JOB OPPORTUNITY
Head of Design
We are searching for a talented Head of Design to join our dynamic team at Blue Hat. If your idols are in the likes of Massimo Vignelli, Jonathan Yves, or Wally Olins, and if you are passionate about creating award-winning digital design deliverables such as websites and digital platforms along with compelling brand identities and graphics that turn brands into lovemarks, then you're the perfect fit for us.
We value long-term relationships, innovation and hard-work. With a never-settle approach, we strive to empower every Blue Hatter and help them through motivation and collaboration to achieve career growth and success.
Requirements
- Minimum 6+ years experience in graphic and/or digital design
- Experience in agency / consultancy environments with multiple projects and clients
- Experience in handling design teams
- Experience in working closely with web/software developers
- Adoption of a human-centered approach to design
- Strong manipulation of Typography and understanding of hierarchy of information
- A track record of high quality and creative design projects
- Mastery of Adobe Creative suite (Illustrator, Photoshop at least)
- Advanced research skills (Primary and Secondary)
- Ability to understand client's needs, take briefs, and manage design projects from A to Z
- Having Animation skills is an advantage
- Photography skills - Covering the basics at least
Soft Skills
Leadership
An exceptional team player who inspires and empowers the team and works on developing their skills.
Problem-solver
A person who takes initiatives and leads the team to overcome challenges by providing solutions and implementing them.
Reliable
Someone who has extensive experience in delivering digital projects on time and is accountable on meeting KPIs and business goals.
Multi-skilled
A person who is structured, organized and able to multitask between different fields and with different clients.
Charismatic
Someone enthusiastic and is open-minded, collaborative and flexible in approach.
Management
Someone who has extensive experience in managing staff and resources while providing excellence at both micro and macro levels.
Perfectionist
A person who is numerate, analytical and detail-oriented (ensures detail is accurate and reliable).
Creative
Someone who never ceases to research new trends and delivers new online marketing initiatives/ideas on customer/follower retention/acquisition.
Hard-worker
A person who works well under pressure, has a strong work ethics and always ensures fulfillment of tasks at hand.
Pragmatic
A person who is insights and data-driven and adopts an analytical approach to solving problems and challenges.
- Reporting to: Co-Founders
- Managing: Design Team (following the Flatarchy model)
- Working Hours: Mon - Fri from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
- Traveling: This position might require traveling at the maximum rate of 5 days / month
- NSSF: Provided retroactively after completing the probation period
Responsibilities
Project Management and Operational leadership
- Manage projects and ensure their successful delivery in excellent and timely manner. Projects include: Branding, Digital, Social Media, and Animation projects.
- Oversee the day-to-day work of the design team. The job also requires managing work in collaboration freelancers and external suppliers.
- Manage and maintain excellent relationships between Blue Hat and its clients.
- Understand and analyze clients needs and develop briefs and tactics accordingly to meet their business goals along with the digital team.
- Be accountable for all aspects of the delivery of work / projects on behalf of the design team.
- Create a process to ensure work flows smoothly within the design team.
- Plan the design team’s schedule and assign tasks accordingly to team members.
- Oversee the operations and high-performance and excellent delivery of tasks in timely manner.
- Manage and train our digital team and grow their skills in order to improve their performance.
Branding Projects
- Taking the lead on branding branding projects from briefing to completion.
- Creating research methodologies upon starting projects and assigning tasks accordingly.
- Using primary and secondary research methods to gather information.
- Launching brainstorming, workshop, creative ideation sessions and other to come up with creative concepts.
- Designing brand identities and all brand touchpoints.
- Creative direction and supervision of branding projects created by the design team.
- Quality assurance and ensuring that deliverables are ready for print.
- Coordinating with printing press and other suppliers on the implementation of deliverables.
- Signing off on all branding deliverables.
Digital & Social Media Projects
- Designing User Interfaces, Websites, ECommerce Platforms, and Mobile Applications.
- Wireframing and prototyping projects.
- Completing projects from Brainstorming to Going Live.
- Quality Assurance: Ensuring deliverables are bug free.
- Project implementation on platforms such as Magento (with developer) & SquareSpace.
- Creative direction and supervision of digital projects created by the design team.
- Coordinating with developers other suppliers on the implementation of projects.
- Signing off on all digital deliverables including graphics (photos, gifs, visuals, short animations or clips) for social media.
Other Responsibilities
- Collaborating with other team members and stakeholders including: Head of Social Media, Project Managers, Marketing, Content Creators and Developers.
- Developing the skills of the design team.
- Staying ahead of the trends in Design, Digital & Technology.
- Overseeing photoshoots and other design projects by Blue Hat.
- Leading workshops and building capacity for Blue Hat’s clients.