Senior Graphic Designer

Job Description

N.B. We have 2 positions available. The positions offered will be 12-month fixed-term contracts.

Are you a creative powerhouse looking for a dynamic opportunity in Mauritius? Join our vibrant team at IQ-EQ, where innovation meets excellence.

We’re a growing business with exciting plans for the future. To us our people, our brand and our collective expertise are the key components that make us who we are – one IQ-EQ team operating across each of our 25 jurisdictions. We value our brand and recognise the importance of showcasing it to the maximum across all touchpoints. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved to date – we recently picked up the award for Brand of the Year in our industry – but want to do more.

As a Senior Graphic Designer, you’ll work closely with globally dispersed cross-functional teams to produce a wide range of design outputs, supported by the wider design team. You’ll engage with a diverse network of stakeholders and lead the development of high-quality creative content – including print, digital and video – designed to drive the IQ-EQ brand globally across all markets. You’ll manage a large number of projects, small and large, at any one time, ensuring that each is delivered to the highest of standards, and fully in line with IQ-EQ’s brand guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of design and creative outputs to support the growth agenda of a 5,000 strong organisation. These outputs will support our three segments, key strategic initiatives (both internal and external), and other ad-hoc projects
• Manage workflow, budgets and administrative tasks needed to ensure the efficient functioning of the design team
• Act as a partner to the Group marketing team and wider business, offering creative guidance to ensure we produce market leading campaigns and design outputs
• Manage and evolve IQ-EQ’s brand guidelines as a key cornerstone of our creative identity
• Keep on top of developments within the field of graphic design, implementing where appropriate to ensure we’re always leaders
• Manage freelance designers as required, ensuring they deliver quality brand-compliant outputs
• Ensure that all employees know and understand our unique brand and how to use it through the development of clear guidelines and internal training programmes
• Focus on driving brand awareness, sustainability, and profitable growth
• Be hungry to know what works by tracking the effectiveness of everything we do
• Manage all creative resources including internal traffic management and creative production schedules and budget management
• Manage the relationship with and engagement of external suppliers as required
• Live our company values by actively supporting and mentoring team members along their personal career journey  

Key competencies for position and level 

• Communicates effectively
• Action orientated
• Commercially minded
• Creative
• Builds networks
• Organisational and interpersonal savvy
• Plans and aligns
• Detail focussed

Key behaviours we expect to see

In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative) you’ll be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Organisation
• Attention to detail
• Prioritisation
• Taking ownership
• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Instils trust
• Resilience
• Proactivity
• Collaborative