Job Description

• We are a printing and branding firm located at Kpehe. Near Accra New Town

• Job Title: Graphic Designer

• Job Summary: Responds to customers' needs for attractive graphic design elements to enhance print communication materials, using creative talent and a computer workstation.

• Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operate a Macintosh and/or PC workstation equipped with popular graphic arts software to prepare electronic artwork.
• Use creative talent to visually enhance and improve print communication materials.
• Review and interpret customer needs and instructions, asking questions to ensure understanding, and offering creative suggestions when appropriate.
• Respond to the print production staff to ensure the original electronic file will flow smoothly into the rest of the production process.
• Create designs appropriate to individual budgets by considering the subsequent cost to produce design elements.
• Work directly with customers and customer service staff in assessing and solving problems or question areas.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities
• Responsible for continual learning and self improvement. Need to keep up with the latest technology and design trends.
• Follow written and oral instructions accurately.
• Accurately record time and materials on daily time sheet.
• Perform job duties in accordance with all federal, state and local laws and company rules.
• Keep work area clean and neat.
• Perform other incidental duties as assigned.

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Required Skills or Experience

Skills and Abilities Required:

Ability to operate computer workstation for graphic arts applications. Artistic talent. Strong customer service, teamwork and communications skills. Ability to visualize finished pages and translate furnished material into attractive copy. Self-motivation and strong initiative to learn continually. Knowledge of punctuation, spelling, and different styles and sizes of type.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  Graphic arts training above high school. Proficiency in English language. Two years experience in graphic arts, including operating computer graphics equipment. Experience with minimum of following software: Quark Xpress, Illustrator, PhotoShop. Professional demeanor.