Creative Design Coordinator
We are looking to hire a Creative Design Coordinator to join us in our journey to spread knowledge and culture and instil a love of reading among children and youth. The successful candidate shall be responsible for liaising with illustrators to identify project requirements, scope, and objectives and following up with them, making sure they deliver insightful children's book illustrations to enrich and complement the stories behind them.
Responsibilities
- Receiving requests (i.e., text plot, task details, and requirements) from our Creative Team and showing a full understanding of the tasks required
- Assigning, sending, and explaining the tasks to the illustrators and answering any questions to ensure that they are completely aware of the requirements and that they have all the information needed to deliver illustrations matching our specifications and requirements
- Collaborating with the illustrators regarding the brief of the story to create suitable illustrations for each scene
- Receiving sketches from the illustrators and checking if they comply with the initial requirements
- Sending the received sketches to our Creative Team to review them
- Communicating any feedback with the illustrators to ensure that the sketches comply with our vision and quality standards
- Following up with the illustrators to deliver the tasks with all the amendments required on time to meet projects goals
- Calculating the illustrators’ compensation (per hour/piece) ensuring compliance with their contracts
Qualifications and Work Experience
- Background in design, art, or illustration is a plus
- Very good command of both written and spoken English
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
Behavioural Competencies
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Results oriented
- Flexibility and willingness to learn
- Organizational skills
- Self-initiated and proactive behaviour
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills