Graphic designer

 Job Title: Graphic designer

Duties and Responsibilities

Graphic designers/artists design graphics for use in media and multimedia products such as magazines, labels, CD-ROMs, advertising and signage. Typical activities include:

    Liaising with clients to determine their requirements and budget

    Designing client proposals from typesetting (taking a word document, designing it in Quark etc) through to design, print and production

    Working with clients, briefing and advising them with regard to proposal style, format, print production and timescales

    Developing concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and internet website

    Determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and font style and size

    Preparing rough drafts of material based on agreed brief

    Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required

    Liaising with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality.

    Advertising agencies

    Large print houses

    Brand agencies

    Signage companies

    Book and magazine and newspaper publishers

    Multimedia companies including the games industry and web development

    Television and broadcasting companies

    The packaging industry

Qualifications and training required

    Advertising and marketing communications

    Animation

    Art/fine art

    Communication design

    Digital media engineering

    Media arts

    Multimedia systems/web engineering

    Photography

    Print and digital media management

    Visual communication and design

A range of industry relevant taught postgraduate programs are on offer across colleges that provide similar programs at undergraduate level.

Key skills for graphic designers

    Excellent IT skills

    Exceptional creative flair and design

    Excellent time management and organizational skills

    Accuracy and attention to detail

    An understanding of the latest trends and their role within a commercial environment

    Proven competence in design and image processing software

    Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.

Send CVs to E-Mail hr.art1@yahoo.com  with a function code (GD) in the address box.