July 18, 2012

Design Enthusiast / Designer - PenguinCube - Lebanon

PenguinCube is looking to add yet another to its ranks. What does it take to be a design enthusiast? A dedication to process, a positive and pro-active attitude, organization, team work and a passion for all things design.

Applicants will be expected to manage multiple projects and design teams while also liaising with clients, coordinating with suppliers and collaborating with fellow professionals.

- Interacting with other professionals, clients and suppliers, to demonstrate service readiness and professionalism
- Working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Developing design briefs by gathering info and data though research
- Logical thinking, critically and creatively using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time
- Managing projects and project teams
- Developing design projects from research and concept creation through to production and supervision of third party implementation

Skills
- Able to work in a team environment as needed
- Able to work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication (oral and written English) and presentation skills
- Self motivated, detail-oriented and organized
- Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
- Strong analytical background
- Able to visualize the most appropriate response to a situation
- Have a capacity for creative problem solving
- Good social skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Creativity, originality, intuitiveness and perceptiveness
- Knowledge about design elements, choosing the right fonts, colors and lines to create a balanced composition
- Possessing practical knowledge of photography, animation and other multimedia techniques
- Possessing knowledge of print production techniques and processes
- Possessing knowledge of web production techniques and processes
- Possessing knowledge of industrial fabrication techniques and processes
- Possessing a good sense of design and awareness of the latest industry trends
- Possessing good knowledge of artwork preparations and its appropriate use for reproduction
- To respect all internal and external appointments
- A minimum of a degree in Graphic Design or an equivalent design degree from an accredited university
- Language: Impeccable English & working Arabic are a must, a third language is welcome
- 1/4 years experience
- Computer literacy: Acrobat, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is must. Motion graphics and video software knowledge is welcome as is any AutoCad or 3D animation software knowledge

info@penguincube.com