Creative Artworker

OLIVER Agency; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 350 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated creative agency is seeking a Creative Artworker in Cape Town. The ideal candidate will have extensive design experience, focusing on both print and digital projects. You will collaborate with internal teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables while adhering to client briefs. Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite and a solid portfolio are required. The role offers a hybrid work model, combining studio and home office. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute creatively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in design, artwork, and production.
• Strong portfolio showcasing design work across various platforms.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to produce design adaptations to client briefs.
• Maintain consistency and quality across design deliverables.
• Communicate and present projects effectively to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Strong typography

Project management

Digital artwork

Print production

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communication

Job description

Overview

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role

Role: Creative Artworker

Location: Cape Town, South Africa (hybrid role, 3 days a week in studio)

What you will be doing

• Collaborate with the team to produce design/adaptations to the client’s brief and exacting standards from the outset until completion, including digital, print, and social.
• Positively influencing clients with creative input.
• Ensure consistency and quality across all design deliverables while adhering to brand guidelines and project specifications in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Have a strong knowledge of the brand guidelines to act as a brand guardian.
• Communicate and present projects effectively to internal stakeholders, incorporating feedback to refine and iterate designs as needed.
• Keenly evaluate and monitor industry trends and brands, AI, and research industry developments in branding, automation and marketing.
• Proactivity and strong project management skills, teamed with an aptitude for managing multiple varying-sized projects seamlessly.
• Ability to deliver final artwork and toolkits on digital and print-based material.

What you need to be great in this role

• Equivalent of a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in design, artwork and production.
• Solid portfolio showing a range of design work across various platforms with focus on print.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, an understanding of future-facing platforms – with a desire to embrace new software and efficiency-led AI platforms.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with multiple delivery needs – right first time.
• Appreciation of contemporary photography, positioning and cropping, with a skill for basic retouching.
• Solid typography, layout and technical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• An understanding how to work across online banners (static and animated), social media posts (primarily Instagram and Facebook).
• Comfortable creating artwork for a variety of communications material to include; Advertising, POS, Branding and Marketing projects/campaigns.
• A team player with good communication skills, who actively contributes to the team’s knowledge.
• A basic understanding of automation software and willingness to embrace them.
• Working on print-based collateral with great knowledge of branding.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in: Digital, Artwork, Print, Production, Automation/AI.

Req ID: 16260

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Our values shape everything we do:

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.