Graphic Designer

Job description / Role

The Riyadh Metro project is seeking an experienced Graphic Designer to support the Project Controls Team.

The Graphic Designer is responsible for the layout and graphic work of all the report-related activities in addition to coordinate with the project team as needed. This includes creative design for internal and external progress reports, presentations, templates, brochures, flyers, infographics and any other design support that the project controls team may need.

This candidate will develop creative strategies to assist the Project Controls team with the preparation of effective reports and presentation templates to develop unique strategies and creative approaches on projects that integrate the written and artistic messages with a consistent theme. This candidate will and coordinating with the project and program management teams to ensure consistency in reporting.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Providing graphic design, layout and desktop publishing in support of progress reports, presentations, templates, brochures, flyers, infographics and any other design support that the project controls team may need.
- Interpreting the reporting needs, thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts and developing a concept to suit their purpose.
- Applying creative strategy and producing cohesive designs that reflect the creative requirements from a strategy or brief.
- Illustrating the concepts by designing rough layout, and select style and size of type of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
- Using computer software to generate new images.
- Producing still and animated graphics for progress reports, presentations, templates, brochures, flyers, infographics and any other design support that the project controls team may need.
- Performing test prints, and coordinating electronic transmission, file transfer, printing, cutting, lamination, binding and/or other production details associated with project controls reporting related activities.
- Developing, proof reading and editing outgoing technical reports.
- Providing graphics support to design team
- Assisting reporting team to manage the online dash board

Requirements

- Degree in related subjects
- Minimum of 8 years experience in graphic design
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent skills in Microsoft office including Power Point, MS Excel, Access and Word.
- Working experience with a wide range of media, video editing including computer-aided design
- Fluent in the basic Creative Suite programmes such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Corel draw, and Flash any other skills such as web design or motion graphics would be highly advantageous.
- Additionally, experience in a similar industry in a commercial environment will be advantageous.

About the Company

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