Graphic Designer Paarl

Graphic Design and Marketing AssistantA Design and Marketing position now available! My client is a large, fast-growing meat processing company with 2 production facilities and 16 retail stores located in the Western Cape.This is an opportunity to join the marketing team to assist with all retail and wholesale related designs and promotional campaigns. This position requires a candidate who is self-motivated and ambitious with exceptional design skills, a good understanding across a range of programmes, excellent creativity and creative problem-solving abilities and reasonable experience with print, digital design and social media platforms.The candidate would report to management but liaise with various individuals and departments in the company, as well as external stakeholders.Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe position will include but is not limited to the below specified duties and responsibilities : Design, DTP and layout for a wide range of marketing material and company documents, across print and digital : PostersFlyersPoint of sale material (in store display)VouchersSocial media artwork and post creationWeb imagesMailersEvent brandingVehicle brandingBranded promotional itemsImplementing and upholding brand CI guidelines across all workProduct packaging artwork : Design packaging according to die-linesMake print-ready filesSign off on proofsPrepare product images for website, pamphlets, social media posts, in-store posters and advertisementsManage product photo shootsTake basic product photographs yourselfRetouching and deep etching imagesSourcing appropriate imagery onlineManage Social Media Posts and Platforms : Manage Facebook Page / Account and postsManage Instagram Page / Account and postsCome up with creative posts and campaigns for social mediaManage and respond to customer comments, queries, and complaints on social mediaHandle relationships with printersBrief in and manage work with printersSign off on samples and final proofsRetail Advertisement Designs : Design weekly retail advertisement artworkPrepare artwork for newspaper publicationsLiase with Newspapers / Media companies for advertisement publicationsEnsure that advertisement details and pricing are checked and correct before publicationCapabilities and StrengthsOrganized, productive and efficientMeticulous – high attention to detail and high standardsDriven / action-orientatedAbility to grasp concepts quicklyCreative thinking / problem solvingStrong initiativeResourcefulService-orientatedAbility to multi-task, prioritise and re-prioritiseAbility to work under pressure and with tight deadlinesExperience and QualificationsMinimum 4 years working experience in design, print and mediaExperience in the following is essential : Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

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