Digital Consulting Group Creative Web Designer Job in Kenya

About Us

Digital Consulting Group (DCG) is a Kenyan Based consulting firm specializing in strategic business information technology solutions for companies doing business in the countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.

We strongly believe in “Quality over Quantity” and proud of our team and culture that fosters high performance and innovation.

Job Description

We are searching of creative minds that are excited about digital communication, social media, mobile and web applications.

We currently need a creative web designer to join our design team who has experience developing designs and creative solutions for the web with high level of autonomy.

• Do you have a passion for creating eye popping, high converting campaigns for online and social media?
• Do you live, breath and sleep creative that pulls consumer response and understand how to optimize for even higher conversions?
• Does the challenge of working at the forefront of a fast paced, young & exciting design firm appeal to you?
• Do you like mixing fun & hard work, developing out of this world user friendly websites?

If so, then you are the right person for us!

You will join the creative and online marketing team, working in a collaborative environment to design and develop websites for a diverse group of clients.

Required Skills and Abilities

• A digitally focused web designer
• Detail orientated and passionate about your craft
• Driven to push yourself and the work
• Able to produce a variety of output from design, interactive, video and score
• Well versed with current web standards
• Able to design using PHP, HTML, CSS, Flash and Mobile Web and all CMS .
• Able to collaborate with clients, web masters and business analysts to create designs
• Extensive design experience in online marketing
• A portfolio of both personal and clients’ commissioned projects you have worked on
• A passion for the internet & social media
• Great communication skills and ability to get details out of people
• Strong conceptual ability and excellent design skills

Duties

• Design online banners, landing page campaigns and conversion funnels.
• Work closely with the online marketing guys to take loose requirements and turn them into amazing creative that generates conversions.
• Transform your designs from Adobe Creative Suite into ultra clean xHTML  & CSS compatible with the various popular browsers.
• Develop a content management system and selected functional components using Codeigniter and MySQL database.
• Leverage creative and marketing knowledge to develop new creative, landing pages, and campaigns for specific targets.
• Work with the marketing team to drive key revenue metrics including click through and conversions through targeting and creative optimization.
• Work with cross functional team to develop and advance the creative and online marketing team

What you can expect

• A superb working environment and a supportive team
• The opportunity to push your skills, experiment and deliver world class projects.

How to apply

Send your CV, link to or attachment with portfolio and a covering letter to hr@dcg.co.ke  with the subject “Creative Web Designer Application: [Your Name]”

Application package to be inclusive of;

• Updated curriculum vitae
• Copies of your academic and professional certificates
• Provide Proof of your online portfolio of previous projects you have undertaken, describing your involvement in the work .Include the relevant links /Sample work of atleast five Projects.
• A brief statement on why you believe you are suited for this position.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates that meet the above requirements will be summoned for interview.

Deadline: 22nd March, 2013