Digital DTP Operator

The Home Agency; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paymenow & Payjoy

Medical Aid enrollment

Disability cover

Group life cover

Global studio network

Job summary

IMA is seeking a meticulous Digital DTP Operator to join our Studio Production team. You’ll adapt and deliver digital artwork for Amazon Marketplace, ensuring assets meet brand guidelines and platform specifications.

You’ll bring strong Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign skills, with a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects from brief to final delivery in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital artwork and production within an agency or studio.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Experience creating assets for e-commerce platforms, including Amazon Marketplace.
• Strong knowledge of digital formats, file prep, accessibility and responsive design.
• Highly organized and proactive with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, adapt and deliver digital artwork for e-commerce platforms, specifically Amazon Marketplace.
• Build accurate assets across multiple sizes, formats, languages, platforms and specifications, following brand guidelines and design systems.
• Retouch, resize and optimise imagery, graphics and typography for digital use.
• Prepare files correctly for delivery, including naming conventions, file formats, dimensions, resolution and accessibility requirements.
• Manage amends and feedback, collaborate with designers, developers, producers, clients and suppliers, and resolve queries.
• Carry out quality assurance checks, organize files and assets, and help improve production processes.

Skills

Digital artwork

Creative production

Artwork adaptation

E-commerce assets

Production workflows

Project management

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Job description

IMA is a creative agency built to create connections people buy into—emotionally and literally. From advertising and media to e-commerce and retail activations, we deliver work that earns attention and gives people a reason to choose your brand in moments that matter.

We’re looking for a meticulous, technically skilled Digital DTP Operator to join our Studio Production team. You’ll bring excellent and comprehensive digital artwork skills, and a practical understanding of how creative work is adapted, built and delivered across digital platforms, including Amazon Marketplace.

What you’ll get from us

• A chance to develop your career within an award-winning, people-first creative agency

• Access to Paymenow and Payjoy to aid with financial wellbeing

• Enrolment into Medical Aid and Medical Insurance Gap Cover

• Disability cover

• The chance to become a part of a growing global studio

• Global office locations

• Group life cover

The Digital DTP Operator role

• Prepare, adapt and deliver digital artwork for e-commerce platforms, specifically Amazon Marketplace.

• Build accurate assets across multiple sizes, formats, languages, platforms and specifications, following creative concepts, brand guidelines and design systems.

• Retouch, resize and optimise imagery, graphics and typography for digital use.

• Prepare files correctly for delivery, including naming conventions, file formats, dimensions, resolution, compression and accessibility requirements.

• Manage amends and feedback efficiently, collaborate with designers, developers, producers, clients and suppliers, and resolve technical and creative queries.

• Carry out thorough quality assurance checks, organise working files and source assets, and help improve production processes, templates and ways of working.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in digital artwork, creative production, artwork adaptation or a similar role within an agency, studio or in-house creative team.

• Excellent technical skills across Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and relevant design and production software.

• Experience producing and optimising digital assets for e-commerce platforms.

• Strong understanding of digital formats, specifications, file preparation, accessibility, responsive design and production workflows, with a sharp eye for detail.

• Highly organised, proactive and dependable, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and priorities, communicate confidently, collaborate effectively and take ownership from brief through to final delivery.

Our Values at IMA

• Own it - take responsibility when it matters.

• Build Trust - nurture honest, open, lasting relationships.

• Stay Hungry - keep learning, improving and staying curious.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in line with the company’s Employment Equity Plan.