ARQ Studios is a creative studio and agency working at the intersection of culture, storytelling, and strategy. We help brands, founders, and creatives bring ideas to life through thoughtful branding, content, campaigns, and experiences.

Our work spans creative direction, social media, storytelling, and production, with a strong focus on authenticity, community, and impact. We’re a small but ambitious team, moving fast, thinking big, and building meaningful work with people we believe in.

We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Graphic Designer

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00am – 6:00pm (GMT/BST)

Job Summary

• We are looking for a talented Graphic Designer to join ARQ Studios as a full-time member of the team. This role will support both ARQ Studios’ own creative output and the work we deliver for clients across a range of industries.
• You will work closely with our Creative Director and wider creative team to develop thoughtful, visually engaging and strategically led creative work.

Role Overview

• Design sits at the centre of this role.
• You will contribute to brand identities, campaigns, presentations, packaging, social media content, marketing collateral and wider visual communication across both ARQ Studios and our client projects.
• We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving creative problems, takes ownership of their work and can confidently develop ideas from concept through to final execution.
• The ideal candidate combines strong design thinking with excellent attention to detail and enjoys collaborating within a creative team while managing projects independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Design complete brand identity systems including logos, typography, colour systems, visual assets and brand guidelines.
• Create brand strategy presentations and identity decks.
• Develop visual concepts and creative directions for client projects.
• Design packaging concepts and prepare artwork for print production where required.
• Create social media graphics, templates and campaign assets.
• Design presentation decks, brochures, one-pagers and marketing materials.
• Develop visual systems that remain consistent across multiple touchpoints.
• Create supporting assets including icons, illustrations and patterns where appropriate.
• Adapt existing brand identities into new formats while maintaining consistency.
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director, editors, strategists and wider creative team.
• Respond positively to feedback and refine work while maintaining high creative standards.
• Prepare organised final files for both print and digital delivery.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines.
• Contribute ideas during creative reviews and internal brainstorming sessions.
• Support the continued growth of ARQ Studios’ own brand and marketing.

Requirements
Professional Experience

• You have professional graphic design experience supported by a strong portfolio demonstrating branding, marketing and digital design work.

Portfolio:

• Your portfolio demonstrates complete projects from concept through to execution, showcasing branding, typography, layout, visual systems and creative thinking rather than only social media graphics.

Design Thinking:

• You understand how design supports strategy, audience behaviour and business objectives.

Software:
You are highly proficient in:

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Experience using Figma is preferred.

Nice to Have:

• Previous experience working within a creative agency or design studio.
• Experience designing for premium, lifestyle, hospitality, beauty, food or culturally led brands.
• Print production knowledge.
• Motion graphics or animation experience.
• Experience using AI-assisted creative tools professionally.
• Strong understanding of social-first design.

Typical Projects:

• Brand identities
• Logo systems
• Brand guidelines
• Brand presentations
• Packaging
• Campaign creative
• Social media templates
• Marketing collateral
• Website graphics
• Presentation decks
• Icons
• Illustrations
• Patterns
• Internal ARQ Studios marketing
• Client creative campaigns.

Salary

• Competitive (paid in Nigerian Naira, based on experience)

What We Offer

• Full-time remote position.
• Opportunity to work on a wide variety of branding and creative projects.
• Direct collaboration with the Creative Director and wider creative team.
• Exposure to culturally led brands across multiple industries.
• Professional development and opportunities for long-term growth.
• 14 days annual leave each year.
• Birthday Off
• Approximately two weeks paid office closure during the Christmas period.

Application Closing Date
9th October, 2026 11:59PM.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Successful candidates will progress through a multi-stage recruitment process, including portfolio review, interviews and a practical creative task.