Integrated Designer

OLIVER Agency; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in Johannesburg seeks an Integrated Designer to manage design projects from concept to completion. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience and be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite. Responsibilities include collaborating with clients, creating innovative designs, and ensuring brand consistency. This role offers opportunities for creativity and growth in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Fast-paced adaptable work environment

Focus on creativity and innovation

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in digital, artwork, print & POS, and motion graphics.
• Strong knowledge of social media design and trends.
• Ability to prepare files accurately for both print and web.

Responsibilities

• Manage design projects from start to finish.
• Engage clients effectively through creative input.
• Create compelling designs adhering to brand guidelines.

Skills

Client engagement skills

Creativity

Adobe Creative Suite proficiency

Motion graphics skills

Attention to detail

Education

4+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

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: Integrated Designer

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

About the role:

Working with our client, the Integrated Designer takes digital, print and social content projects from brief to completion. This role will provide new ideas and creativity whilst working closely with our client’s brand guidelines. This is a great opportunity to work within a team, creating impactful communications across South Africa and developing design best practices for various brands.

What you will be doing:

• Work on projects from start to finish — working collaboratively with Junior and Senior Integrated Designers on asset creation and implementation
• Produce design concepts with a clear rationale to influence clients with creative input, in addition to undertaking and pitching new creative concepts
• Look for ways to develop new design within the guidelines, marketing and production opportunities
• Create inspiring and exciting content – from new ideation, to repurposing and reformatting of assets from a global toolkit
• Retouching of packs, lock up design, layout and illustration
• Be a brand guardian.Developing a deep understanding of the brands, categories, and audiences, and create consumer-first assets that bring the brand message to life
• Ability to manage multiple projects, with various deliverables, on a campaign ideation level.Effectively manage workloads within agreed timescales
• Proactively monitor quality, accuracy and consistency
• Keenly evaluate and monitor industry trends and brands, research industry developments in branding and marketing to be at the forefront of creative excellence

What you need to be great in this role:

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships
• Passionate about design & social media and understand the latest innovations in digital & social design
• An innate creative flair, strong art direction and concepting skills – full of ideas across multi-platforms
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suitesuch as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
• Motion and video skills using After Effects & Premiere. Storyboarding animation concepts
• Strong 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 Meta), print/ POS, and eComm
• Ability to accurately prepare files for both print and web and run the relevant pre-production checks
• An understanding of responsive design across all digital platforms
• An understanding of the latest Social and Digital technology trends
• Working on print-based collateral with great knowledge of branding
• The ability to talk through your ideas confidently with the team and clients
• Loves working in a fast-paced adaptable environment
• Work proactively under own initiative and as part of the design team
• Experience in FMCG or Healthcare sectors are ideal
• 4+ years of relevant experience in:
• Digital
• Motion Graphics
• Artwork
• Print & POS
• Production

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Our values shape everything we do:

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be always learningand listening to understand

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.

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