Job description

The digital designer creates the look, layout, and features of our design executions on digital platforms for sports (mostly), this role requires an individual who has a passion for sports. The digital designer helps with principle design, maintenance, and additions to digital platforms. They work with development team, marketing and social media teams or managers, prioritising needs, and are responsible for the maintenance of existing digital platforms.

Key responsibilities of this role:

You’ll be called upon to sculpt and create a myriad of online products, services and programmes, so that in terms of visuals and aesthetics, they match the mission and strategy that makes us the great organisation we are.

We’ll need your artist’s eye to help:

• Interpret and execute briefs, conceptualise graphic, and layout solutions
• Designing graphics, animations, and manipulating digital photographs
• Design user interfaces and online media for web, mobile, and smart devices
• Liaise with product owners, clients, imagery companies, agencies, production, facility, and re-pro houses, etc.
• Working with other web specialists including web developers, social media specialists, and graphic designers, etc.
• Execute last minute demands
• Knowledge sharing and continuous learning and improvement
• Drawing up detailed digital design platform specifications
• Working/pitching conceptual ideas/designs
• Meeting relevant legal requirements such as accessibility standards, freedom of information, and privacy
• Designing digital platforms’ visual imagery and ensuring it’s in line with company branding or the requirements of the client

Company Description

New Media Talent; leading recruitment agency for the Digital Media, Creative Media, Marketing, IT,Sales, and PR sectors in South Africa.

Requirements

• At least two to four years of working experience in digital/graphic design
• Layout and graphic design principles
• Understanding of multi-platform layouts and standards
• Understanding of usability and interaction design concepts
• Brand development, including imagery and logo design
• HTML5 banner creation
• Multimedia presentation knowledge
• Knowledge of hardware, e.g. Mac, PC based platforms, etc.
• Knowledge of software packages e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash (Animate), etc.
• Understanding of file formats, file transfer and optimisation
• Competent in time management and organisation
• HTML and CSS knowledge and experience (an advantage but not essential)

Please take note: If you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Posted on 13 Apr 11:43