Graphics Designer

Our Goal: To help people live fully — one sip at a time.
Your Mission: To create amazing designs that make our bottles unique and personal for every customer. You will turn ideas into beautiful artwork that people love.

Your Main Goals for 12 Months

We will measure your success by these four key results.

1. Goal: Make Customers Happy with Fast, Custom Designs

  • Result 1: Get 95% "I love it!" rating from customers on the designs you create.
    • How: By carefully listening to their ideas and giving them 3 different design options to choose from.
    • Proof: A monthly report of customer feedback scores.
    • Deadline: Achieve this by the end of Month 3 and keep it up.
  • Result 2: Create the first design ideas for a client within 30 minutes of getting their request.
    • How: By being organized and having design templates ready to use quickly.
    • Proof: A time-tracker log showing your speed for each project.
    • Deadline: Achieve this by the end of Month 2 and keep it up.

2. Goal: Create Popular Designs That Sell

  • Result 1: Launch one new collection of designs every month (12 total for the year) that are trendy and fresh.
    • How: By spending time each week looking at what's popular and testing your new ideas with the social media team.
    • Proof: A folder with all 12 of your new design collections.
    • Deadline: One new collection delivered by the last day of every month.
  • Result 2: Build a "Top 50 Designs" database that shows our most popular and best-selling artwork.
    • How: By tracking which designs customers buy most and saving them in a shared folder for the team.
    • Proof: A live digital folder (like Google Drive) that is updated every Friday.
    • Deadline: The folder system is set up by the end of Month 2, and updated weekly after that.

3. Goal: Perfectly Create and Deliver Every Order

  • Result 1: Have a 99% print accuracy rate, meaning the printed bottle always looks exactly like the design the client approved.
    • How: By double-checking every design file before printing and keeping the printer in good condition.
    • Proof: A quality checklist signed for each order, with no customer complaints about printing mistakes.
    • Deadline: Achieve this by the end of Month 2 and keep it up.
  • Result 2: Ensure every single personalised bottle is spotless and perfectly packed before it goes to the customer.
    • How: By carefully cleaning each bottle and packing it neatly in our brand's packaging.
    • Proof: A clean packing station and zero complaints about dirty or poorly packed products.
    • Deadline: Achieve this by the end of Month 1 and keep it up.

4. Goal: Help Our Marketing Team Look Great

  • Result 1: Create a set of 50 ready-to-use design templates for social media posts and stories.
    • How: By learning the exact sizes and styles needed for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
    • Proof: A shared folder with all 50 templates, clearly organized.
    • Deadline: Deliver all 50 templates by the end of Month 6.
    • Result 2: Design 5 special graphics each month for sales and promotions (e.g., holiday sale banners).
    • How: By joining weekly team meetings to know what promotions are coming up.
    • Proof: A monthly list of the 5 graphics you created for marketing.
    • Deadline: Deliver 5 graphics by the last day of every month, starting from Month 1.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Is:

  • Creative and Patient: You can take a customer's simple idea and turn it into a beautiful design, even if they have a hard time explaining it.
  • Detail-Obsessed: You notice the small things and make sure every design is perfect.
  • Fast and Organized: You work well under time pressure and keep your files and projects tidy.
  • A Team Player: You like sharing ideas and working with others to make the best products.

What You Need:

  • Experience using design software like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or Canva.
  • A portfolio of your past design work.
  • A good eye for colors and layouts.

This is a Full Time Role based in physical location in Nairobi

Why You'll Love This Job:

You will see your designs come to life! The bottles you create will be used and loved by people every day. You will be a key part of a fun, growing brand.

Send your cv and portfolio to careers@simplelifekenya.com