JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER at Competent Candidates

About the position

A well established company within the financial sector requires a Junior Graphic Designer.

The following education, experience and attributes are required:

 

Formal Education Required

• A National Diploma in Graphic Design would be advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum five years experience.

 

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.
  
  
• TAKING OF COMPANY PHOTOS
  
  • Communicating with clients to set up a time and place for a photoshoot.
  • Maintaining and managing photography equipment.
  • Editing photos.
  • Submitting photos to appropriate persons.
  • Managing photography sessions.
  
  
• 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.

Desired Skills:

• Graphic Designer
• Creative
• clear