I saw an advert on a job that read thus;

*Vacancy*
Social Media manager needed to work remotely with a digital marketing agency!
Suitable candidate must be *very good* in graphics designing!
Excellent usage of *Canva* is an added advantage.
Salary: 20k
Chat me up if you are interested.

I chattee bros up, Remember, its a social media Manager work, I be expect to hear, let's see sample of your work and pages you have handled or send CV,portfolio etc

But Nah, he talk say na test, and I'm like okay, what is the test.

He sent me this;

''In application for the social media manager position with drave agency, Here is your aptitude test. Design a marketing flyer promoting the services of a Digital Marketing company with the following details.
Name: Drave agency
Address: 24, Gbolagade street, Royal house, Ilorin, Kwara state

Phone: 0813729###
IG: @drave agency
Facebook:@draveagency

Services offered: SEO services, Social Media marketing and management, website designing, app creation, branding etc.
Please note that you are free and expected to use catchy marketing lines in the flyer as we are looking for candidates that can create compelling marketing graphics with texts that would want to make potential clients to become actual clients. Good luck''

I was surprised because I thought it was a social media manager job not a graphics design job but aptitude test is on graphics which is indeed a flyer, and as you can see, he actually listed his business details which means hes trying to get a flyer for his business, doesn't wanna pay an artist but instead resorted to a nice strategy since he knows Nigerians can be desperate, and by thus, he would get as many flyers as possible for his company all for free. As I sensed this, I told him this is a thieving strategy, so he explained he wants to pick the best bla bla bla. The next day, I just did something for him under 5minutes and sent to him.

But alas, he questioned me, and told me that I need to include his business logo, this was hell funny to me because he advertised for a social media manager not a graphic artist. He explained to me that there's a reason why he wants us to include the logo, that it is from there he would know brilliant ones.
The funniest thing is that he showed me a phone screenshot of his logo to be included and said they want to see applicant that would be brilliant enough not to include the white background of the logo but just the logo. If you are a graphic designer you would understand this more deeply, what he wanted.

Now this is a social media manager work according to him but with knowledge of graphics, but this test is 90% graphics work because the individual must still design a logo.

Now standard ai logo is nothing less than 5k
Standard graphic flyer is not less that 5k making 10k and he wants both.
And all he wants to pay monthly is 20k which means let us even say he will employ you, you already did a 10k job for him.
Another thing is that, 20k a whole month, for two different job roles, don't be surprised that he could be giving you 3designs perday.

Now, the question is will you take this kind of job?

As for me, it's 100% impossible, only if I'm mad when sometimes, Just a single sketching and painting goes for 10k, and I take social media management for not less than $200 monthly, which would be 2postings weekly, I will now take a one month job of graphics designing and social media for 20k after doing free 10k job.

Another thing is that, I don't even think he wants to employ any one, he just wants a flyer for his business and thought of ways he would get it free, the best set. What's your opinion?

Sorry for the long text

Nothing is too much if you need an extra source of extra income. Only make sure the fee is pegged b the number of jobs you will do for the pay monthly lest they ask you to design 1 Million graphics for 20k in a month

BlueOrange:
Nothing is too much if you need an extra source of extra income. Only make sure the fee is pegged b the number of jobs you will do for the pay monthly lest they ask you to design 1 Million graphics for 20k in a month

Wow, so you can take the job and do all his requirements? Are you a professional artist please?

Really this makes me think Nigerians are so poor if anyone would consider taking such jobs

ModestGal:

Wow, so you can take the job and do all his requirements? Are you a professional artist please?

Really this makes me think Nigerians are so poor if anyone would consider taking such jobs

Didn't you ask for counsel. Smh vigorously and walks off thread

BlueOrange:



Didn't you ask for counsel. Smh vigorously and walks off thread

Did you read the post at all or you just wanna comment? I take nothing less than $200 for a two times weekly social media job. $200 is more than 50k in Nigerian currency

ModestGal:
Sorry for the long text

Na every time your story dey long

Lol, that's a clever tactics he wants to use to get what he wants.

Imagine if 20 graphics designer contact him and he gives them the same tactics... He'll get 20 flyers and logos for free and end up not hiring any of them.

He'll repeat same thing so on and on...

Portfolio is enough

Offpoint:
Lol, that's a clever tactics he wants to use to get what he wants.

Imagine if 20 graphics designer contact him and he gives them the same tactics... He'll get 20 flyers and logos for free and end up not hiring any of them.

He'll repeat same thing so on and on...

Portfolio is enough

Exactly my thought sir, I also know one thief like that, he doesn't know anything about graphics, yet he advertises hes a graphics designer, he contacted me and told me I should design three logos for him and he would pick his choice. I secretly checked his profile and saw he advertises himself as a graphics designer, he doesn't even know what we use to design

OYENIYIJK:

Na every time your story dey long

Lol, No now

ModestGal:

Exactly my thought sir, I also know one thief like that, he doesn't know anything about graphics, yet he advertises hes a graphics designer, he contacted me and told me I should design three logos for him and he would pick his choice. I secretly checked his profile and saw he advertises himself as a graphics designer, he doesn't even know what we use to design

Do not take any client that asked for a test job serious...No Body goes to the Doctor and ask to test-treat him, or a tailor to test-sew.

Omo see scam,