Key Accountabilities:
Role Purpose: To take full responsibility of conceptualising, designing and producing a wide range of publications (booklets, exhibition catalogues, monographs, children’s stories etc.) ensuring highest design, creativity and production standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1.Design.
- Deliver publication design projects from concept to execution
- Develop unique creative designs that meet design briefs
- Demonstrate mastery in design fundamentals: typography, composition, colour, hierarchy and balance
- Take ownership of projects assigned and present/pitch finalized ideas and concepts to relevant stakeholders in a creative manner
- Take feedback and provide creative solutions for design problems
- Develop production scopes of work
- Design publications in multiple languages
- Assist in photo shoots and printing production to ensure that outcome meets requirements.
- Prepare files for production and liaise with the printers/publishers
2.Management.
- Plan, organise and prioritise workload in order to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines and be flexible to challenges
- Work collaboratively with the design team and with internal and external stakeholders
- Liaise with editors to implement editorial requirements.
- Organise files for accurate version control.
3.Quality control.
- Ensure final production quality and accurate delivery of concepts.
- Take responsibility of colour proofing to ensure highest reproduction standards
- Attend press checks if needed
- Research production techniques and materials
- Work creatively within brand guidelines
4.Communication.
- Develop presentation and pitch finalized ideas and concepts in a creative manner.
- Communicate and liaise with internal and external stakeholders effectively to ensure workflow and quality.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Critical thinker who is able to question and challenge briefs and solve design problems creatively.
- Knowledge of printing and pre-press processes, paper types and book production techniques and materials
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Takes initiative and is self-motivated.
- Curious and passionate about book design, with a keen awareness of the evolving landscape of available tools, technologies, resources, and trends.
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to multitask.
- Proactive problem-solving proficiency, and collaborative approach, with ability to work on a wide variety of projects and subjects.
- Advanced organisational skills.
- High quality portfolio of work demonstrating concept driven designs with well-crafted executions.
- Experience working within a creative team environment
- Previous experience in working within a museum, art institution, and/or book publishing is desirable
- Experience in colour proofing.
- Experience in book production and press checks.
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design with focus on publication design.
- 6Years Experienced.