Creative Designer & Copywriter, Amazon MENA D1

Description

This role is open for Saudi Nationals only.

Amazon MENA is looking for an experienced candidate with great visual design and copy writing skills for the role of ‘Senior Visual Designer/ Copy Writer’. This role is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate strictly needs to be a Saudi National with an in depth understanding of the Saudi customers and culture, and has work experience in visual design work stream within Saudi Arabia.

The Ideal Candidate

• Has excellent concept building, creative development and copy writing skills that are locally relevant and resonate well with the Saudi customers
• Has experience executing creative design projects from conception to production, including UI/UX, mobile & website design, print & packaging
• Has in depth knowledge of graphic design, typography (both English and Arabic), color theory and its relevance, visual styles and layout techniques.
• Has the ability to build Innovative creative ideas to solve the needs of the business
• Has strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Is detail oriented, has the ability to self-direct, and is comfortable with ambiguity.
• Highly proficient in Adobe Suite with expert understanding of the web production process and digital media with familiarity in post-production and image retouching
• Knows video formats for different mediums with great knowledge of impact of music/ sound/ voice overs, has experience in designing motion graphics/ video editing to effectively communicate the marketing comms in simple but effective ways to the customer.
• Demonstrates ability to manage multiple creative projects in a fast-paced environment being effective cross-team collaborator
• Has a strong sense of ownership and urgency, ability to foresee bottlenecks and flexibility to prioritize deliverables guided with excellent time management skills.
  
  

Key job responsibilities

• Work from creative briefs alongside design and marketing leads, develop locally relevant visual theme and marketing copy to support various marketing campaigns
• Own the projects end-to-end from briefing to final execution for web, digital, and offline marketing activities. Liaise with marketing, category and creative teams to ensure deadlines are met
• Collaborate closely with internal creative, merchandising and marketing leads, as well as external vendors, to oversee the production process, guaranteeing the quality and excellence of unique customer-focused content.
• Present concepts and produced work to stakeholders including senior management
• Plan and coordinate creative shoots as and when required
• Create and maintain locally relevant design style guides in terms of theme, style and colors to support the onsite creative executions
• Create best in class digital landing pages for retail and marketing events, digital media drivers and visuals, that support and reinforce business objectives.
• Continuously enhance & improve customer experience on Amazon.sa through innovative ideas well supported by visuals and copy.
• Come up with ideas to communicate value to the customer while being relevant to Saudi customers.
• Maintain Amazon brand consistency throughout all our projects.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of design experience
• Have an available online portfolio
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suit applications, with high proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat using macOS
• Knowledge of branding guidelines and corporate identity, visual design, print and digital layout design, with experience in designing for both mobile and desktop applications
• Saudi National with local work experience both is visual design and copy writing.
• Strong copy writing skills, especially in Arabic.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with e-commerce, search, social, and other major application types and their UX patterns
• Experience creating services and applications with multiple user touch points on different platforms and devices
• Experience with motion design and video editing is a bonus
  
  
  

Company - Afaq Q Tech General Trading - G11

Job ID: A2767553