Reporting to: Management Executive,

Gross Salary: Kes 80,000- 100,000

Our client is a manufacturer of FMCG products seeking to hire a Pre-Press Graphic Designer who will ensure execution of assigned duties in the packaging department.

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 29^th October 2024