Creative Art Director at Bankly

Bankly is a financial technology company pushing the boundaries in cash digitization and data-led consumer services. Since 2019, Bankly has been focused on building the infrastructure to serve Nigeria’s informal segment and so far we’ve served ~35000 customers across our network of ~15,000 agents around Nigeria. We’re building a bank for the financially underserved.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Creative Art Director

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Brief

• We are looking for a creative Art Director who enjoys working in a fast paced environment and loves the challenge of discovering what makes consumers “click”.
• You will cooperate with a design-savvy team to devise an overall concept.

Responsibilities

• Generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with the copywriter
• Produce sketches, storyboards roughs to visualize ideas
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience
• Cooperate with the rest of the creative team across different types of media
• Take work from concept to final execution within deadlines
• Manage and delegate responsibilities to other designers and provide directions
• Present completed ideas to clients/team members
• Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices
• Determine how best to represent a concept visually
• Determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use
• Manage graphic designers, set and exhibit designers, or other design staff
• Review and approve designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by other staff members

Requirements / Skills / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing or related fields.
• 3 – 5 years of work experience.
• Proven working experience as Art Director
• Hands-on experience with logo design, typography, colour, web layout design, print production, image selection and package design
• Proficient use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator or other visual design and wire-framing tools
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
• Incorporate feedback and take/give direction well
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong Interpersonal, time and project management, presentation, leadership, and communication skills.

Application Closing Date
14th January, 2022.