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Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
January 5, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
About the Organisation
Code for Africa is a technology and data journalism nonprofit based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Job Title
Brand Designer job at Code for Africa
Job Description
Developing a distinctive and world-class visual style to position CfA as a leader among global partners
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities: Your daily responsibilities will include
Developing a distinctive and world-class visual style to position CfA as a leader among global partners
Designing and establishing brand identities for CfA’s projects and products as needed
Producing brand assets and designs to complement CfA and partner content, as well as social media promotions and campaigns.
Crafting, adapting and maintaining brand guidelines for CfA and CfA’s products and projects.
You’ve worked with globally recognised brands or projects, or are able to create world class branding (such as Google, The Economist, and Vox.com, and Rest of the world)
Enforcing these brand guidelines to ensure consistent, high visual standards across CfA’s platforms.
Contributing designs for digital properties such as websites, social media videos and marketing merchandise.
Contributing to designs for printed collateral such as stickers, t-shirts and banners
Maintaining a reference list/database of competitors and benchmarks of quality.
Qualifications and Competencies
Required: minimum requirements include:
Proven experience working in a similar role or field, preferably for at least 3 years
Ability to articulate a brand or project’s story through design assets, effectively capturing its vision and tone.
A strong grasp of design principles, such as emphasis, alignment and balance, contrast, repetition, proportion, movement, and white space.
Mastery of design software, such as the Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and other relevant design tools.
A creative flair and a keen eye for keeping pace with emerging design trends globally and within Africa
Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with multinational team members and partners, interpreting and conveying brand concepts through design.
Preferred: candidates who are able to demonstrate the following will have an advantage:
Ability to transform brand identities into visually appealing marketing assets, including web and social media designs,, email campaigns, roll up banners, stickers, t-shirts, and leaflets.
Ability to work in both traditional and digital mediums, combing them to create powerful visual identities that stand out from the crowd
Ability to create a variety of formats, from stills to gif to longer animations
Understanding of what works best for different platforms such as Facebook vs Twitter vs TikTok vs WhatsApp
Capable of working independently and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Familiarity with digital collaboration tools like Slack, Google Drive, Trello and Airtable.
Language and Location Requirements:
Location: Anywhere in Africa
Primary languages: English
Preferred but not required: Amharic, Arabic, Hausa, French, Kiswahili or any other major language spoken in Africa
How to Apply
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