About the position
Vacancy: Senior Graphic Designer
Location: Bryanston/George
Join Tax Consulting SA, the largest independent tax practice in South Africa, as our Senior Graphic Designer in the Marketing Team. We seek a design maverick who can turn ordinary ideas into extraordinary visual masterpieces. You should have expert knowledge of design software and excel in the entire design process, from concept to final deliverable.
Collaborating with multiple teams and working closely with our Graphic Design Team Leader, you'll transform ideas into captivating designs that connect with our audience. A thorough understanding of branding and marketing is essential to find the perfect style and layout for each project.
At Tax Consulting SA, we foster a culture of innovation, curiosity, and passion, where you'll work alongside extraordinary individuals, each wielding their unique talents to create awe-inspiring experiences.
We are hiring a full time in-house graphic designer. No freelancers and no agencies will be considered.
Objectives of this role:
- Work on a wide range of projects and media, using various software programs to visualize and develop innovative graphic designs that meet business goals.
- Obtain input from managers to ensure that designs meet organizational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent the company or client appropriately.
- Work independently as well as cooperatively with the marketing team to meet deadlines, stay within budget, and schedule project implementation based on workload, which may include five or more simultaneous projects.
- Examine existing processes, identify flaws, and create solutions that improve design capabilities.
- Update and maintain internal databases for designs, photography, and video.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with multiple teams or clients on a wide range of materials that may include web pages, presentations, programming collateral, signage, internal communications, newsletters, and marketing materials.
- Translate strategic direction into high-quality designs within an established brand identity.
- Develop concepts by hand or with software and execute original content by determining the ideal usage of colour, text, font style, imagery, and layout.
- Manage the design and uploading process for all project materials, based on best practices for using a content management system.
- Use trend intelligence and knowledge of historical and current markets when designing and executing specific classifications.
Required skills and qualifications:
- Exceptional creativity and innovative design skills.
- 5+ years of experience (academic and professional) with Adobe Creative Suite, (Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop) and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Organisational and time-management skills for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Desire to continue building skill sets with education and training.
Preferred skills and qualifications:
- Professional graphic design track record, preferably with a creative or marketing agency.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in graphic design, art, or related discipline.
- Photography experience and proficiency with photo-editing software advantageous.
- Working knowledge of WordPress advantageous.
Desired Skills:
- Graphic Design
- Motion Graphics
- Brand Design
- Graphic
- Adobe CS
