Senior Digital Designer

Creative Personnel; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 131,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Middle East recruitment consultancy seeks a Senior Designer for a creative position that encompasses digital and print design. The role involves collaboration with a technical team, focusing on UI design, marketing graphics, and maintaining high graphical standards. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of relevant experience and advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• Over 2 years of relevant industry experience required.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite essential.
• Experience with HTML and CSS is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative styles for project briefs and develop designs from concept to creation.
• Responsible for reviewing and improving graphical standards for all products.
• Support marketing team with design tasks as needed.

Skills

Creative design

Art working

User interface design

Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

HTML

CSS

Flash

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Designer to fill a creative position. The successful candidate will work on a variety of software products (iPad/mobile/web apps) within an IT team, as well as some print design (exhibition/print ads/marketing collateral). You will be working as a creative in a largely technical team; therefore, creative and art working abilities are key attributes, rather than technical know-how, although awareness of technical considerations would be an advantage. Experience with GUI design and usability/user interaction is also desirable. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an expanding team in a highly successful organization.

You will aim to be market-leading, pushing standards higher across primarily mobile and web, ensuring each is polished and engaging.

Roles & Responsibilities

Primary role – Digital design

• Provide creative styles for project briefs (typically UI design, print layouts, infographics), developing designs from concept to creation (collaborating with developers to create assets).
• Comfortable working within design guidelines or designing from scratch when required, with approximately 20% art working.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite is essential.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, Flash is an advantage.
• Design for iPad and tablets is an advantage.

Primary role – Design

• Responsible for reviewing and improving graphical standards for all products in development.
• Involved early in the product lifecycle, suggesting graphical and creative ways to communicate content.

Secondary role – Design for marketing initiatives

• Support marketing team with design tasks as needed (adverts, exhibition graphics, banners).
• Awareness of print design is necessary.
• Experience in exhibition design is an advantage.

Key Experience

• > 2 years relevant industry experience.

Key Behaviours & Attributes

• Ability to challenge responsibly, respectfully, and professionally to achieve goals.
• Timely delivery of project objectives.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Ability to interpret briefs, gather requirements, and create documentation when necessary.
• Responsibility for own motivation.
• Commitment to high-quality deliverables.
• Contribute to team goals through core skills and flexible support.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Project delivery

• Effective communication with project/department managers.
• Deliver projects on time.

Quality assurance

• QC own work to a high standard.
• Ensure QC by at least one other team member.
• Use time sheeting software regularly and accurately.

About The Company

Creative Personnel is a leading Middle East recruitment consultancy specializing in personnel within the Audiovisual, Media, Creative, and Events sectors. With operations in the Middle East, UK, and US, and headquartered in London, we serve sectors including:

• Audiovisual & Events: Plasma displays, event sound/lighting/staging, audio production, projection, home automation, interactive displays, video/web conferencing.
• Media & Technology: Digital media & web design/development, digital marketing, interactive media, TV/broadcast, mobile media, PR, branding, marketing, communications.

Our extensive industry experience has helped us build strong relationships with agencies, consultancies, development companies, product vendors, and blue-chip clients across various sectors.