Graphic Designer

Job description

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities

The Designer is responsible for creating original design concepts as well as the typesetting and roll-out thereof for financial print mediums within the negotiated timelines. The Designer communicates with the Art Director (AD) and Traffic Manager (TM) on all projects as required and stipulated in the brief. All DTP/Design workflow is managed by the TM. The Designer reports to the TM but this may change depending on organisational needs.

Key Performance Areas:

Customer focus:

• Responsible for original, innovative creative design of a relevant concept for print, online reports and all digital mediums
• Ensure that concepts meet the requirements of the design brief, all designs are reviewed by senior designer and key stakeholders as well as being completed in full and on time with supporting rationales and research
• Ensure that the quality of each design meets stakeholder expectations
• Ability to present and collaborate with clients

Workflow process:

• Follow the procedures according to the workflow process and suggest process improvements.
• Ensure that the stylesheets are created according to the approved design
• Perform regular quality checks on product during production prior to printing /go live of report

People:

• Proactively escalate any potential challenges or any technical aspects to the Traffic Manager, Project Manager and other key stakeholders
• Ensure Traffic Manager, Project Manager and other key stakeholders are kept appraised of progress and solutions to problems
• Provide support to internal production team
• Attend internal meetings as required by the workflow process

Administration:

• Ensure that company rules with respect to house corrections (etc.) and brief instructions are followed
• House corrections are kept below 10% of the actual hours spent on the job
• Accurate daily recording of time with details worked on projects
• Data management, saving and archiving files of jobs and studio library to the network

Relationships:

• Build constructive relationships within the team and across the business.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver seamless integrated quality products to clients
• Responsible for overall quality output of products
• Any other responsibilities delegated by your line manager

Qualifications

• Relevant Graphic design degree or diploma
• 1 to 3 years’ experience gained in a similar position, as well as typesetting experience
• Previous experience gained in an advertising or marketing agency, or within a large corporate environment
• Portfolio demonstrating creative and innovative design
• Ability to do accurate typesetting and ensure exceptional quality when typesetting own work
• High-level knowledge of printing and production processes
• Advanced levels of Mac: Adobe CC suite, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
• Microsoft Windows Outlook suite

• Not negotiable:

• Able to work after hours
• Own reliable transport

Portfolio to be submitted must include more than just business cards, packaging, CIs.. Portfolio which includes Long reports, Integrated Reports and Annual Financial Statements must be where they have had direct involvement in the design and roll out will be an advantage;