Production Online Designer – Art Director
Demonstrate a passion for ideas and design, with a drive to keep up to-date with the latest trends and innovation whilst ensuring that concepts and outputs conform and are aligned to Primedia’s Broadcasting’s brand, formula and values. Take full accountability for the role in the area of responsibility by executing all specified functions within the role and adhering to processes, policies and procedures and always abiding by and upholding the company’s Formula and Values.
- Develop 360° campaigns from concept to final execution
- Develop promotional campaigns, including online elements (i.e. banners, websites, print and promotional items, etc.)
- Design identities for large campaigns and activations
- Work on/build up existing projects i.e. look and feel
- Ensure that the brand strategies and identities are reflected in all the visual aspects of the work
- Brainstorm concepts with the copywriter responsible for the brief
- Create presentations to “sell” the concept
- Take ownership, responsibility and accountability of projects
- Project manage the approved concept to completion
- Create retouching notes as well as guiding the process
- Monitor all final artwork
- Accurately archive all data and files
Suitable candidates will be selected in accordance with Primedia Broadcasting’s Employment Equity Policy. Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Requirements
- Matric
- Relevant qualification in graphic design (Print essential)
- A Web Front-End qualification will be advantageous
- Two to four years’ experience in art direction/design
- Relevant experience to support the skills required for this position
Personal Skills/Attributes
- Strong conceptualising skills
- Strong design, typography and layout skills
- A good understanding of internet related technologies
- Knowledgeable and proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign (and basic HTML a plus)
- Apply quality control through the various stages of the production process including finished art for print
- An understanding of brand strategy
- Problem solving skills when faced with a “crises”
- Mature
- Responsible
- Energetic
- Attentive to detail
- Vibrant with an instinctive creative flair for the industry
- “Out of the box” creative thinker
- Team player and able to work with limited supervision
- Composed under pressure
- High performance and deadline driven
- Inquisitive and investigative mind-set
- Confident to submit mainstream as well as innovative ideas
- Flexible to work outside of normal working hours when required
Posted on 10 Mar 12:11
Contact details
Edlynn Calvert
Primedia Broadcasting
broadcastingcareers@primedia.co.za
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