Graphics Designer

About ENGIE Energy Access

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services, and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments, and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,800 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia), 2.5 million customers, and more than 12.5 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.

Job Purpose

The Graphic Designer develops the MySol brand, the ENGIE MySol corporate identity, and the MySol marketing campaigns. This includes ensuring a coherent identity in line with company values, a brand design, and coherent communications targeting customers, investors, employees, and governmental/institutional leaders.

The Graphic Designer designs corporate and marketing media, maintains the templates, and the image repository.

Responsibilities:

Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic design concepts.

Select colors, images, textures, and shapes to create the layout

Create communication layouts and designs for paper medium, e.g., newspapers, magazines, posters, leaflets, booklets, etc.

Develop material for web pages.

Develop designs for various merchandising and promotional materials, e.g., T-shirts, caps, wristbands, banners, flags, etc.

Design promotional displays, packaging, and marketing brochures.

Designs branding for MySol outlets

Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work

Keep the MySol brand fresh by thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts of how to present the brand

Illustrate concept by designing a rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size, and style, and related aesthetic concepts

Collaborate with procurement in the selection of suppliers based on quality at best value for various marketing materials

Printers to select the type of paper and ink.

Merchandising (T-shirts, caps, etc.)

Branding (banners, gazebo, stickers, etc.)

Any other marketing-related materials

Maintains technical knowledge by constantly communicating with the ENGIE Global Marketing team and attending design workshops (including online); reviewing professional publications, etc.

Undertaking any other duties which may be assigned by the Supervisor

Knowledge and Skills

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of experience in a related position

Proven graphic design experience

Have artistic ability and be able to present aesthetically appealing work

Knowledge of printing procedures and specifications, photography, and illustration

Passion and enthusiasm for design, with a creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability, and originality

Accuracy and great attention to detail when finalizing designs

Being open to feedback and willing to make changes to your designs.

Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously, with good time management skills.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where continuous innovation is desired.

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Critical thinker and problem-solving skills

Team player

Great interpersonal and communication skill

Qualifications:

University degree in Graphics Design or a related field of study is preferred, or any other related field

Language(s):

Fluency in Swahili and English languages with excellent verbal communication skills.

Technology

Experience in using Microsoft applications, computer, and smartphone literate.

Strong Knowledge in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, CSS

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the large volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!