Creative Assistant

Salary Currency: Kenyan Shilling

· Responsibilities
Provide inspirational creative aspects to events, content, design and video

· Create an aesthetic that raises the quality bar while consistently delivering on brand strategy and message.

· Assist in developing a brand style guide, then ensure that all creative executions adhere to the style guide and meet or exceed your quality bar.

· Build out & collaborate with internal design team to develop high quality creatives for online/offline

· MDL Africa brand recognition & advertising.

· Identify design service gaps and find solutions to fill those gaps.

· Act as a recognized and active resource on design issues for the company by continually blazing a trail of creativity and innovation.

· Protect integrity of design and brand image through graphic design and strong collaboration with the Marketing team

· Contribute in promoting a work environment that fosters creative thinking, innovation, rational risk-taking and tradeoffs.

· Resolve complex design issues with innovation and practical solutions.

Requirements

· Relevant College Diploma or Degree.

· Agency experience is an added advantage.

· Strong, proven leadership skills and highly developed interpersonal skills to lead and manage a team.

· Energetic and infectious leadership in a fast-paced environment. Interacts well with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

· Passion for content creation specific for new media, video content, social content and paid advertising campaigns.

· Strong web design experience, marketing collateral, catalogue with proven conceptual and design abilities

· Experience conceptualizing and managing model and product photo shoots on tight deadlines is an added advantage.

· Engages in all content and is able to present design vision and philosophy.

· Fluency in and appreciation of the steps involved in content creation, video editing, web streaming, social media and digital advertising.

· Ability to think clearly and contribute to editorial discussions and strategy during the entire design process, from concept through completion.

· Fluent working knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Invision, Keynote

· Experience working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment

· Detail oriented, and able to juggle multiple tasks and conflicting deadlines at once.

· On time and on budget delivery of all major design, marketing projects.

· We’re powered by people from the around the country with their own unique backgrounds and experiences. We value all MDL Africa’s staff and their talents, contributions, and perspectives.

We are seeking a visionary creative assistant that brings design and copy expertise, inspiration and thought leadership to our growing marketing team.