Digital Designer, Creative Graphic Artist (100% Remote)

Peanut Tech Consulting is searching for a Creative Artist to help with the Digital Services segment of our business. This designer would work with our in-house team of Web Designers, helping them create different vectors, graphics, and illustrations for projects we're working on.

Peanut Tech Consulting (peanuttab.com) provides point-of-sale, website, and digital signage support for restaurants and restaurant groups. Through our partnerships with some technology vendors, we can serve over 100+ established restaurants annually.

Job Responsibilities

 Research & Discovery (40%)

This is a key part of our business. Before creating a design, it is important you understand who you are creating a design for. At Peanut we do not believe in the idea of judging a design without knowing who the design is for. It is important a designer has a great understanding of the brand before putting anything on a Canvas.

• Examining the brand guidelines of restaurants to understand how they portray their brand
• Understudying previously implemented designs the restaurant has used on their social media and different online channels to be able to understand their vibe & style
• Researching competitors of restaurants to understand how other competitors portray themselves online/ with their designs
• Conducting discovery calls with clients to learn more about their needs
• Facilitating review calls with clients/ restaurant owners to get their feedback on designs

Art & Design (60%)

This is the bulk of the work. Once the artist understands the client they are designing for, they can get on a canvas and start putting a design together.

• Artwork; Conceptualizing, drawing, and designing visual assets for website projects and menu boards, including illustrations, website elements, logos, infographics, and more
• Fonts; proving web designers with font recommendations for different brands
• Color Schematics; selecting color pairings for different designs and helping our web designers pair different fonts on websites
• Menu Designs; creating menu designs with high vector graphics and animations, for restaurant menu boards
• Video Editing; making minor edits to videos edited by our videography vendors from video shoots, to be used on a restaurant's website.

 Preferred Skills/ Ideal Candidate

 Importance: High

• High command of design tools like Adobe Creative Suite, OmniGraffle, Illustrator, Canva, Sketch or Figma
• High visual IQ
• Great attention to detail
• Knowledge of different fonts and type of fonts
• Access to a serene workspace without too much background noise
• Access to a stable power source and backup power source

Importance: Medium

• 3+ years of creative background in graphic design/ illustration/ UI/ UX, any creative or visual arts-related role
• Portfolio of work that displays great use of imagery, color, typography, and iconography

Importance: Not super important but helpful

• Any agency experience
• Design school degree/ educational background/ certification in Graphic Design/Digital Design/ UI-UX (or equivalent).
• Experience in client-facing role

Compensation & Hours

Hours

Hours are 12 pm to 10 pm daily (with 2 hours of break) except on Nigerian public holidays. Occasional work on weekends (Saturdays) and public holidays will be required.

We are currently working on piloting a flexible schedule program that would allow each person to set their weekly schedules within certain parameters.

Compensation

Pay is competitive. This role is also eligible for health insurance, gym membership, and paid time off. We cover up to NGN 20,000 broadband internet fees monthly and certain other technology costs upon review and approval.

Candidates are required to have at least two wifi/ internet networks:

• A primary broadband or fiber network
• A backup network, which can include phone data plans like MTN.

Both networks must have a minimum download speed of 15 Mbps.

Key details

• Location: Our company is 100% remote. You can be based anywhere in Nigeria, although Lagos, and Abuja is preferred because we can facilitate broadband connections in most areas of the city.
• This is a permanent full-time position and not a part-time or freelance position
• Time Off:
• 2 weeks paid vacation annually (eligible after first 6 months)
• 1 week off during Christmas and New Year celebrations

Hiring Timeline (subject to change)

1. The job ad would be active on Linkedin/ Indeed till April 21st, 2025. However, we may take the ad down faster if we get too many applications.
2. Review candidates, resumes, and portfolios (2 weeks)
3. Invite select candidates for a paid 2 hr design case study assessment- pay is 12k (1 week)
4. Invite shortlisted candidates for interviews (2 weeks)
5. Send offers to 1-2 candidates (1 week)
6. Targeted resumption date- June 2nd, 2025