Graphic Designer or DTP / Packaging/ Social Media

- Create attention-grabbing graphics - rolling out across campaigns and creating print-ready artwork.
- Packaging artwork.
- Magazine layout and design.
- Graphic design for marketing: Design and create eye-catching visuals for marketing campaigns, including digital ads, social media posts, email newsletters, promotional materials, and online content.
- Basic video editing.

Skills

- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Acrobat
- Canva
- Hubspot
- Copywriting

Experience

- iSQI Group
- Graphic Designer and Social Media Manager for iSQI Group. Design and layout of SQMag and various other printed artwork. Experience in designing and creating content, both graphic and copywriting.
- Scheduling posts on various social media platforms. Tracking performance with analytics. Video editing.

- Design and Content Manager at Foscam
(March 2012 - March 2017)
- Designing of all advertising print material. Instrumental in the creation, development and maintenance of the website as well as writing content. Updating the website. Creating content for various social media platforms. Using Google Analytics to see if our SEO campaign was working. Liaised with clients generating a good rapport with customers and building a very successful brand. Promoted brand awareness and generated sales leads at various sales Expos.

Graphic Designer and Retoucher for Twig Advertising
(January 2008 – February 2012)
Specialising in layout and design of various artwork for Cal-C-Vita, Berocca to name but a few brands. Typesetting annual reports. Creating print ready files. Photoshop various images.

Medicus London & Discovery London - Publicis Healthcare
(March 2006 – December 2007)
Creative Artworker working across two leading Pharmaceutical Advertising Agencies in London.
Responsibilities: Layout of sales aids, leavepieces, adverts, folders, branding guidelines. Pitch work. Key Accounts: Sanofi-Aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Crookes Healthcare, Ciba Vision, Convatec, Mundipharma,
Schering-Plough.

ARM Advertising & Design – South Africa
(January 2005 – March 2006)
Responsibilities: Typesetting and layout of various printed materials, retouching, mocking up and pitch work, typesetting. Key Accounts: Mutual & Federal, Cobra, Fasset, Murray & Roberts, PPS, Maxwell Williams, Coprox.

Medicus International - London
(February 2004 – November 2004)
Responsibilities: Artworker at Medicus International, creative layout and design of pharmaceutical publications, adverts, posters, redrawing illustrations, preparing artwork for print, pitch work.

Living Publications - London
(March 2003 – February 2004)
Responsibilities: Overseeing all layout, design and production of Living in Surrey and Living in Berkshire Magazines. Typesetting, creative layout design, retouching and scanning, finding editorial content, preparation of print files, press passing artwork, assisted with telesales.

Details

Remuneration:Market related ctc
Province:Western Cape
Education level:Diploma
Have own transport:Yes
City:Somerset West
Type:Permanent Contract Temporary any
Job level:Mid/Senior


Posted on 26 Feb 14:49, Closing date 31 May