Senior Creative Designer at Burn Manufacturing

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Full time

Apply by 30 April 2022

Job description

About the role:

BURN is looking for a Senior Creative Designer that will play a critical role in steering the strategic direction to which the company should take in communication, marketing, and advertising. The individual will be responsible for managing the entire development of a robust brand identity. This includes, developing, directing, and designing visual and audio materials and media used for advertising, broadcast, and web communications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the creative process including ideation, design, production, and distribution of creative projects.
• Designing Point of Sale and outdoor marketing Material (Brochures, Posters, Wobblers, Shelf dividers, Flyers, Billboards, Signages, etc.)
• Creating mockups for branding and marketing collateral including (building walls, trucks, T-shirts, Caps, Demonstration Tents, booths, etc.)
• Formatting reports and presentations for investors, partners, training, and awareness creation.
• Designing artworks for social and digital media (social media banners, Google Network Ads, website banners, etc.)
• Shooting, editing, and modifying videos including inserting closed captioning, graphics, or other on-screen text as required.
• Working in conjunction with the senior management team, and other team members across BURN’s markets to develop a strategic creative direction for graphic and visual campaigns.
• Creating and upholding a defined visual standard manual for BURN in all its markets and ensuring adherence to the set guidelines to produce consistent and high-quality results.
• Providing art direction for graphic design, videography, and photoshoot projects to BURN teams.
• Designing artwork master templates and themes for use throughout the organization.
• Supporting applicable branding, awareness, and sales objectives in BURN’s operations through creative design
• Guiding relevant teams on best, cost-effective, and practical solutions in various graphic design videography and photography projects.
• Managing external partners (printers, advertising firms, etc.) And related budgets.

 Requirements

• Previous Knowledge of market standard Graphic Design and Video Editing Software including but not limited to Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, aftereffects, Premiere pro).
• Versatility and agility with the ability to manage and deliver print, digital, photography, and video projects
• Knowledge in designing for different media including, print, digital, and video.
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken
• Flawless English Language skills
• Creative thinker able to influence target demographic.
• Ability to produce creative content that sufficiently meets BURN’s communication, advertising, and marketing needs.

 Education and Experience

• 5 years’ experience in a similar role ideally in a related industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design is an added advantage

Qualified Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).

Role overview

FUNCTION
Design & Creative

INDUSTRY
Energy & Utilities

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5-7 years

LOCATION
NairobiMUST-HAVE SKILLS

• Graphic Design
• Creative
• Flawless English Language
• Artistic Expression

About BURN Manufacturing

Vision

Impacting lives and forests through efficient cooking appliances.

Corporate Overview

BURN Manufacturing designs, produces, and distributes Africa’s best-selling, fuel efficient biomass, electric, hybrid and liquid fuel cooking appliances. Not only do our products save money, fuel, and natural resources, but they also dramatically reduce harmful indoor smoke emissions which can cause significant health problems, even death.

With more than 1.2Millon+ stoves sold since commencing manufacturing operations in 2013, BURN has established itself as Africa’s most trusted cookstove brand thanks to our unwavering commitment to innovative research and design, manufacturing excellence, and customer care.

BURN is now the only vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our solar-powered facility currently has a capacity of 45,000 stoves per month. We are proud to employ 400 team members throughout Kenya and East Africa, and support a workforce which is 50 percent female, thus empowering women in roles traditionally considered to be “for men only.”

Among our national and global honors, we have received the 2018 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers Award for being among the world’s leaders in clean energy solutions, the 2018 Swiss Energy and Climate Summit Award for our pitch on the impact of clean-burning stoves, and the 2015 Ashden Green Energy International Award for empowering women with new economic opportunities.