Job description

Web development forms an integral part of our service offering. We provide web and online services to our clients ranging from setting up and maintaining simple WordPress sites to complex hand-coded websites with logins/registrations/databases/competitions, etc.

The web work we do is a good mixture of start-ups and corporate clients. Corporate work brings with it the build of complex sites where we need the skills of a confident PHP developer.

The role includes:

• Build of simple WordPress websites using Workflow and WP
• Build of complex websites including PHP, JavaScript, Jquery, CSS, HTML, etc.
• E-mail marketing campaigns, including designing of HTML templates
• Creating custom tabs in Facebook
• Promotion of websites online using Google Adwords, Facebook Ads and organically (a nice to have)
• Interacting with designers, other developers and team members
• Enhancing visual features on existing websites
• Debugging code errors
• Creating web campaigns for marketing (very advantageous if you have design skills)
• Testing website functionality across browsers and platforms
• Knowledge of email systems, hosting and encryption

Company Description

Blue Juice Design is a creative design and digital agency servicing clients across the globe. We have extensive experience in strategic communication, branding and digital delivery. Our team of designers, strategists, developers and analysts work together to deliver effective, memorable pieces of working design, for internal and external audiences.

Over the past 10 years, we’ve also established ourselves as internal communication specialists working hand-in-hand with some of the largest local and international FMCG, financial services, pharmaceutical and oil and gas industry Communication teams. We fully understand the unique set of concerns, objectives and expectations that come with providing effective internal communication solutions.

Constantly evolving and always learning, we are driven by a single passion: to bring big ideas to life. By incorporating the latest technologies with a keen eye for aesthetic and trend, we aim to unpack the most effective solutions to any problem presented to us.

Our mission:
To continually grow and develop with our clients’ successes, through a focus on innovation, creativity and service excellence.

Our objectives:
To identify and meet our clients’ needs proactively by offering complete creative communication solutions across all platforms, above and below the line.

Requirements

Diploma in multi-media; or degree in IT from reputable institution; or enough experience to show skill

Must be proficient in:

• PHP and building fully custom hand-coded sites
• HTML
• CSS
• Search engine optimisation
• JavaScript
• JQuery
• MYSQL
• Uploading website files to a variety of hosting platforms
• WordPress: working on existing templates and building new custom templates and sites
• Webflow (not essential)
• Adobe Illustrator for working with graphics

Personal attributes

• Dedicated, trustworthy and punctual
• Pays attention to detail – this is crucial
• Good communication skills with team and clients both verbal and written
• Works with integrity
• Articulate and flexible being able to multi-task and keep track of own work responsibilities
• Keen to utilise his/her skills to improve those around them
• Intuitive and thinks of solutions to problems and pre-empts problems arising
• Ability to plan and organise work logically identifying priorities
• Tolerant of client changes and the rest of the team
• Quick and eager to learn new skills
• Self-motivated
• Work well under pressure

Posted on 16 Oct 09:17

Job description

Conversation LAB Durban is looking for an outgoing, hard-working middle-weight writer to join our team. If you’re passionate about copy and can write long and short form, then we want you. This role offers great growth prospects and you will get to work on a wide range of clients across various mediums.

About the agency:

Conversation LAB is an award-winning, fast-growing integrated agency with some awesome clients in FMCG and B2B. We put digital at the heart of everything – building out 360 campaigns for leading brands. We cover all types of communications from print, POS, OOH, social media and search engine optimisation to brand development and experiential.

Conversation LAB now has offices in JHB, Cape Town and London with the main engine operating out of Durban. We scooped 30 creative awards in 2016 and have already added to that in 2017 including an International award. 

Our client base includes Varsity College, The Business School, International Hotel School, Dunlop, Chubb, Environ Skin Care, Renew and Inecto Personal care products, Darling, Kinky Dry Hair products to name a few. We also do extensive work in Africa including DRC, Nigeria and Kenya – and have recently won two London clients.

Company Description

Award-winning and fast growing digital agency (70+ staff), with offices in London, CT, JHB and Durban.

Requirements

• You understand and love the power of persuasive copy and you are stickler for grammar and punctuation.
• You have a concept-driven approach.
• You can write creatively, with good meter, and have a jargon-free approach to long and short marketing copy.
• You have an understanding of the many ways copy works with images and can show us examples
• You are able to work with designers and art directors.
• You can write in a creative and diverse way with the ability to adapt your copy style for a varied client base.
• You’re self-motivated.

Day to day responsibilities of the copywriter

• Writing clear, persuasive, original copy.
• Submitting ideas and discussing progress with the Creative Director.
• Amending, revising or redeveloping campaigns in response to feedback from the creative director, account management or clients.
• Working on several campaigns at once, under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Work closely with the agency’s social media team to deliver data-driven customer comms.

You will need:

• Acute attention to detail.
• A portfolio with examples of long and short copy 

If you feel you have the requirements for this role, and want to work in a lively environment that will propel your career, please don’t hesitate to send us your CV with a link to your portfolio.

Posted on 13 Oct 10:16

Leading supplier of premium quality fabrics and related products to the South African and international decor and design industries seeks a dynamic and motivated showroom consultant in Umhlnaga to contribute to the continuous success and growth.

Build relationships with, provide exceptional service and sell to key players in the trade, learn products and take responsibility for retail focus of additional showroom products. Prepare and keep cuttings, samples and discontinued stock and alternatives up to date and organised. Maintain showroom neatness and at an impeccable level, showcasing attention to detail. Process sales, do regular stock counts, reporting on all customers as well as assisting sales reps on a daily basis.

The successful individual will have:

• Matric and a tertiary qualification
• An outgoing, driven, dynamic and motivated personality
• The ability to communicate effective, written and verbally
• Creative flair and attention to detail
• Hardworking and passionate disposition
• The ability to work as part of a supportive team

Posted on 12 Oct 14:32

Job description

The internal marketing agency for Educor Holdings (Pty) Ltd, the largest private education supplier in Southern Africa, seeks the services of a production assistant.

• Liaising with suppliers
• Quote each job and get quote approval
• Planning and organising production schedules
• Determining quality control standards
• Overseeing production processes
• Selecting, ordering, and purchasing materials
• Oversee receiving and dispatching of stock
• Take control of a stock sheet on a daily basis
• Oversee and arrange freight
• Pack and label any produced items
• Arrange store room and maintaining stock control levels
• Continuous liaising with general managers
• Ensuring invoices and delivery notes match
• General administration duties

Requirements

• Excellent computer skills with exceptional skills in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work extended hours, often at short notice

Qualifications:

Posted on 12 Oct 14:16