DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Senior Graphic Designer will provide technical leadership for the design and development of grades 5-8 student books and teacher guides. The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for creating and promoting design solutions that have a high visual impact. The position will be part of a process leadership team responsible for the timely and successful completion of developing grades 5-8 student books and teacher guides in 7 mother tongues. The role involves collaborating with both content and illustration experts to understand and meet their needs and jointly decide on effective solutions. The position will also build the capacity and monitor work quality of 14 Graphic Designers based with mother tongue curriculum development teams in 5 regions. The job function includes, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Developing/fine-tuning Grades 5-8 book design layouts in consideration of READ TA needs and guidelines by the Ministry of Education
Building the capacity of design team members – both in-person and from a distance to follow layout guidelines
Monitoring the quality of work produced by design team members, reviewing layouts and suggesting improvements as needed
Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts in support of efficient, high quality product delivery and building team capacity
Designing, developing and implementing training materials and capacity building interventions based on team needs
Tracking, aggregating, reporting and communicating design team progress
Finalizing and assembling layouts for approvals and printing as needed
Collaborating with other process leadership team members and READ TA Sr. Management for the timely, successful completion of the activity
Working with a wide range of media and emerging technologies, including Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop, among others
Using productivity tools like spreadsheets and email to document and communicate progress and share materials.
Job Requirement
Relevant bachelor degree including, Art/fine art, Communication design, Media arts, Print and digital media management and Visual communication and design
Proven competence in desktop publishing tools, design and image processing software, specifically Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator
Proven experience with student book development
7 to 10 years of experience as a Graphic Designer in a major publishing outlet with demonstrated experience in layout and creative services
Team leadership experience
Accuracy and attention to detail
Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines
Fluency in both written and spoken English is required
Extensive knowledge about Ethiopian culture, customs and environment