Responsible and accountable to produce art layouts through conceptualizing, designing, and delivering outstanding creative print and artwork in line with the brief supplied for multiple business unit properties, including Customer Interface Screens (CIS), artwork for various marketing campaigns with the aim of creating, entertaining and inspiring campaigns that create energy and momentum and that are relevant, engaging and interactive.
Education & Experience:
- This position is only open to South African Citizens
- Bachelors degree / Diploma in Graphic design or similar
- Presentation of an artistic portfolio
- 5 years' experience in print and digital design, preferably obtained in an agency
- Additional experience in DTP is an advantage
- Experience using Adobe CS; Office for Mac; Photoshop; InDesign; Illustrator
- Conceptualizing and Strong visual thinking and solutions
- Designing
- Deciding
- Collecting information
- Developing stakeholder relationships
- Conflict handling
- Clerical administrative functions
- Checking / Attention to detail
- Making judgements based on information from the senses
- Adaptable
- Innovation
- Emotional resilience
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to operate on a wide range of topics and projects at one time
- Proactive, energetic and professional team player
- SI Company Information & Processes
- Advanced skills in Adobe CS; Office for Mac; Photoshop; InDesign; Illustrator, Keynote
- Computer literacy MS Office
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Graphic Design
- Digital acumen
- Writing and drawing
- Team player but able to work independently
- Project management
- Extensive knowledge of Photography, Typography, Design and layout
- Dynamic presentation skills
- Embrace and understand diversity
- Collaborate with copywriters to receive and prioritise briefs and promotional requests from Account Managers, properties and business; and deliver each element of the campaign to brief
- Facilitate brainstorming sessions to share new design concepts, perspectives and ideas.
- Construct the conceptual design plan, concept and layout for gaming and other marketing promotions, ensuring content remains fresh and exciting
- Propose or provide advice on artistic designs and solutions
- Design and create enticing graphics for deliverables using relevant systems and tools
- Be responsible for every visual aspect of each project from presentation to completion.
- Liaise with properties through Account Management with regard to concepts, ideas, deadlines, and promotional requirements
- Select audio, video, colours, animation, etc. for graphic design ensuring that all logos, photographs, icons and brand imagery are 100% correct in colour, scale, and CI.
- Brief, manage, craft and monitor all visual elements of every project from presentation through to completion.
- Brief electronic, print and activation production to ensure idea is executed and delivered to its best potential.
- Brief and give constructive input during a shoot and/or recording and direct directors, photographers, stylists and art directors
- Concisely brief photographers with lighting, style, composition, lensing, mood, performance and grade references.
- Concisely brief Art Buying, Radio, TV and Activation production to ensure best evolution of the idea.
- Work with editors, producers and other designers to resolve technical and/or design issues.
- Present graphics solutions to relevant stakeholders and obtain approvals on final content against brief
- Be an ideas bank of new innovation and concepts to be used as a foundation for content in line with business requirements
- Understand and adapt brand CI into all communication elements.
- Conceptualise and complete art for 360 degree ideas: Activations, Promotions, Experiential, TV, Print, and CRM.
- Craft and manage TV processes from edit approvals, grading, on-lines, titling, etc
- Research and analyze best design techniques and solutions to create graphics.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge about latest graphic design techniques.
- Close out any requests by quality assuring content and products prior to distribution to the units / relevant stakeholders
- Maintain and follow best practices for versioning control, naming convention and organization of graphic files
- Work as a team with Copywriter to conceptualise and execute each element of a campaign.
- Follow-through on progress with relevant stakeholders to ensure timeous delivery in line with agreed SLA
- Maintain relationships with key stakeholders (including Unit and Group Marketing management) by promptly resolving queries; requests
- Manage relationships with suppliers and agencies through regular engagements to ensure quality service delivery
- Manage team of Photographers, stylists, makeup artists, photo-retouchers, colourists for TV shoots
- Report and provide feedback to management on progress and challenges
- Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998, SISA internal recruitment policy as well as units employment equity plans.
- Please note that when applying for any position, reference checks will be completed and personal information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 will be processed. In applying for this position, applicants will be deemed to have consented to such processing as defined in the included Privacy Statement.
- Please also note that if you have not been contacted within 1 month after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.
