Creative Design & Website Co-ordinator

Expand A Sign International; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic company seeks a Creative Designer to transform ideas into stunning visuals and websites. You will manage design projects, maintain brand assets, and innovate with emerging trends in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates should have solid experience with design software and an outgoing personality.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in a similar role.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Proficient in Blender or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Design product flyers, websites, and marketing materials.
• Troubleshoot WordPress site bugs and manage performance.
• Model and render product mock-ups using Blender.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

Blender

WordPress

Creative Design

Time Management

Communication

Job description

Purpose of the role

You’ll be the creative engine that turns ideas into eye-catching visuals, high-performing websites that are fresh, fast and user-friendly, and jaw-dropping 3-D mock-ups that help our sales team close deals faster. You’ll own the full creative-to-digital pipeline for our brands, while proactively scouting new trends and techniques that keep us ahead of the curve. If you love switching hats from designer to website guru – this is your playground.

Core responsibilities

Graphic Design

• Design product flyers, presentations, company profiles, stationery, email signatures, calendars, staff newsletters/communication, posters and emailer templates that make our brand impossible to ignore.
• Review our brand assets on an annual basis to ensure that they are always in-line with forecasted design trends.
• Maintain our central brand asset library and style guides.
• Internal product samples.

Website (WordPress)

• Design, build and maintain WordPress websites.
• Troubleshoot bugs, plugin conflicts or full-on crashes until the site is healthy again.
• Manage plugins, performance, scheduled backups and monitor security alerts.
• Conduct Monthly website audits to ensure health, performance and UX are at optimal standards and fine-tune where necessary.
• Spot web design trends worth testing and bring clear recommendations to the team.
• Maintain logins and licenses.

3D & Visualisation

• Model and render photorealistic or stylised product/event mock-ups in Blender (or similar) to be used in marketing material such as: social media posts, email campaigns, website, sales flyers and presentations.

Initiative & Innovation

• Track design, web, and 3D trends; present quarterly “What’s Next” sessions.
• Pilot emerging AI/design tools.
• Research competitor digital experiences and recommend improvements.
• Implement LEAN practices to improve efficiency, quality, and speed within your role.

Cross-functional extras

• Support the Marketing team with events and social media content.
• Contribute ideas to campaigns, product launches and other marketing-related projects.

Requirements, experience and attributes

• 3–5 yrs in a similar role.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud skills.
• Proficient in Blender (or similar).
• WordPress: front and back-end experience.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Creative.
• Strong communication skills.
• Must have an outgoing personality and able to work within a dynamic team environment.
• Own transport.

To apply, send your detailed CV, photo of yourself and a comprehensive portfolio to: [e-mail]

Please note that if you haven't received a response within 2 weeks of applying for this role, please consider your application as unsuccessful.