Graphic Designer | Real Estate | Marketing

Job Requisition ID: 160672 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

The Graphic designer will play a pivotal role in supporting the team by creating visually stunning and brand-aligned materials across all locations. Role responsibilities will include crafting marketing graphics in line with communication objectives, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines, and implementing briefed activities effectively and efficiently. His/her creativity and customer service excellence will elevate the brand through innovative design solutions.

What you will do:

Responsible for:

• Support the team in the branding and maintenance of materials across all locations.
• Ensure that all graphic elements created are in line with agreed guidelines (compliance with brand, visual identity, and legal guidelines.
• Assist in designing and producing creative concepts for marketing campaigns in accordance with corporate guidelines using different media to meet requirements 
• Provide innovative and effective graphic design solutions with excellence in creativity and customer service that elevate the Brand.
• Manage the flow of work and graphics resources to ensure timely and effective project completion
• Coordinate and manage campaign photo shoot including casting and art direction.
• Perform a wide range of routine to complex duties including development of: publications, brochures, rack cards, posters, fliers, multimedia illustration, logo development, brand development, exhibits, and web-design.
• Maintain project libraries, Asset Management System (an internal soft copy library of all artworks whether internally or externally produced) and compile all reference material together with program files
• Provide recommendations regarding creative resources, outsourcing, workflow, traffic, processes, procedures, and other opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and profitability.
• Responsible for designing all graphical representations of departmental reports across all Real estate on local and regional basis.

Required skills to be successful:

Job-specific skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of graphic design principles, a wide variety of media, and production methods
• Typographic terms that identify type forms and the specifications required to refer to typographic settings.
• Page composition and grid structures.
• Print production process, knowledge of production techniques, and correct disking procedures
• Photography and the photographic process.

Behavioural Competencies:

Execution & Delivery

• Result oriented, ensures operational excellence in areas of responsibility, and delivers best results. Takes active ownership of problems and provide timely and result focused solutions. Remains outcome driven.

Account ability

• Take ownership of responsibility and be responsible for the consequences of work
• output.

Team Work & Collaboration

• Fosters a culture of trust, collaboration, and support. Works collaboratively both within
• one's own function and across functions to achieve DP goals.

Effective Communication

• Communicates clearly and effectively (both verbal and written). Communicates timely
• and responsively. Seeks feedback and provides feedback. Encourages open discussion and dialogue.

Customer Service Orientation

• Develop and maintain strong external and internal customer relationships by identifying and anticipating customer needs and responding to them by maintaining long term relationship.

What equips you for the role:

Minimum qualifications and knowledge:

Graduate or Post Graduate Degree, preferably in Graphic Design or Marketing

Minimum Experience:

Minimum 4 to 6 years' experience, with experience in a Graphic unit in client or agency

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. 
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.