SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

About the Company

Our client is a leading UAE-based digital communications and social media agency specializing in end-to-end social media strategy, creative production, content development, community management, and analytics. They work with high-profile government, semi-government, and corporate entities, delivering strategic, high-quality, and performance-driven digital storytelling.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Graphic Designer specializing in social-first creative production. This role requires extensive experience creating high-impact visual content for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. The ideal candidate combines strong conceptual thinking with technical design skills and can thrive in the fast-paced environment of a high-performance social media agency.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop visually compelling graphics for social media campaigns, short-form content series, paid media assets, and always-on content calendars.

• Translate strategic briefs into creative concepts with strong visual storytelling.

• Adapt brand guidelines into social-native executions suitable for government and corporate brands.

• Design across multiple formats: single images, carousels, reel covers, story frames, thumbnails, static infographics, templates, and light animation.

• Use AI-powered design tools (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Canva AI, etc.) to enhance ideation, workflows, and asset production.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.

• Collaborate with videographers, editors, copywriters, and account teams.

• Participate in brainstorming sessions and proactively propose new creative formats aligned with platform trends.

• Ensure all assets meet technical specifications for each platform.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a digital or social media agency environment.

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom).

• Strong understanding of social media design best practices (safe zones, ratios, text hierarchy, accessibility, motion-friendly layouts).

• Proven portfolio of social-first design work, including government, corporate, or lifestyle brands.

• Experience using AI tools to accelerate design workflows.

• Strong English communication skills (verbal and written).

• Ability to work in alignment with UAE working hours or an agreed hybrid time zone model.

• High attention to detail, consistency, and brand accuracy.