- Cape Town
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Design Services Media
- Reference: 119427
Vacancy Details
Employer: Media24
Are you a visual storyteller who’s fluent in pixels, graphics, and animations? Got an eye for design and a flair for all things multimedia? Then you might just be the designer we’re looking for. This is a role for someone who’s ready to bring fresh ideas to the table and make every project pop! A love of food may just seal the deal. If you’re up for joining our award-winning team, drop us a line.
What the role entails:
- Proficient in both print and digital media
- Design editorial posts for the social channels to drive engagement
- Design digital assets for the primary client and advertisers eg. web banners, newsletter assets
- Design templates for web as required and to achieve the best possible user experience
- Craft animations and moving content for social
- Ability to work to a brief
- Must work within the CI of respective brands
- Support the Group Art Director in delivery of all briefed work
- All work to be beautifully crafted
- Comfortable with receiving feedback and recommendations
- Brainstorm content and design concepts with the TASTE team
- Attend planning and production meetings
- Proficient in the latest software and confident working on a Mac
- Prepare assets for archiving purposes, internal (AZURE) as well as for client (DAM) with the assistance of the production team
- Undertake to complete the relevant training for career development eg. animation, motion graphics
What you will require:
- Degree or equivalent in design
- 3+ years’ experience working in the design field, preferably with blue chip clients
- At least 2 years’ experience working in online media
- Demonstrable experience with UX, newsletters, web & social design
- Link to a digital portfolio: Behance page / website
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
Why work for us?
New Media offers world-class editorial, design, human insights, and tech, which translates to the most powerful content marketing solutions in South Africa. We specialize in content marketing, internal communications, and B2B marketing, creating the emotional connections between brands and audiences that improve customer affinity and retention and engage employees. New Media also owns the specialist software development house Swipe iX, which elevates our storytelling expertise with solid, scalable tech solutions. Together we generate measurable ROI for our clients by telling the stories that matter most on platforms people love to use.
Our #PurplePeople are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in retaining brilliant talent and collaborating with a wide network of the best people. That’s why we strive to create a flexible and balanced environment where New Medians and Swipers can show up, team up, speak up, and, ultimately, level up.
Given the employment equity policy of New Media, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.
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