Graphic Designer

Job description / Role

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

The Graphic designer will play a pivotal role in supporting the team by creating visually stunning and brand-aligned materials across all locations. Role responsibilities will include crafting marketing graphics in line with communication objectives, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines, and implementing briefed activities effectively and efficiently. His/her creativity and customer service excellence will elevate the brand through innovative design solutions.

What you will do:

Responsible for:
- Support the team i n the branding and maintenance of materials across all locations.
- Ensure that all graphic elements created are in line with agreed guidelines (compliance with brand, visual identity, and legal guidelines.
- Assist in designing and producing creative concepts for marketing campaigns in accordance with corporate guidelines using different media to meet requirements
- Provide innovative and effective graphic design solutions with excellence in creativity and customer service that elevate the Brand.
- Manage the flow of work and graphics resources to ensure timely and effective project completion
- Coordinate and manage campaign photo shoot including casting and art direction.
- Perform a wide range of routine to complex duties including development of: publications, brochures, rack cards, posters, fliers, multimedia illustration, logo development, brand development, exhibits, and web-design.
- Maintain project libraries, Asset Management System (an internal soft copy library of all artworks whether internally or externally produced) and compile all reference material together with program files
- Provide recommendations regarding creative resources, outsourcing, workflow, traffic, processes, procedures, and other opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and profitability.
- Responsible for designing all graphical representations of departmental reports across all Real estate on local and regional basis.

Requirements

Required skills to be successful:

Job-specific skills:
- Comprehensive knowledge of graphic design principles, a wide variety of media, and production methods
- Typographic terms that identify type forms and the specifications required to refer to typographic settings.
- Page composition and grid structures.
- Print production process, knowledge of production techniques, and correct disking procedures
- Photography and the photographic process.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.