Sr. Visual Designer

Job Description

As part of our mandate to create empathetic and innovative products, you will work on user-centred design solutions for high impact print and digital projects ranging from branding, packaging, and marketing collaterals. In your role, you will work closely with the design team, researchers and other partners in the pharmaceutical ecosystem and have the opportunity to learn and grow while contributing to exciting projects. Your creativity, attention to detail, and passion for servicing user needs will be essential in crafting visually engaging design solutions that prioritize patient experience, efficiency, and user satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with designers and cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and objectives, with a focus on healthcare design and user needs
• Create visually appealing designs for healthcare-related materials, including visual identity, print collaterals, packaging and brand design
• Play an active role in brainstorming and conceptualizing design ideas
• Designing and leading design workshops
• Articulating and presenting visual design concepts, ideas within the team and to external stakeholders
• Take ownership and manage projects and project timelines
• Coordinate with stakeholders and other team members to ensure the project is on track
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior designers and interns, and be able to take critical design decisions.
• Keep up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging design tools and technologies to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

Required Experience and Skills:

• BA or Master’s Degree in any of these disciplines -  Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Applied Arts or any other such Design Discipline.
• Have 5 to 7 years of experience designing for brand and print, showcasing layout, typography, brand and identity, packaging, building guidelines etc.
• Thorough knowledge of print processes, overseeing production, hands on artworking
• Working knowledge in using design/print tools and softwares such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator,Figma)
• Good to have: illustration skills
• Able to come up with strong visual design concepts and articulate design ideas to the stake holders.
• Great eye and passion for visual design principles.
• Strong online portfolio demonstrating your design projects and creative abilities.

Required Soft Skills:

• Great verbal/written communication in English and other local languages.
• Storytelling skills with the ability to successfully articulate design concepts to your team and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in an agile manner, fast paced and good with time management and deadlines
• Attention to detail and ensuring high quality output
• A team player with proven experience in working with cross functional teams
• Eager to learn and keep up to date with new developments such as new tools, technologies, and trends in the design space.    
• Ability to work within constraints, and adaptability to changing circumstances.