Job description

Digital Publications is currently looking for graphic designer to join our company to produce designed content for print and digital magazines, mobile applications and UI/UX enhancements to existing website assets.  

Your duties will include any of the following dependent on experience:

• To create magazine layouts for a number of our existing titles designing and laying out these publications for optimal viewing on tablets (iPads, etc.), phones (all the smartphones) and print. 
• To design smpartphone and tablet app layouts
• Improve and enhance existing websites layouts.
• Design new websites from scratch

It is not critical to have experience in all of the above, but we looking for go-getters who are passionate about creating awesome designs.

You don’t need to have any previous digital or coding experience, but need to be exceptionally skilled in InDesign. Any digital design, UX and UI experience will be greatly beneficial. Successful candidates will also be required to engage with clients from time to time.

The successful candidate will be required to work as part of a team as well as on their own handling publications from concept to design and layout, all the way through to publishing.

Please ensure to send your portfolio with your application, all applications without this will be dismissed.

Company Description

Digital Publications is a design and app development agency with a broad range of blue chip and entrepreneurial customers .

Requirements

• One to two years of industry experience
• Adobe Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign CC
• Ability to create strong concepts for both magazines, mobile and digital applications
• Tertiary qualification in graphic design
• Experience in layout/publication design either from an agency or publisher
• Be a motivated, considerate, even-tempered and positive team player
• Practice high attention to detail
• Liaise with third party production teams (print production and client liaison)

Personality skills

• Emotional maturity – critical skill
• Ability to get on well this others – critical skill
• Have a great attitude – critical skill
• Be keen to learn, grow and take on management of the studio
• Apply excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have a can-do approach to all work
• Have pride in good design and high-quality work

Advantageous skills

• Experience showing skill in web design
• Experience in UI design
• Experience and/or understanding of print and other traditional media
• Focus on working to a schedule and meet the client’s expectations
• Skill in HTML 5, CSS3, jQuery and JavaScript
• Understanding of digital publishing and the role design plays in digital publishing/app development
• Passion for innovation, latest technology and app trends

Posted on 01 Jul 07:19