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Job description

An exciting career opportunity exists for a Creative Studio Leader to oversee the planning and creative process for the Studio across all brands within the Cape Union Group.

This creative management role is required to drive TTL innovation and quality in all design outputs to consistently support each individual brands Point of View (POV) in line with creative best practices.

This role leads the Design & Photography Studio as well as content producers & creative copy writers to drive the effective conceptualisation, creation & delivery of compelling brand campaigns and content that enhance the customer journey.

The successful candidate should have high energy levels, passion and the ability to manage a team and many commitments in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas

1. Be the creative custodian for all the brands

• Playing the “ECD” role to manage all TTL creative projects and make sure they are innovative, impactful, delivered on time, to budget and in line with the brands POV.

1. Lead & inspire the Creative Studio

• Drive cross-functional cohesion and teamwork to ensure consistency of creative across digital, ecommerce and in store collateral.
• Drive innovation, particularly in the digital space, to ensure impactful, relevant creative outputs.
• Encourage and drive skills development
• Drive exposure to design & photography trends and creative insights

1. Be business centric

• Collaborate with other teams to push campaigns further
• Focus on the whole picture, not only design (strategise) to drive creative solutions/content that makes sense across digital, eCommerce & stores.
• Solve for business problems by improving processes (LEAN)

1. Be customer centric

• Always have the customer in mind when working on creative projects and ensure all customer touchpoints adhere to digital, ecommerce and in store best practice.
• Conceptualise & create campaigns/designs that resonate with the particular target audience/customer across multiple channels.

1. Conceptualise & design high-quality campaigns

• Ensure all design and conceptual work is well
• thought through and considers business objectives, brand POV & industry best practice across digital, ecommerce & in store. Execution of concepts/campaigns in line with concept and on budget.
• Concept creation needs to consider the execution & practicality of roll out across a multitude of channels including windows, social media, billboards etc.

1. To focus on (LEAN) efficiencies

• To support studio & photography heads in creating seamless workflows by cutting waste (reverts, approvals etc) to allow for better management of Studio capacity and quality of outputs.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant Tertiary design/art direction qualification
• Post-graduate qualification in DTP advantageous
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as senior creative (e.g. designer), art director or creative director
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Art Direction on photo shoots
• Must have lead a team
• Drivers license

Knowledge, and Skills

• Thorough knowledge of layouts and graphic fundamentals
• Firm grasp of the creative development process from conceptualization to finished art and production
• Knowledge of Art direction principles and studio workflow processes
• Ability to supervise, hire, develop and manage a team creatives
• Advanced knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator
• Keen eye for detail and a strong awareness of consistency
• Excellent conceptual ability and decision-making skills
• Able to manage time effectively, work to tight deadlines and maintain a consistent output
• Willing to work overtime and go the extra mile to get the job done to the highest standard
• Versatile and able to work on a variety of products
• Strong understanding of narrative with an ability to transform everyday material into something visually appealing

Competencies

• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and handle difficult situations professionally with calmness, sensitivity, diplomacy and tact
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills with the ability to multitask, manage tight deadlines, think out-of-the-box, prioritise and delegate
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Resilient and able to multi-task and cope well in a pressurised environment
• A strategic mind-set
• Strong stakeholder management skills – good communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Customer obsessed
• Emotionally intelligent, inspiring leader
• Creative, Innovative Risk Taker
• Relationship builder
• Ability to work under pressure and independently
• Business acumen
• Proactive and assertive 
• Team Player 
• Attention to detail 
• Deadline oriented

Posted on 28 Jan 17:08

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

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• Remuneration : PER MONTH
• Employment Type : Full Time
• Employment Level : Senior Management
• Industry :
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• Region : Western Cape
• Company : Time Personnel

Are you an experienced professional Conveyancing Secretary who can take ownership of all transactions from beginning to end and excel as a right hand to a Director with property transfers? Our Client a well-established Law firm in Century City requires a team player who has exceptional attention to detail with 10 years experience with property transfers to add value to their dynamic company and t

REQUIREMENTS

Matric, min10 years’ experience in this field and a good track record

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Ability to work well under pressure and handle any difficult client queries or problems professionally

Ability to speak and type documents grammatically well in both Afrikaans and English

Attention to detail and quality focused

A team player who can multitask, have excellent organisational skills and can meet strict deadlines

Independent worker with solid and stable conveyancing secretary experience essential

DUTIES

Managing transfers and bond registrations

Independently managing and taking ownership of all files from start to finish including final statements of Account,

Managing transactions in Ghost convey and with FICA compliance

Preparing files accurately according to specifications and requirements

Administering and organizing the Conveyancing legal practice

Highly effective communicator dealing professionally with clients and both internal and external parties which will include Banks, Municipalities, Rates Consultants, Estate Agents, Deeds Office etc.

Obtaining Transfer duty and Rates Clearance Certificates

Attending to all the Finances related to the conveyancing transactions

Assisting in any area where ad-hoc requirements are needed

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