Senior Graphic Designer

CDM Smith; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 550 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Pietermaritzburg is seeking a Marketing Design Specialist to create and manage marketing materials, ensuring brand compliance and quality. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in graphic design. Responsibilities include project planning, production management, and mentoring junior staff. This role offers the opportunity to work independently while collaborating with a talented team and contributing to diverse projects.

Qualifications

• 8 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Creates brand design solutions for marketing materials.
• Updates existing materials to meet client needs.
• Manages the production and distribution of final products.
• Performs project planning for moderately complex projects.
• Provides final review of complex projects for quality.
• Contributes to maintenance of company-wide brand standards.
• Maintains software and archives project files.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office

Graphic design and typography principles

Current graphics design software applications

Collaboration skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Why CDM Smith?

Join Us! CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold.

Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co‑workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it’s a priority that the good care of you and your family. Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world‑class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Job Description

Job Objective: Creates concepts, develops designs, and produces basic to highly complex printed and/or electronic marketing, communications, sales and/or client deliverable materials. Works under limited supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs Materials: Creates on brand design solutions for complex marketing, communications, sales and/or client deliverable materials, proofing graphics, advertisements, emails and/or web landing pages, web and social media content, print and/or digital materials.
• Production Design: As needed, updates existing materials or creates templated products – with an eye for improving each piece to meet specific client needs.
• Production Planning/Vendor Management: Manages the production and distribution of final products (print, post, animate, ship, etc.). This can include interactions with vendors or clients, such as photographers, printers and technology suppliers to ensure price/budget, quality, schedule and delivery of the above materials.
• Project Planning: Performs project planning for moderately complex projects. Collaborates with teammates, other staff and clients on content, communication concepts, themes, and approaches.
• Review/Knowledge Sharing: Provides final review of complex projects, with an eye for quality and brand compliance. Shares technical and design knowledge with peers. Mentors more junior staff for future growth within the discipline and firm. May supervise the work of junior staff on project work.
• Brand/Identity Standards: May contribute to the maintenance and development of company‑wide brand standards (LFT, website).
• Software and Systems: Maintains computer software and systems upgrades. Archives project files and associated assets in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Advanced knowledge of graphic design and typography principles and the ability to apply them to solve marketing and business challenges through visual storytelling.
• Advanced knowledge of current graphics design (and related) software applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with others at various levels throughout the firm.
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills with an eye for details and an ability to meet deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 8 Years of related experience.

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