Senior Visual Designer at Equity Bank Kenya

• We are looking for an experienced Visual designer and illustrator to join the UX and design team. We are a team of dynamic designers, creatives, researchers, and product managers who look to re-invent banking, financial services, and innovation.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Design visual components for products and service lines based on established design principles and in accordance with the bank’s strategy, practices, and guidelines.
• Generate clear ideas, concepts and designs of creative assets
• Create high-quality digital and hand-drawn illustrations, ensuring they align with the product's design objectives.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team that includes engineers, product managers in order to create simple, easy-to-use software.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the design system.
• Maintain visual consistency across products, adhering to established brand guidelines and design principles.
• Proposing improvements to the current design system that would help benefit the wider team
• Staying in the loop and on top of the latest standards, changes, trends in visual design field.

Qualifications

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Exceptional knowledge of the design software and digital illustration tools e.g., Figma and Adobe Suite
• The ability to refine other people’s ideas and come up with new ones to create a highly designed visual experience.
• Well organized, responsible and dedicated, with the ability to work on multiple projects and deliver refined design in a short time.
• Self-learning, able to learn new tools quickly and work in a fast-evolving environment.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years in designing applications for web, desktop and mobile
• Proven experience as an illustrator with a strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of styles and techniques.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Arts, Design or Computing-related subject
• Expert level skills in Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design tools
• Body of work demonstrating strong design process, interaction, and visual design skills
• Prior experience in developing a design system will be an added advantage.