Senior Graphic Designer

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Durban seeks an experienced Senior Graphic Designer to lead a team and drive creative marketing projects. Responsibilities include managing design processes, ensuring quality and compliance with brand strategies, and mentoring junior designers. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design with extensive experience in team leadership and project management. This role offers a dynamic environment to innovate and grow within the design field.

Qualifications

• 3 - 4 years experience in a Senior Graphic Designer role, overseeing a junior team.
• 5 years experience as a senior designer or art director in a corporate design department or an advertising agency.
• Must have long concept experience and managing a project from concept to end.

Responsibilities

• Conduct general design work including posters and marketing materials.
• Liaise with customers and printers regarding artwork and quality.
• Supervise and mentor junior graphic designers.
• Ensure designs are error-free and aligned with marketing strategy.

Skills

Creative design techniques

Project management

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Photoshop proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Matric

Job description

• General design work (posters, flyers, merchandise and other marketing material).
• Determine the message the design should portray and work closely with the marketing function of the customer.
• Create images in line with the marketing strategy and brand strategy, aligned to internal company design preferences for customer accounts.
• Display a range of creative design techniques to materialise the concept and design required.
• Plans concept by studying information and materials to ensure all information is included.
• Liaise with the printers in terms of artwork and colors, layout, quality, paper etc.
• Approve the print run executed by the printers against the initially approved artwork.
• Achieve deadlines and working as quick and efficiently as possible.
• Updating adverts on the website and betting displays.
• Liaising with branch team leaders and managers with regards to any design work requested for their branch at customers.
• Photocopying and deep etching pictures in photoshop.
• Review designs for errors before printing and publishing them.
• Illustrates concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.
• Obtain approval of concept by submitting rough layout for approval by the customer.
• Prepare finished copy and prepare final layout by marking and pasting up finished copy and art.
• Complete projects by coordinating with printing and publishing.
• Anticipate the type of design required based on past experience and feedback.
• Directing, supervising, managing, guiding, mentoring junior and advanced graphic designers.
• Ensure error free designs with accurate content.
• Ensure that designs are free from racial, gender bias, derogatory, defamatory comments.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending design workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in professional societies.
• Keep abreast with competitor activity, market innovation, market trends, customer trends.
• Ensure measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve the short term, medium term and long term goals.
• Product innovation, new service offerings to customers.

Qualifications and experience

• Matric
• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
• 3 - 4 years experience in a Senior Graphic Designer role, overseeing a junior team.
• 5 years experience as a senior designer or art director in a corporate design department or an advertising agency
• Must have long concept experience and managing a project from concept to end