Mid-Weight Graphic Designer

Remuneration:	basic salary
Location:	Cape Town
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Education level:	Diploma
Job level:	Mid
Own transport required:	Yes
Travel requirement:	Occasional
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#HappyMidD
Company:	Happy Friday

Happy Friday is a TTL people-centric creative agency that has a fundamental belief that happy people make happy work. And our happy philosophy is paying off which means there is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team.

We are on the lookout for a super-skilled mid-weight graphic designer to join us in Cape Town.

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Ability to work with precision and pace on multiple projects with fast turnarounds
• Creative flair and fresh thinking under pressure
• InDesign mastery
• Exceptional layout and typographic skills
• Solutions driven
• Can do attitude

Scope of work

• You will work alongside and support our brand’s creative lead on a variety of internal and external projects
• You will work primarily on one major account in the Financial Services sector and provide support on a range of other accounts
• Design of print and digital brand and marketing collateral including:

1. internal campaigns and communication
2. website assets: banners, landing pages, etc.
3. emailers, ecards and various header banners
4. PPT presentations, Google Slides docs
5. interactive PDFs and guides (forms, buttons etc)
6. brochures
7. digital ads

• Create artwork in line with brand CI, brief and timeline
• Roll-out of campaign collateral
• Support the wider design team
• Constant creation of new, fresh ideas and designs

Role requirements

• Maintain high levels of creativity whilst working within the confines of CI guidelines
• Highly advanced InDesign skills (this is crucial to the role)
• Advanced Illustrator and Photoshop
• Proficient in PPT and Google Slides
• Basic knowledge of MS Word
• Exceptional layout and typographic skills
• Knowledge of print and digital processes
• Able to take creative direction and feedback
• At least three years of experience in an agency environment
• Graphic design diploma or relevant qualification

Personal skills/attributes

• Takes ownership and responsibility for your projects
• Ability to think on your feet and take initiative
• Takes pride in producing quality work
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Organised, deadline driven and has great time management skills
• Calm and collected
• Team player
• Driven to create work that matters

Advantageous

• After Effects
• XD
• Motion graphics
• Video editing

Send your CV along with your portfolio of incredible work (website link or PDF no bigger than 10MB) and let us know why you think you are the perfect fit for us. 

Successful applications will be shortlisted and contacted. If you don't hear from us, consider yourself unsuccessful. Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete a test in-house to confirm their skills.

Posted on 28 Jul 14:12, Closing date 26 Sep