Designer, Time Out GCC and Ahlan
ITP Media Group
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for executing design work across magazines, digital, marketing and awards for brands including Time Out GCC and Ahlan.
- Responsible for managing individual product workflows alongside brand editors, ensuring magazine pages and digital assets are designed to brief and to deadline.
- Where relevant, supporting Time Out and Ahlan clients with artwork requirements where needed, all in line with individual brand identity and guidelines.
- Comfortable editing photography in Adobe Photoshop and creating unique concepts and artwork in Adobe Illustrator.
- Creating original artwork for digital and print adverts.
- Creating original logo concepts for co-branded projects.
- Creating original digital and event artwork for ITP brands and ITP clients.
- Work with editorial and commercial teams on a variety of projects for ITP’s brands and clients, with an ability to jump seamlessly between different themes day-to-day.
- Work with Time Out’s editorial leads to ensure each brand’s standards and guidelines are met for each project.
- Liaise with editorial, design and photography teams of ITP Media Group to ensure all necessary and correct collateral (brand logos, photoshoots, etc) is available for each project.
- Have your finger on the pulse of the global design scene, new and emerging trends in digital, social and video formats.
- Support the editorial and commercial teams by being an ambassador for Time Out and Ahlan in the market, and attending events as required by Time Out.
- Demonstrable, consistent track record of going above and beyond.
- Exacting standards and attention to detail.
- Ability to problem-solve alone.
- Excited by the challenge of last-minute, ad-hoc projects.
- Able to work creatively and efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Flexibility and a professional approach at all times.
- Education: Must be educated to degree level or equivalent industry experience.
- Essential skills: fluent in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
- Desirable skills: experience in motion graphics for social-savvy content, as well as in Keynote and PowerPoint.
- Languages: Fluent in English is essential. Arabic is preferred, but not essential.