TFG is looking for a dynamic mid-weight Graphic Designer to join the leading mens fashion retailer Markham & Relay Jeans, a youthful, creative, denim disruptors, Marketing Team. Youll get to work across exciting brands in a dynamic fast-paced environment. If you love fashion, if you eat & breath creative, if you have a can-do attitude and if you are willing to work hard & grow with our brands - wed love to meet you!
What Wed Like To See:
- Energy, drive, passion for detail, and enthusiasm.
- Eats & Breaths creative
- Loves Fashion
- Must have a sense of humour and good strength of character
- Good understanding of responsive design principles across devices
- Keen to contribute to collaborative brainstorming sessions
- Able to work on more than on project at the same time
- Confident to present work internally and to clients
- Must have a positive attitude and a team spirit
Responsibilities:
- Rollout campaigns, social and digital assets, event graphics, marketing collateral, executive content all within our brand guidelines
- Able to manage and be accountable for all creative requests small or large that are assigned to you
- Work closely with the Brand Marketing team to create digital content for social media, email, print ads & retail spaces
- Assist content team with photography/videography and rollout of content
- Work closely with the Senior designer
- Submit creative deliverables within the agreed-upon deadlines and budgets
- Ensuring consistency of all design collateral in line with the brands guidelines
- Participation in team brainstorms
Requirements:
- 3+ years experience as a graphic designer
- 3+ years experience in videography and video editing
- Creative flair to inspire other designers for impactful collaborative work
- Communication and relationship skills, including collaborating cross-functionally within the Creative team and organization
- High level of proficiency using design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Premiere Pro & PowerPoint
- Experience & knowledge in creative technologies in the following fields: typography, colour and set to print, creating presentation and publication composition, web, social and event deliverables
- Deliver work on time with close attention to detail.
- Creating digital and printed media communication materials while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Work closely with the Associate creative director, Graphic Design Team & Project Manager to ensure all assets meet the brand standards.
- Develop new ways to communicate brand stories on our digital comms.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment on multiple tasks with tight deadlines
Nice to Have:
- Experience using 3D software and Blender 4D
- WordPress coding, HTML experience
Competencies and behaviours for success:
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced retail environment
- Committed collaborative team player
- Good communication skills
- Adapting and responding to change
- Resilient, Driving and Persevering
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Deadline driven
- Pro-active
Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.
