Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.
Job Description
We are looking for a highly creative multimedia creative who can innovate and conceptualize ideas and create visual representations, both in print and electronic media. Our ideal candidate is a confident self-starter with a keen eye for detail and a passion to exercise creative flair. You will have expert knowledge of current design software, adept with every step of the design process from concept to the final deliverable.
Our marketing team will require you to collaborate with multiple teams at our company. The graphic designer should be able to take direction from written or spoken ideas and convert them into a design that connects.
The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of branding and marketing, with the ability to vary style and layouts depending on the project.
Key Result Areas:
You will work closely with the Digital Marketing Consultant, Marketing Managers, and key stakeholders, to produce professional brand-aligned collateral for client and marketing use. Core competencies will require you to have attained proficiency in Ms Office Suite, particularly MS Power Point as well as Adobe Creative Suite.
THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION ARE:
- Preparation and production of material [electronic & printed] for
- presentations by OMAI staff to existing and prospective clients (MS PPT
- advanced proficiency)
- Create engaging animations, videos, and photography to enhance our brand identity and effectively communicate key messages.
- Develop compelling e-mailers, event collateral, advertising materials, and presentations to support marketing campaigns and initiatives
- Resizing of images for web and newsletters
- Designing marketing collateral (such as but not limited to corporate
- stationary, labels, stickers, folders, etc)
- Editing existing PDF designs
- Creating print advertisements
- Ensuring corporate CI is applied across all collateral
- Creative input with a view to improve all material on an on-going basis
- Graphic Design or related qualification
- 3-5 years prior experience, preferably working on a financial services brand
- Advanced user of MS Office suite POWERPOINT ESSENTIAL, minimum version 2010
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite (photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro etc.) and other relevant design software.
- Ability to work in a team environment regular interaction and inter-dependencies within team context
- Portfolio of evidence of graphic design projects
- Ability to work in a team environment regular interaction and inter-dependencies within team context
You have all the skills and creative flair, and youre able to use these in the corporate space. You will need to work to tight consistent deadlines and pressure and be flexible with regards to the work output as there are multiple stakeholders across the business.
- Self-motivated yet customer-focused
- Creative ability/flair with a view to improve material
- Attention to detail
- Independent thinker
- Effective planning of work
- Work independently and manage own time
- Accuracy
- Work under pressure
- Effective communication
- Meet client requirements & deliverables as per brief
Education
Closing Date
14 September 2024
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.
Please refer to the Old Mutuals Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.
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