Remuneration: | negotiable Cost to company |
Location: | Cape Town |
Education level: | Diploma |
Job level: | Senior |
Type: | Permanent |
Reference: | #Chris2005 |
Company: | Viv Gordon Placements (VGP) |
Previously disadvantaged candidates will be given preference.
We have a terrific job opportunity for an awarded senior Designer at a super Design agency in Cape Town. We’re looking for a Designer who has a portfolio leaning towards highly refined, sophisticated identity design and branding as specialities. A portfolio that is fun and adventurous as well as craft-oriented. This highly conceptual boutique agency sets itself apart by focusing purely on identity design, such as corporate identities, corporate branding, packaging, communication design, environmental design, website front-end and motion graphics design. Experience with identity design and corporate branding is imperative. This role would suit a graphic designer who likes to work in a small team, is self-motivated and has leadership abilities.
Responsibilities
Work closely with the Head of Studio to manage the agency’s creative output which includes:
- Interpreting brand and design strategies into simple, concise thoughts.
- Brand conceptualisation and origination.
- Brand evolutions.
- Visual language development (photography style, treatments, graphics, patterns, iconography, etc).
- Visual toolkit (FA) and brand guide development together with the mid-weight designer.
- Slick presentation mock-ups.
- Collaborate with suppliers, such as motion graphics, photography etc.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- Relevant Visual Communications qualification from a recognised institution.
- Minimum six to eight years’ experience.
- Solid experience with logos. CIs and branding – a prerequisite.
- Previous brand design and digital design experience is crucial.
- Solid strategic skills.
- Comfortable to create and present creative to clients if necessary.
- Must be honest, diligent, meticulous and hard-working (there is no one to hide behind as this is a small team).
- Positive and want to be a part of the team, working together to reach common goals and objectives.
- Sound references and portfolio on request.
- Enthusiastic and career-focused.
- Someone who lives, eats and breathes design.
- Awarded Designer – highly advantageous.
Please submit a relevant creative portfolio of work (link/PDF) along with your CV on application.
Should you not receive a response within 10 days, please consider your application for this specific role unsuccessful.
Company Description
Viv Gordon Placements (VGP) is a specialist recruitment agency in the Marketing, Advertising, Media, Digital, PR/Communications and Publishing industries.
Posted on 27 Jan 14:39
Christine Swartz
+27 21 422 1037
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