the latest security and upgrades are applied to all desktops and laptops.
• Up to date Antivirus installed on all desktops and laptops
• Report faults and maintaining logs on servers, desktops and laptops.

DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Manage all development work with a structured Project Management approach.

OTHER DUTIES

• Actively seek, recommend and implement new technologies and practices in support of your work portfolio and the larger corporate strategy.
• Any other duties as deemed necessary for the development of your portfolio, role and personal professional development.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Two to four years higher education programme certificate with at least two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A design qualification and experience and strong portfolio to demonstrate your skills and style in graphic design work including print and digital.
• You must have the following skills and experience to be considered for the role:
• Excellent programming and development skills to include strong HTML, FTP, and “Flash” or “Flash-like” skills and experience.
• Ability to plan, develop and deliver a wide variety of websites including e-commerce and e-learning sites – delivering bespoke sites or wordpress (or other widely used development packages) properly presenting online information for different target groups.
• Ability to use website and blog administration prExperience in designing HTML email marketing campaigns
• Excellent knowledge of Search Engine Marketing and Optimisation and social media management principles with the ability for practical application.
• Ability to understand website and search engine analytics and to apply findings to increase web traffic and conversions.
• Strong graphic design skills and proficiency using common publishing and design software programs such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
• PowerPoint skills including “power user” skills such as designing templates, animations, etc. & knowledge of tools/software to create and edit videos and other multi-media tools.
• A passion for typography, layout, illustration, digital and print production with strong production skills.
• Copywriting and technical writing skills.
• A strong understanding of company and product marketing concepts (including branding and PR), principles, and best practices.
• Practical knowledge and experience in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Very strong general IT awareness and experience of providing IT desk-top and server support.
• PSENSE Certification is an added advantage.

REQUIRED PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
The work schedule may vary greatly.  To succeed in this role, you will be/have:

• A highly creative multi-tasker with the ability to work on varied subject matters and projects.
• A self-starter who can handle complex briefs and take a creative and project management lead.
• Excellent at planning, time-management, analysing and problem solving.
• Professional discipline, the ability to express creative ideas and a keen attention to detail.
• An ideas oriented critical thinker with a proactive and dynamic approach; and a determination to succeed.
• An inspired and willing learner of new skills and practices with strong focus on the latest technologies and advancements including an awareness of trends in marketing techniques, including social media/marketing strategies.
• A good team player; and effective stakeholder and project manager.
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• Willing to contribute value to the success of our corporate marketing.