Graphic Designer

Olive & March Partners Limited is a communications and public relations consultancy working across government, policy, and social impact. We produce communications for public institutions, national programmes, and development sector clients — and design is central to how we show up.

We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join us full-time as a permanent member of staff. You will work across the firm’s active engagements — producing design for social media, digital platforms, print, and presentations — and grow with us as the body of work grows.

We work in a context where design has to be clear, credible, and appropriate for public sector audiences. We are not looking for someone who only knows how to make things look exciting. We are looking for someone who understands how to make complex information legible, how to serve a brief, and how to maintain visual consistency across a long-running programme.

THE WORK

You will be the in-house designer across Olive & March’s engagements. The work spans public sector communications — government programme visibility, policy communications, stakeholder engagement materials, and donor reporting. You will work directly with account leads and senior staff to interpret briefs and deliver output across channels.

Social media & digital

You will design content for social media across platforms — Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Facebook — including static graphics, carousels, infographics, and digital banners. You will work within established brand guidelines where they exist, and help develop them where they don’t. Content will often need to communicate programme data, policy outcomes, or institutional messaging clearly and accessibly.

Print & presentation

You will produce print-ready materials: event programmes, briefing packs, press folders, branded one-pagers, pull-up banners, and stakeholder reports. You will also design presentation decks — for client meetings, public events, and executive briefings — that are clean, clear, and carry authority.

Reports & long-form documents

A significant portion of the work involves formatting and designing long-form documents — quarterly reports, annual reports, programme visibility materials, and proposals. These require patience, precision, and a strong sense of structure as much as visual instinct.

Digital art & motion

Where the brief calls for it, you will produce digital illustrations, custom visual assets, and simple motion graphics or animated content for social and digital platforms. This is not a requirement on every piece of work, but it is a genuine part of the mix — and candidates who bring this capability will be working it regularly.

Brand management

You will maintain and apply brand guidelines across active engagements, flag inconsistencies, and occasionally contribute to the development of visual identities for new programmes or initiatives.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You have 2 to 4 years of professional design experience, ideally in a communications agency, public sector context, media organisation, or development sector environment. You have a portfolio that shows range — not just aesthetic preference, but the ability to serve different briefs for different audiences.

Beyond the experience, here is what we care about most:

• You are proficient in the tools — Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere or After Effects) and Canva at a professional level. We do not want someone who only knows Canva, and we do not want someone who dislikes Canva. Both have their place.
• You produce clean, structured work. Not just beautiful — structured. You understand hierarchy, grid, and legibility, and you apply them consistently.
• You can take a brief and run with it without needing the brief to become a specification. You ask the right questions upfront and then deliver without constant back-and-forth.
• You can manage multiple active briefs simultaneously without dropping detail or missing deadlines.
• You are comfortable designing for institutional audiences — government ministries, development partners, donor agencies — where credibility and clarity matter more than trend.
• You have an eye for what works in the Nigerian public communication context specifically — what reads, what resonates, what works on Nigerian social media feeds.
• You are reliable. You are in Abuja, you show up, and you deliver what you say you will deliver.

Tools we expect you to know

— Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign — proficient to advanced
— Canva — professional-level use
— Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects, or equivalent motion tools — at least working proficiency
— Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides — for presentation design
— Figma — an advantage
— Digital illustration tools (Procreate, Adobe Fresco, or equivalent) — an advantage

Education

A degree or HND in graphic design, visual communication, fine arts, or a related discipline. Equivalent demonstrable experience and a strong portfolio will be considered.

You will stand out if:

• You have designed for public sector clients, government programmes, or development sector organisations and understand the particular visual register those contexts require.
• You have produced motion content or digital illustrations that have been used in professional communications, not just personal work.
• You have worked in a team environment with account managers or copywriters and know how to receive and act on creative direction without ego.

ONE THING TO BE CLEAR ABOUT

The work is not glamorous in the way agency design work sometimes is. You will not be building brand identities for consumer launches or producing visual campaigns for entertainment clients. You will be designing quarterly reports, stakeholder briefing documents, government programme graphics, and event materials for public institutions.

That work matters. It shapes how public programmes are understood. It is the kind of design that requires craft and care precisely because it does not get celebrated in the way consumer design does. If that context interests you — if you find it meaningful to make government communication cleaner and clearer — this is a good place to build that expertise.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Full-time, permanent staff position.
• A competitive salary based on experience, reviewed annually.
• Consistent, varied work across multiple active engagements simultaneously.
• Direct exposure to public sector, government, and multilaterally financed programme communications.
• A small, focused team where your output is visible and your contribution is valued.
• Room to grow — as the firm grows, the design function grows with it.

HOW TO APPLY

Fill this form: Apply Here

Applications close: 30th July, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.