Your National Diploma in Graphic Design plus minimum 5 year experience as well as:
Core requirements
- Advanced business communication skills enabling verbal and written communication, in English, at all levels;
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Suite (including, InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator);
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel);
- Fully skilled in lightroom and photoshop;
- Knowledge of layouts;
- Be a creative thinker with initiative - able to translate job briefs into design concepts;
A broad understanding of the following languages would be advantageous:
- PHP: Core language for server-side functionality, retrieving data from the database, processing form submissions, and other backend tasks.
- JavaScript: Used for interactive elements on the client side, especially with the introduction of the block editor (Gutenberg), which heavily relies on JavaScript and React.
- HTML & CSS: Used to structure and style the content of themes and plugins.
- SQL: The language used for database operations, as WordPress stores data in a MySQL database.
- JSON/REST API: Allows WordPress to connect with external applications and transfer data in a structured way.
will enable you to:
Duties:
- GRAPHIC DESIGN AND LAYOUT
- Meet the various design and typesetting requirements of the marketing team.
- This involves a mixture of working in pre-existing templates as well as free design and setting up new templates.
- Design output will vary from companys annual report, flyers, brochures, stationery, invitations, graphics, economic reports, photos and direct mail.
- All design work needs to be in accordance with the marketing style guide to ensure brand integrity and high output quality is maintained.
- Improve existing design outputs.
- Meet with the Senior Graphic Designer to determine the scope of a project.
- Create images that identify a service/product.
- Develop graphics for illustrations, logos, and websites.
DIGITAL/WEBSITE
- COMMUNICATIONS
- Responsible for weekly and monthly template lay-outs.
- Responsible for Everlytic lay-outs and sending.
- Uploading documents onto website/SharePoint.
People
- Market the company in a professional manner to clients and prospective clients and maintain sound business relationships with existing clients.
- Communicate with others in ways that are clear, concise and understandable.
- Demonstrate ease in relating to a diverse range of people of varying backgrounds, ages, experience and education levels.
Processes
- Ensure that the required support is provided in all processes relating to:
- Marketing.
- Graphic Design.
Technology
- Use firm databases, technology and software applications to provide the required support of marketing and proposal requests.
