Assistant Designer | EXA Ceramics

Job description: Job Purpose The Assistant Designer will assist in creating and developing artwork for new collections, focusing on design elements, color combinations, and production alignment. The role includes modifying artwork based on feedback, managing tasks to meet production goals, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also support trend research and ensure designs are completed on time and meet quality standards for approval and production. Key Accountability Areas Artwork Creation and Support: • Assist senior designers in creating and preparing artwork for new collections, ensuring the designs meet the project vision and objectives. Own Collection Development: • Take ownership of designing your own collection, focusing on developing color combinations and design elements that reflect the brand's identity and market trends. Digital Design and Production Alignment: • Learn and develop digital designs, ensuring that color profiles, textures, and patterns are optimized for production and manufacturing requirements. Artwork Modification and Customization: • Modify artwork as per the requests from the PDR team, laboratory, and customer needs, under the supervision and guidance of the design manager. Task Management and Goal Achievement: • Work according to tasks and targets set by the Design Manager to meet production goals, commercial requirements, and project deadlines. Reporting and Performance Tracking: • Submit weekly progress reports to the direct manager, providing updates on completed tasks, challenges, and overall progress toward meeting design objectives. Cross-Department Collaboration: • Collaborate with production, development, and other cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet technical specifications and can be effectively produced. Trend Research and Innovation: • Assist in researching and analyzing current design trends, customer preferences, and market demands to create innovative and relevant collections. Quality Assurance and Timely Delivery: • Ensure all designs are completed within the required timeframes and meet the specified quality standards before submitting for final approval and production. Role Accountability HR Proficiency: • Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job • To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it. Delivery: • Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules. • Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time. • Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks. Problem-Solving: • Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues. Quality: • Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities. Business Process Improvements: • Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible. Compliance: • Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions. Health, Safety, and Environment: • Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services. Academic Qualification Diploma Degree in DesignWork Experience 2 to 4 YearsTechnical / Functional Competencies Analytical thinkingCommunicationCreativityInitiativeMS OfficePresentationReport writingResearch AnlaysisTeamworkTime ManagementWell OrganizedWork under pressur Profile description: Alfanar is a Saudi company with an international presence, primarily engaged in the manufacturing and trading of a wide variety of low, medium, and high voltage electrical products, in addition to its portfolio of conventional and renewable energy solutions, oil and gas, water treatment, infrastructure, technical services, and digital solutions. The hub of alfanar’s manufacturing operations is Medinet alfanar Alsinaiya, a 700,000 square-meter complex located in Riyadh. The complex houses an array of ultra-modern manufacturing facilities and laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and staffed with highly skilled professionals. alfanar derives its success from its commitment to providing the highest quality standards to its customers, and the continuous development of its human capital, who alfanar considers its most valuable asset. With this in mind, alfanar promotes a proactive work environment where its employees are always valued, nurtured, and empowered to fuel their pride in being part of alfanar. For more information about alfanar, please visit alfanar.com Show more Show less

Academic Qualification Diploma or Degree in Design. Work Experience 2 to 4 Years. Technical / Functional Competencies: Analytical thinking, Communication, Creativity, Initiative, MS Office, Presentation, Report writing, Research Analysis, Teamwork, Time Management, Well Organized, Ability to work under pressure.

Artwork Creation and Support: Assist senior designers in creating and preparing artwork for new collections, ensuring the designs meet the project vision and objectives. Own Collection Development: Take ownership of designing your own collection, focusing on developing color combinations and design elements that reflect the brand's identity and market trends. Digital Design and Production Alignment: Learn and develop digital designs, ensuring that color profiles, textures, and patterns are optimized for production and manufacturing requirements. Artwork Modification and Customization: Modify artwork as per the requests from the PDR team, laboratory, and customer needs, under the supervision and guidance of the design manager. Task Management and Goal Achievement: Work according to tasks and targets set by the Design Manager to meet production goals, commercial requirements, and project deadlines. Reporting and Performance Tracking: Submit weekly progress reports to the direct manager, providing updates on completed tasks, challenges, and overall progress toward meeting design objectives. Cross-Department Collaboration: Collaborate with production, development, and other cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet technical specifications and can be effectively produced. Trend Research and Innovation: Assist in researching and analyzing current design trends, customer preferences, and market demands to create innovative and relevant collections. Quality Assurance and Timely Delivery: Ensure all designs are completed within the required timeframes and meet the specified quality standards before submitting for final approval and production.