Graphic Designer

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Graphic Designer (Brand & Digital)

Company: Inkomoko

Location: Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda

Job Type: Full-Time

Category: Creative & Design / Communications Operations

Date Posted: August 06, 2026

Experience Level: Mid-Level (3-5 years)

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• This role is critical for transforming complex ideas, data, and narratives into compelling visual communications that drive Inkomoko's mission forward.

• The Graphic Designer will be responsible for conceptualizing and executing designs across various digital and print platforms, ensuring brand consistency and impact.

• This position requires a blend of creative talent, strategic thinking, and operational efficiency in managing design projects and assets.

• The role plays a key part in Inkomoko's external communications, supporting campaigns, reports, digital media, and overall brand presence across East and Central Africa.

📝 Enhancement Note: While the raw job title is "Graphic Designer," the description clearly indicates a focus on "Brand & Digital" and a need to translate "ideas, data, research and stories into clear visual communication," positioning this role within a broader communications operations framework rather than just pure graphic creation. The emphasis on strategic thinking, campaign objectives, and performance data integration suggests a need for an operations-minded designer who can contribute to GTM strategies through visual assets.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Creative Conceptualization & Development: Translate campaign objectives, audience insights, research, data, and written content into clear and impactful visual concepts, developing mood boards, sketches, and concept options.

• Digital & Campaign Asset Creation: Design platform-specific assets for social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok), email, websites, and paid digital campaigns, including carousels, quote cards, data graphics, and ads.

• Editorial & Print Design: Create visually engaging reports, fact sheets, presentations, proposals, one-pagers, brochures, and event materials, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines.

• Motion Graphics & Multimedia Support: Produce simple motion graphics, animated assets, video titles, and graphic treatments for multimedia content to enhance storytelling.

• Brand System Management & Quality Assurance: Consistently apply Inkomoko’s visual identity, build and maintain templates, component libraries, and design systems, and conduct thorough quality checks on all assets.

• Design Operations & Collaboration: Manage multiple briefs, stakeholders, revisions, and deadlines using planning systems, working closely with writers, content leads, social media coordinators, and multimedia producers.

• Accessibility & Responsible Design: Apply accessible design practices (readable type, colour contrast, mobile-friendly layouts) and ensure responsible image use, respecting consent, licensing, and ethical representation of communities.

• File Management & Archiving: Maintain organized source files, versions, templates, and archives, packaging editable files for future adaptation and use.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities are detailed and cover a broad spectrum of design tasks. The "Design Operations & Collaboration" and "File Management & Archiving" points highlight the operational aspects of the role, emphasizing the need for organization, process adherence, and cross-functional teamwork, which are crucial in a fast-paced communications environment.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education: While not explicitly stated, a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, or a related field is typically expected for roles requiring 3-5 years of experience.

Experience: 3 to 5 years of professional experience in graphic design, brand design, visual communication, or a related role.

Required Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

• Working ability in Figma and experience developing editable templates in Canva.

• Strong understanding of responsive design principles for desktop, tablet, and mobile screen sizes.

• Advanced grasp of design fundamentals: typography, layout, composition, colour theory, hierarchy, and information design.

• Exceptional attention