Job Description

Description

Role Overview

This role will conceptualise and implement all design, art direction and advertising collaterals, according to the marketing briefs and strategies from concept to completion. To make decisions and hold the lead role on all design projects. The incumbent will work closely with the digital agency on website development and overall design, to ensure all elements are in line with the brand corporate identity including certain updates when required.

Duties and responsibilities

• Think creatively to produce new and fresh ideas.
• Design a wide variety of printed and digital collateral such as the firm's corporate identity, stationery, indoor/outdoor signage materials, newspaper advertisements, promotional materials, PowerPoint presentations, web layouts, social media elements, outdoor media, internal and external communications, stationery, etc.
• Communicate ideas with relevant stakeholders through meetings and feedback that results in approval of designs prior to implementation.
• Create designs that are artistically interesting and appealing to clients and consumers. Produce rough illustrations of design ideas, either by hand sketching or by using a computer program.
• Manage a full suite of visual collateral for each project from typesetting through to design, and final digital (including social media platforms) and/or print formatting.
• Create Internal and external communication mailers such as invitations, confirmations, product updates, birthdays, religious holidays, sport events etc. with quick turn-around times.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Liaise with external printers and digital service providers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is produced to the highest quality.
• Keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs.
• Produce accurate and high-quality design work on time.
• Manage database of stock images, files, photographs and reference material.
• Ability to proofread own work to produce accurate and high-quality work.
• General administration work within the portfolio
• Regularly research new media, particularly design programs/applications, online software, plug-ins, etc.

Requirements

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent IT skills, especially with design and photo-editing software
• Excellent design and layout skills

• Exceptional creativity and innovation
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Fast turn around of design work - essential
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• An understanding of the latest trends and their role in a commercial environment
• Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines
• Ability to work in a multi-task and multi-deadline environment, under immense pressure.
• Ability to work independently/self-manage briefs and activities yet collaborate with other team members.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make limited changes to website.
• Good understanding of designing for and using direct mailer software such as Everlytic or Mailchimp
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Advanced knowledge of pre-press and print production
• Ability to make changes on the back end of a WordPress / Umbraco website or other CMS platforms.
• Both Mac and PC hardware/software

Qualification/s

• Grade 12 (Matric) or equivalent
• Tertiary qualification in Graphic Design is required
• Approximately 5 xe2x80x93 7 experience in similar environment

Portfolio of work can be sent as a PDF or hyperlink for us to review xe2x80x93 should we not receive the portfolio your application will not be considered.

Work Level

Middle Management

Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

No

Location

Pretoria

Adams & Adams