I am a graphic designer with over 7 years of experience creating visually engaging and professional designs across branding, marketing, and digital content. I have worked on a variety of projects including company profiles, corporate presentations, social media graphics, marketing materials, and brand identity design, ensuring strong visual communication aligned with business goals. Throughout my experience, I have developed skills in layout design, typography, visual storytelling, and maintaining brand consistency. I am experienced in working with clients and teams, managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality creative solutions tailored to different industries and audiences.…

Francis Karanja Gaturu

I am a graphic designer with over 7 years of experience creating visually engaging and professional designs across branding, marketing, and digital content. I have worked on a variety of projects including company profiles, corporate presentations, social media graphics, marketing materials, and brand identity design, ensuring strong visual communication aligned with business goals. Throughout my experience, I have developed skills in layout design, typography, visual storytelling, and maintaining brand consistency. I am experienced in working with clients and teams, managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality creative solutions tailored to different industries and audiences.…

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I am a graphic designer with over 7 years of experience creating visually engaging and professional designs across branding, marketing, and digital content. I have worked on a variety of projects including company profiles, corporate presentations, social media graphics, marketing materials, and brand identity design, ensuring strong visual communication aligned with business goals.

Throughout my experience, I have developed skills in layout design, typography, visual storytelling, and maintaining brand consistency. I am experienced in working with clients and teams, managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality creative solutions tailored to different industries and audiences.

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Language

English
Fluent
Swahili
Intermediate

Work Experience

Graphic Designer - Remote at Salas Staffing
June 1, 2025 - Present
Designed brand materials for Salas Staffing and clients; produced marketing graphics for digital and print use; developed social media visuals; created internal communications materials and recruitment visuals; maintained design consistency across platforms.
Graphic Designer at Lugogo Ventures
October 1, 2024 - September 14, 2025
Created branding materials and marketing collateral; designed logos, posters, social media visuals, and print-ready designs; ensured brand consistency and prepared assets for client briefs.
Freelance Designer at Paa Tech Limited
April 1, 2024 - September 14, 2025
Created logos, posters, business cards, banners, clothing design templates, and motion graphics videos for corporate and advertisement functions.
Freelance Designer at Paa Tech Limited
October 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024
Created logos, posters, business cards, banners, clothing design templates, and motion graphics for corporate and advertising functions.
Lead Graphic Designer at Moetech Limited
September 1, 2023 - September 14, 2025
Led client conversations to determine requirements, managed timelines and budgets; developed concepts, graphics and layouts; made decisions on fonts, imagery, readability and audience needs; coordinated with printers and production teams to ensure quality.
Lead Graphic Designer at Moetech Limited
November 1, 2021 - September 1, 2023
Liaised with clients to determine requirements, timelines and budgets; concept development; typography and layout decisions; ensured up-to-date design and brand consistency.
Graphic Designer at Eagleline Tours
October 1, 2021 - September 14, 2025
Created and produced marketing materials across the customer journey; designed pre- and post-trip materials; produced print collateral, direct mail brochures, adverts, digital content, sales materials and venue content; coordinated with external printers or production teams to meet deadlines.
Graphic Designer at Zahra Signs Systems
January 1, 2021 - September 14, 2025
Developed marketing materials across the customer journey; produced print and digital assets; coordinated with printers and production teams to ensure timely, high-quality output.
Graphic Designer at Zahra Signs Systems
June 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Created and produced branding materials and marketing collateral; ensured design consistency across client requirements; prepared prints, posters, and social media visuals.
Graphic Design Intern / Personal Assistant at Fertility Kenya
September 1, 2019 - September 14, 2025
Planned concepts by studying relevant information and materials; illustrated concepts by designing sample layouts and preparing them for approval; aligned with brand standards.
Graphic Design Intern at Nation Media Group
August 1, 2018 - September 14, 2025
Created and edited graphics for news; designed day-to-day advertisements; produced graphics for major network news bulletins and shows.
Graphic Design Intern at Nation Media
May 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018
Created and edited graphics for news; designed day-to-day advertisements and campaigns; contributed graphics for shows.
Graphic Design Intern at Halisi Limited
August 1, 2017 - September 14, 2025
Created designs for brand identity; posters, banners and clothing templates; contributed to overall design decisions and brand assets.
Graphic Design Intern at Halisi Limited
September 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017
In charge of branding assets such as logos, posters, banners, and template designs; handled client briefs and media assets.

Education

B.SC. GRAPHICS, COMMUNICATION & ADVERTISING at Moi University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2019
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION at St. Mary's Boys Nyeri
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION at Beauty Kid Academy
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2009
VIDEO EDITING SPECIALIST at Webbs Institute of Technology
January 1, 2016 - December 1, 2016

Qualifications

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2009
B.SC. GRAPHICS, COMMUNICATION & ADVERTISING
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2019
VIDEO EDITING SPECIALIST
January 1, 2016 - December 1, 2016
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
January 1, 2001 - November 1, 2009

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Retail, Other