SasaHivi Media Graphic Designer Job

SasaHivi Media Ltd ('Sasa Hivi' means in Kiswahili 'right now') was founded in 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya by a group of long time experienced Multimedia, PR and IT professionals.

So, as SasaHivi Media Ltd as a company is relatively young, the experience brought together in it, is very sophisticated.

SasaHivi Media Ltd is all about bringing the best of Technology (Media and Internet) together with the best of Culture (Design, Content creation and Publishing).

Our Products

As SasaHivi Media Ltd has been steadily growing since its existence, so has also the range of products we offer.

We have 3 integrated departments: Technology, Media and Publishing.

The Technology Department deals with Web hosting, Domain names, E-mail Services, SMS Services and Consultancy in Internet related issues, it also serves technical services to the 'Media' Department.

The Media Department deals with Content creation, as well in Still Media: Graphic Design, Photography and Printing - Streaming Media: Video, Audio and Interactive Media: Web sites, Online Applications, Software development, DVD-Roms and CD-Roms. The Media Department further develops Public Relations, Advertisements, Content Branding and does Consultancy for the same.

The Publishing Department is responsible for the production and publishing of SasaHivi Media's own projects and publishes projects in collaboration with other institutions and companies.

Our Experience

As we serve as well the East-African as the Global market, our experience has global reach has as well.

Equally, our local East-African expertise can help any Multinational Company or Organization interested in a regional presence to come to effective solutions accustomed to East-Africa.

Web / Graphics Designer

Primary responsibilities

• Create design prototypes, including graphic design and layout of content, for digital and print media.
• Ensure that the layout of the content is accessible and logical; recommend improvements if necessary.
• Create visual concepts that match the content and the image wanted by the clients and ensure that interactive media (like websites) are easy to navigate.
• Build websites using technologies that conform to international standards and make sure that they are universally accessible. The ability to work with current Content Management Systems is a must.
• Perform maintenance and updates to existing websites when requested by clients.
• Provide training on maintenance and update procedures to clients who choose to take charge of their own websites.

Requirements

• Education and degree(s) in disciplines related to the primary responsibilities.
• Experience of working in a communications / public relations environment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of digital imaging and illustration with Photoshop, Fireworks, Indesign and Illustrator.
• Knowledge of the common print media formats
• Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, PHP, MySQL, HTML and Flash.
• Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
• Experience with File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Ability to express in good spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
• Attention to detail, customer-service orientation and creativity in problem-solving.
• Ability to work in a team and to communicate in a clear way.
• Superior knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques and a strong online portfolio.

Interested?

If you feel you are the right person for this job please e-mail us your CV & work references to: jobs@sasahivi.com.

Closing date: 18th January 2011