Responsibilities
The successful candidate will among others be able to do the following;
Provide creative graphics solutions to meet the needs of various departments.
Conceptualize, design and creatively package Station’s live-on- air or recorded properties
Conceptualize, design and creatively package commercials, marketing promos, adverts and editorial products to enhance bulletins
Confer and liaise with business executives and commercial producers to ensure efficient and timely execution of clients’ briefs
Create 2D and 3D model animations and execute as briefed
Contribute to team effort to ensure tasks are completed on time
Ensure the station’s look and feel is protected by adhering to approved designs, fonts, colors, layouts and settings.
Design and produce graphics for live on air or taped programs as requested by news producers, programme producers and transmission controllers
Source, select and reproduce library music to go with designed properties
Suggest ways of improving the look and feel of different properties and shows
Provide creative graphics solutions to meet the needs of various departments.
Preparing rough drafts of materials based on agreed brief.
Determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and font style and size.
Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.
Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts and developing interactive design.
Advice clients on strategies to reach a particular audience.
Qualifications
Conversant with broadcast graphics design, editing and animation software including After effects, 3D studio max, Cinema 4D, 3D Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe illustrator, Adobe Premier or Final cut.
Ability and willingness to train in station’s live-on-air systems including Wasp3D, Viz RT among others.
Be very creative and innovative despite working under pressure and long hours
Ability to pay attention to detail and keep strict deadlines
A team player, patient, active listener and a problem solver
Passionate about motion graphics design and its related tasks
Good audio and video editing skills
Follow-up of assignments till completion and a clear focus on results and seamless delivery
Ability to understand, read and write in English, Kiswahili and/or Kikuyu
Academic and professional experience
Degree or diploma in graphics design.
Working experience at a broadcasting house will be an added advantage.
Hands-on experience for at least two year on the above software