Business Development Consultant at Ascension Consulting Services

Age limit: Must not be older than 35 years of age by 31 December, 2017
Experience: 3-5 years’ graphic design experience that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position

Job Description:

• Work to create effective graphics for email, social media, digital ads, website designs, logos and branding, brochures, labeling and packaging and much more.
• Managing client proposals from typesetting through to design, print and production.
• Design creative solutions to deliver industry leading marketing campaigns and internal brand campaigns across multiple mediums; including brochures, flyers, mailers, social media and web graphics, and digital solutions.
• Determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and font style and size.
• Preparing rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief.
• Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.
• Develops and executes creative concepts that align to Ascension’s standard including corporate and business unit brand and value propositions.
• Takes complex ideas and translates them into simple, easy to understand visuals.
• Develop creative and innovative product or design concepts.
• Develops and maintains strong knowledge of our brand and products
• Contributes in estimating time and budget for specific projects
• Creates diagrams, charts, illustrations, and other graphic elements.
• Creates templates for Power Point and other presentations.
• Supports the work of other staff who may have design work.
• Candidates must have a bias for accounting and be ready to work in a performance driven environment.

Relevant Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree, HND or OND.

Desirable Skills:    

• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign skills.
• Extremely proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; HTML5 knowledge a plus and digital brochures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office packages like Microsoft word, Excel and Power Point.
• Demonstrated ability to design across a diverse range of media, including email, web banners, digital assets for video and social, print collateral.
• Familiarity with designing for a variety of web and print platforms and how to optimize your designs to succeed on each.
• Be able to work quickly and flexibly.
• Think through graphic design strategically.
• Must be an innovative and creative thinker.
• Proven leadership and Problem solving skill
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill
• Ability to prioritize tasks, and work on multiple assignments
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to analyze information and to evaluate the implications of a course of action or solution.