Graphic Designer

About the Role

Join MD Real Estate's marketing team as a Graphic Designer based in Abu Dhabi. This full-time position involves creating comprehensive visual campaigns from marketing briefs, spanning digital, social media, performance ads, print, and event materials. You will contribute to property launches, developer partnerships, roadshows, and corporate presentations within a fast-paced and commercially significant real estate market. Reporting to the Marketing Director, collaboration with sales, digital, and content teams is essential.

Main Duties

• Develop key campaign visuals (KVs) and adapt approved concepts for digital, social media, and paid advertising platforms.
• Create design assets for Instagram, LinkedIn, Meta, Google Display, websites, landing pages, emails, and WhatsApp campaigns.
• Produce conversion-oriented ad creatives with multiple variations for A/B testing.
• Apply and uphold MD Real Estate's visual identity across all communications, ensuring consistency in typography, color, logo usage, and imagery.
• Operate within developer brand guidelines while maintaining a unique MD Real Estate identity for each campaign.
• Prepare print-ready artwork adhering to technical specifications such as bleed, crop marks, color profiles, and resolution.
• Manage artwork preparation for large-format and outdoor advertising materials like roll-up banners and hoardings.
• Conduct final artwork verifications and coordinate adjustments with suppliers before production.
• Design marketing collateral including brochures, flyers, floor-plan presentations, listing materials, event/roadshow collateral, invitations, and VIP communications.

Growth Opportunities

• Develop branded templates and internal design systems.
• Create investor presentations and sophisticated corporate/sales decks.
• Advance skills in image retouching, compositing, and complex masking techniques.
• Gain experience in motion graphics and video editing using tools like After Effects or Premiere (considered a strong plus but not mandatory).

Technical Skills Required

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Strong knowledge of typography, grid systems, layout, composition, and color theory.
• Expertise in image manipulation, retouching, visual hierarchy, and brand identity systems.
• Understanding digital design specifications and print production/prepress standards.
• Export formats and asset optimization techniques.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Experience with Figma and motion graphics or basic video editing.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted creative tools to enhance workflow.
• Skills in presentation design and photography or art direction.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia Design, or related fields preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years' professional experience in graphic design.
• Background in agency, real estate, property development, luxury, or premium brands is advantageous.
• Experience working in fast-paced marketing environments or creative agencies is highly valued.
• Exposure to UAE/GCC markets is beneficial.

Creative Competencies

• Exceptional conceptual thinking and refined visual aesthetics.
• Excellent typography skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to independently interpret briefs and craft full campaign visual systems from single concepts.
• Understanding of premium and luxury visual languages.
• Capable of blending creative originality with commercial goals.
• Receptive to feedback and adept at implementing it consistently across a high volume of output.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills to handle multiple campaigns and deadlines.

Portfolio Requirement

A portfolio demonstrating expertise in campaign concepts, social media, digital advertising, branding, print, premium/luxury design, and presentations must be submitted for consideration. Applications without portfolios will not be reviewed.

Additional Information

This role requires a proactive designer who can think strategically about design, effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously, handle urgent requests, and deliver multiple iterations swiftly while maintaining high quality and consistency.