Senior Graphic Designer
| Location | Booysen, South Africa |
| Date Posted | July 18, 2020 |
| Category |
Graphic Design
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| Currency | ZAR |
Description
We are looking a well diverse and creative for Graphic designer to join 1 of our retail clients in Gauteng.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Bringing the brief and concept to life based on the vision, from conception to delivery;
- Designing original pieces, including illustrations, infographics, packaging, branding, and presentations;
- Upskilling, guiding, coaching Junior to Mid level designers;
- Working, collaborating and communicating with external departments to extend concept and visuals to other internal and external marketing-related material;
- Making sure artwork is correct and supplied in the right format/sizes/colour codes before being sent to press and production facilities;
- Technical sign-off on catalogue, including layout, colour, size, and format specifications before being sent to press;
- Generate ideas to portray concepts and advertise products/services;
- Increase user friendliness in digital products;
- Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects
- Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools and research-driven to learn new and better ways and ensure relevancy of all design initiatives;
- Technical packaging expertise to design and develop future-proofed, packaging solutions to lead growth and innovation productivity.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Graphic Design Degree or similar qualification;
- 9 or more years in a Senior and lead designer role
- In-depth knowledge of graphic design, styles and layout techniques;
- Able to manage people and projects efficiently
- Experience working with packaging designs
- Portfolio of completed design projects
- Hands-on experience (Proficient) with image editing software, like Photoshop, In-design
- and Adobe Illustrator.