Graphic and Digital Designer M/W/X

仕事内容

The Main Tasks And Responsibilities Will Include The Following

• Conceptualising, designing and producing excellent and engaging multimedia content, including visual assets, high-quality graphics, infographics, and video and animated content;
• Leading website design and development over project life-span, employing principles of good information architecture for selected projects and initiatives, working with project leads to understand the brand, target audience and needs, creating compelling and easy-to-navigate UX and UI designs;
• Working with team members and external partners to present scientific and technical information in engaging and compelling ways using multiple formats;
• Designing and layout of promotional and dissemination materials, including high-quality designs and graphics for factsheets, brochures, flyers, papers, policy briefs, communication materials, reports and exhibition booths;
• Creating print-ready materials and working with templates from printing companies to meet the necessary requirements;
• Working with scientific project teams, scriptwriters and video editors on planning, storyboarding and overseeing the production of video content for various channels, including social media;
• Developing and executing cohesive visual brand strategy for project/client websites, blog, social media channels and other digital assets;
• Guiding and training junior designers.
  
  

Profile And Competences Required

The successful candidate is expected to have the following qualifications and competences:

• Qualification in a relevant design discipline to at least degree level or demonstrable experience of equivalent with good understanding of colour theory, composition, typography, layout design and usability principles, especially for websites;
• Professional experience with a minimum of 5 years working as a creative designer across various platforms with track record of design experience in both traditional and digital media, and demonstrable portfolio of the same;
• Skilled user of content management systems, in particular WordPress Elementor, experience with Drupal would be a plus;
• Demonstrable proficiency in the Adobe suite of products: Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, PhotoShop;
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft apps (Word, Powerpoint,..) to create user-friendly templates;
• Experience with responsive design, UI/UX interface designs and user experience design principles;
• Familiarity with website development languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript;
• Enthusiasm to learn new graphic techniques and to be aware of the latest design trends/tools;
• Creative thinker with excellent visual communication skills and a keen eye for design;
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, with the ability to work transparently applying a team-oriented work ethic;
• Flexible and open-minded with strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build good relationships with clients;
• Excellent standard of spoken and written English. Knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage;
• Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in high-pressure situations
  
  

Additional Expertise And Qualities That Would Be Beneficial

• Experience working in the marine or environmental science landscape or similar scientific/ technical background would be an advantage;
• Experience setting up and/or working with web tracking tools (e.g, Google analytics, others) and A/B testing would be an advantage;
• Experience in the use of Figma or Sketch would be a bonus;
• Experience with 3D programs (Blender, Maya,..) to visualise abstract
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This position comes with an attractive remuneration package; salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful

Important note

Please be advised that a valid work permit for Belgium is required for non-EU citizens. Unfortunately, applications without a valid work permit and sufficient language skills may not be considered.