JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

SUMMARY:
The creative design of marketing collateral, promotions and campaigns and website content.

POSITION INFO:

Your National Diploma in Graphic Design plus minimum 5 year experience as well as:

Core requirements

• Advanced business communication skills enabling verbal and written communication, in English, at all levels;
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Suite (including, InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator);
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel);
• Fully skilled in lightroom and photoshop;
• Knowledge of layouts;
• Be a creative thinker with initiative - able to translate job briefs into design concepts;

• A broad understanding of the following languages would be advantageous:

  - PHP: Core language for server-side functionality, retrieving data from the database, processing form submissions, and other backend tasks.

  - JavaScript: Used for interactive elements on the client side, especially with the introduction of the block editor (Gutenberg), which heavily relies on JavaScript and React.

  - HTML & CSS: Used to structure and style the content of themes and plugins.

  - SQL: The language used for database operations, as WordPress stores data in a MySQL database.

  - JSON/REST API: Allows WordPress to connect with external applications and transfer data in a structured way.

will enable you to:

Duties:

• GRAPHIC DESIGN AND LAYOUT
  • Meet the various design and typesetting requirements of the marketing team.
  • This involves a mixture of working in pre-existing templates as well as free design and setting up new templates.
  • Design output will vary from company’s annual report, flyers, brochures, stationery, invitations, graphics, economic reports, photos and direct mail.
  • All design work needs to be in accordance with the marketing style guide to ensure brand integrity and high output quality is maintained.
  • Improve existing design outputs.
  • Meet with the Senior Graphic Designer to determine the scope of a project.
  • Create images that identify a service/product.
  • Develop graphics for illustrations, logos, and websites.

• DIGITAL/WEBSITE

  • Content Updates:

    • Create, edit, and format blog posts, articles, and pages.

    • Ensure that all content is optimized for SEO (e.g., using keywords, meta descriptions).

    • Maintain and update media galleries (e.g., images, videos).

  • Website Maintenance:

    • Troubleshoot and fix minor technical issues (broken links, formatting problems, etc.).

  • Design and Layout Adjustments:

    • Customize page layouts using the WordPress editor

    • Edit themes and templates as needed to ensure a cohesive look and feel.

  • Plugin Management:

    • Install, configure, and update WordPress plugins to add new features or enhance functionality.

    • Test plugins for compatibility with the website and other plugins.

  • Collaboration and Communication:

    • Work with the marketing, content, and design teams to align web content with business goals.

    • Collaborate on new website features or campaigns and offer input on potential improvements.

• COMMUNICATIONS
  • Responsible for weekly and monthly template lay-outs.
  • Responsible for Everlytic lay-outs and sending.
  • Uploading documents onto website/SharePoint.

People

• Market the company in a professional manner to clients and prospective clients and maintain sound business relationships with existing clients.
• Communicate with others in ways that are clear, concise and understandable.
• Demonstrate ease in relating to a diverse range of people of varying backgrounds, ages, experience and education levels.

Processes

• Ensure that the required support is provided in all processes relating to:
  • Marketing.
  • Graphic Design.

Technology

• Use firm databases, technology and software applications to provide the required support of marketing and proposal requests.