Job description

Department:
The Design Department is responsible for all of our digital and offline requirements. This covers a lot of mediums, skills and deliverables. We have different levels of designers within the team ranging from Junior Designers through to experienced Graphic and Web Designers.
As a multicultural company we operate in many languages and have a diverse range of nationalities within our team. Everything that is seen from the outside world generally has to come through our department so it is important for us to uphold high standards to make sure our brands and products are represented as the market leaders in all senses.

Purpose:
The Designer, reporting into the Design Manager will have a large focus on creating and maintaining eye-catching marketing material, generating and executing concepts and where necessary, providing support where needed to the wider design and creative team.
You will be creating both digital and some print graphics for items such as Direct Mail and Posters through to digital materials such as banners, mailer imagery, website graphics and video. This will be within a multilingual environment where dynamic designs are required, often with tight deadlines.

Duties will include, but not limited to:
The position will involve the following areas of responsibility:
• Create usable, innovative digital designs and modifications as required
• Create marketing material for our Marketing and Promotions departments which will include banners, landing pages, flyers, and direct marketing packs
• Work closely with key stakeholders to establish project guidelines that consistently support branding and messaging initiatives
• Follow principles of good web design, ensuring that design layouts are compliant to the latest Web standards
• Maintain graphic and technical knowledge by attending design workshops and reviewing professional publications where possible taking a proactive approach to develop your knowledge and gain experience

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The job holder may be required to complete any other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

Essential Requirements:
• Competent use of Adobe’s Creative Cloud Suite with a respectable understanding of HTML & CSS
• Proven commercial experience in Motion Graphics – After Effects/Premier/Final Cut Pro
• Relevant Diploma/Degree or similar in a related field such as digital design, graphic design
• Proficient in using Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications
• Good Typography/Layout skills
• Photography experience
• A solid design and digital understanding with the ability to deliver a succinct and effective technical design
• Possess strong design and conceptual skills
• Awareness of international web standards

Advantageous

Advantageous Requirements:
• HTML5 / CSS3
• Client Facing experience

Personal Skills/Attributes

Personal Competencies:
• Self-motivated and able to use your initiative
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise
• Excellent communication (oral and written)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good presentation skills
• Must be able to work to and achieve tight deadlines in a pressurised environment
• Logical thinker
• Able to adapt and pick up new techniques
• Able to work autonomously or within a team
• Able to challenge the status quo

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details – therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted.
The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement, therefore a qualification verification check will be done.
By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

To view all current vacancies, please visit our website, www.digioutsource.com
Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

Posted on 26 Apr 17:26

Job description

Management and ownership of various projects through the various stages, right from initial brief, through the studio and into production. Liaising with clients, sales staff, traffic, and the studio as well as any other relevant stakeholders to ensure that a quality product is delivered to our clients, on time and according to the brief.

Key result areas:

• Interpretation of briefs to ensure understanding of all required elements in the project/campaign to achieve execution.
• Planning, organising, and controlling of various functions to ensure on-time delivery of a quality project, as per specs and on the budget.
• Client satisfaction – ensuring a minimum customer experience index (CEI) of 96%.
• Excellent inter-personal relations, ability to manage client relationships effectively, and ensure that the outputs of the studio, result in the client’s requirements being fully met.
• Ensuring accuracy of information – through planning, reporting, administration, quality control, timekeeping, and time recovery.
• Work closely with and provide support and back-up to the client services director.

Due to the volume of responses received, we regret that we will only be able to engage with shortlisted candidates.

Company Description

Ince (Pty) Ltd is an integrated communications agency providing clients with a full-service offering for all their marketing and communication needs. Our focus is on our clients’ shareholders specifically and their stakeholders more broadly. We deliver value innovation and quality across various communications paltforms. Being a one-stop solution means sheer ease of doing business.

Our teams have proven experience in various disciplines and in managing large and complex communication projects, both within and outside of South Africa. We operate 24/7 with a national presence enabling us to provide seamless and consistent service across various media platforms. We partner with our clients around their communication and marketing needs to provide the most appropriate solution-delivering with the right message, through the right medium, with the right results.

Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in administration/project management/commerce or advertising.
• Afrikaans as a first language otherwise completely billigual
• Minimum of five years’ experience in client services/project management with agency experience.
• An understanding of the process of delivering on integrated annual reports (IAR) including design, repro, and print as well as the digital processes associated with the web and mobile output, is essential.
• High levels of computer literacy particularly in MS Office essential.
• Digitally savvy and comfortable in a technology driven environment. 

Advantageous

• An understanding and knowledge of financial advertising, JSE listing requirements, and the Companies Act particularly as it pertains to financial reporting.
• A knowledge of marketing both ATL and BTL, including digital marketing.

Personal Skills/Attributes

• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm.
• Enthusiastic and energetic.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to interact at senior levels, strong relationship focus – balanced with a focus on the task.
• Professional appearance and good presentation skills.
• Methodical.
• Reliable and responsible.
• Good problem-solving and solutions-driven.
• Client focussed.
• Team-player.
• Able to work overtime on occasion.
• Good attention to detail.
• Willing to accept full responsibility and accountability for projects.

Posted on 26 Apr 15:13

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Hire Resolve is representing a Hospital in Cape Town seeking a Neonatal ICU trained Registered Nurse. Requirements: • Nursing Qualification – Diploma | B.Cur. • NNICU qualification would be an advantage. • Prior NICU experience is essential. • Registered with SANC. • Willing to work shifts • Salary negotiable on experience Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your CV to pharmacy.jobs@hireresolve.co.za. or call Raine/Micyla on 021 551 8638 or alternatively visit our website on www.hireresolve.co.za. Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Stellenbosch University 

Innovus

Technology Transfer Manager (Two-year contract)

(Ref. INV/132/0417)

Innovus is the university industry interaction and innovation company of Stellenbosch University.

Innovus is responsible for technology transfer, entrepreneurial support and development, and innovation at the University. We manage the commercialisation of the University’s innovation and intellectual property portfolio through patenting, licensing and the formation of spin-out companies. 

Duties:

The key responsibilities of the incumbent will be to work closely with other technology transfer members of Innovus on the following key performance areas:
Networking and marketing

• Establishing and maintaining productive relationships with SU’s academic and research community to stimulate awareness of intellectual property issues and commercial opportunities, and to encourage an innovative and entrepreneurial culture within SU;
• Engaging directly and proactively with academic departments to identify SU’s intellectual property with potential for commercial exploitation;
• Setting up meetings and arranging events to market Innovus on and off campus;
• Actively updating Innovus’s social media and website information with news, events information, etc.;
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with industry;
• Appropriately marketing SU’s intellectual property to identify and engage commercial exploitation partners/investors;

Evaluation and protection

• Grasping technical concepts quickly, and translating these into commercially viable proposals;
• Managing a large and growing portfolio of projects to a successful commercial conclusion;
• Assessing the commercial potential of SU’s intellectual property based on uniqueness and market potential;
• Advising academics on, and executing, the best mode of protection for SU’s intellectual property;
• Identifying appropriate routes to exploitation;
• Analysis of business opportunities;
• Preparing and making recommendations for optimal deal structuring of potential spin-out companies and/or licence potential.

Commercialisation

• Identifying potential industry partners for specific technology commercialisation opportunities;
• Constantly and very proactively liaising with industry in order to facilitate technology transactions;
• Engaging in technology licensing and new venture formation processes; in particular structuring, negotiating and closing deals;
• Working effectively with key stakeholders, assertively influencing them and, where appropriate, showing tenacity and persistence in business development situations.

Mentorship and leadership

• Playing an important role as a mentor for Technology Transfer Officers, as the incumbent is more experienced in the technology transfer area and is expected to convey his/her knowledge to other team members;
• Taking the lead to promote the technology transfer team members’ projects to the deal stage where he/she will play a role in providing direction to technology transfer officers regarding the full technology transfer process, with specific focus on negotiation, stakeholder management, and transaction structuring.

Communication and other duties

• Communicating regularly and effectively with other members of Innovus, including regular meetings with the senior director of innovation and business development, to ensure effective management of SU intellectual property;
• Carrying out such other duties relevant to the incumbent’s experience as requested by the senior director of innovation and business development.

Working environment
(Knowledge of special working practices, breadth of management skill required, customer impact, responsibility, efficiency)

• Analysing intellectual property (IP) to identify the best mode of protection. Making recommendations for the protection of IP to the senior director of innovation and business development and to appropriate academic staff;
• Making recommendations for the exploitation of SU’s IP to the senior director of innovation and business development, and leading the implementation of these recommendations once agreed upon;
• Identifying and engaging suitable commercial exploitation partners and investors;
• Engaging in the structuring, negotiation and closing of licensing deals and new venture formation;
• Liaising with colleagues in the Technology Transfer Team and within Innovus and SU to contribute to the development of good practice in technology transfer.

Freedom to act and decision-making
(Depth of control, supervision received, use of judgement and initiative, analytical ability)

• Contributing to the delivery of a range of outputs, including technology disclosures, protection of SU’s intellectual property, license and investment deals, new venture formation as well as providing mentorship and support to technology transfer officers. 

Communication and Networking
(Liaison with others, type and level of communications)

• Communicating and networking with the Innovus  transfer staff;
• Communicating and networking with other Innovus staff, in particular academic staff;
• Communicating and networking with members of various public and private sector organisations;
• Communicating and networking with investors and commercial partners (existing and potential). 

Requirements:

• A postgraduate scientific degree or equivalent qualification;
• Project management experience;
• Experience of working within a scientific environment;
• Proven record of deal completion;
• Good understanding of the Intellectual Property Rights of Publicly Funded Research and Development Act (51 of 2008) and its Regulations, as well as SU’s Intellectual Property Policy;
• Good knowledge of technology transfer systems/processes;
• Practical knowledge of commercialisation and investment networks;
• Good business acumen;
• Good organisational skills;
• Good IT skills, including word processing, spreadsheets (Excel), and e-mail;
• Good communication and numeracy skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills;
• Proactive self-starter;
• Ability to support others while working as part of a team;
• Flexible and co-operative;
• Ability to mentor and motivate team members;
• High energy level, good health;
• Willingness and availability to travel as required throughout the Western Cape and occasionally through the rest of South Africa or overseas;
• Valid driver’s licence and own transport.

Recommendations:

• A scientific PhD qualification in management;
• Proven experience in a technology transfer office at a university.

Commencement of duties: As soon as possible, but no later than 1 July 2017

Closing date: 5 May 2017

Enquiries regarding this post: Anita Nel on

az.ca.nus@lenja

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753

The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and e-mail address of at least three referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

Apply online at www.sun.ac.za/english/careers

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

Should no feedback be received from the University within four weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

Posted on 24 Apr 15:21