Art & Design Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa (Now Hiring) — 29 open — Page 2

Company Description

Machine is a creative agency where fearless minds, lead to borderless ideas.Our creativity is unrestricted by four borders and character limits.Because we believe ideas should live beyond mediums and in consumers’ minds.Machine_ is part of Publicis Groupe, the fastest-growing global network. We have over 100 people located across 3 offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

Overview

Mid Multimedia DesignerLocation: Cape Town

 

As a Multimedia Designer you will work with our passionate, multi-talented studio delivering on exceptional, integrated concepts and designs to exceed client briefs and expectations.

 

A Multimedia Designer can expect to be craft-led and platform neutral conceptual thinkers, in particular having an understanding of all major social platforms as well as being comfortable executing work on these platforms as well as any digital format. You should have a desire to transform companies by creating beautiful, intuitive, and human-centred products and experiences.

 

You will be tuned into all aspects of South African popular culture and the platforms and media it plays in, as well as have a strong point of view on what it takes to win in this space.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

 

What you’ll do everyday

• Design social media and digitally led creative, utilizing animation and digital design best practices with a good technical understanding for outputting files in the correct format, size (data and dimensions) with visual accuracy.• Be able to work methodically and according to brief and brand specification.• Be able break down brief requirements and timeously flag any potential issues that may arise.• Create presentation decks to showcase work.• Be able to collect and file artwork work correctly for archiving and handovers.• Be able to accurately capture time against completed briefs.• Define or apply the aesthetic of overall campaigns • Manage multiple projects simultaneously • Design across multiple channels • Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list • Participate in brainstorms & conceptualisation • Lead the craft & design of your idea

Qualifications

OPERATIONAL KPI’S

 

• Ability of design work (Show minimum of 4 examples)• Must show an understanding of various programmes

 

Working knowledge of these tools• Illustrator • Photoshop• After Effects and Adobe Creative Suite • KeyNote / PowerPoint• 3D Animation & Production (Advantageous)

BUSINESS KPI’s• Must be able to work on one sizable and one medium size project at any one time. • Have the ability to attend every review on a project with 3 new ideas.

 

THE PERSON• Great time management• Must have a minimum of three years of experience• Ability to work under pressure & meet tight deadlines • Adopt problem solving skills • Strong communication skills with ability to provide rationales for creative choices made • Strong presentation skills • Working knowledge of existing and emerging technologies & platforms • A strong understanding of best practice interaction and visual design principles • An understanding of Strategic processes• Able to work with team members

Additional Information

COMPANY VALUESTRUSTTrust is the cornerstone upon which we build our relationships. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of how a partner should behave. We treat our people and our clients with respect, transparency and honesty

TALENTThis is first and foremost a people business. We are committed to ensuring Publicis Groupe is a destination for the best talent in our industry. We value people as individuals, growing ourselves as we grow our client’s business

TRANSFORMATIONTrue transformation comes when we stop managing change, and instead initiate change. We believe in our purpose to be the admired force for business transformation. We believe that focusing on performance and results has the power to transform client business