Graphic Design and Marketing Assistant A Design and Marketing position now available! My client is a large, fast-growing meat processing company with 2 production facilities and 16 retail stores located in the Western Cape. This is an opportunity to join the marketing team to assist with all retail and wholesale related designs and promotional campaigns. This position requires a candidate who is self-motivated and ambitious with exceptional design skills, a good understanding across a range of programmes, excellent creativity and creative problem-solving abilities, and reasonable experience with print, digital design, and social media platforms. The candidate would report to management but liaise with various individuals and departments in the company, as well as external stakeholders. Duties and Responsibilities The position will include but is not limited to the below specified duties and responsibilities: Design, DTP and layout for a wide range of marketing material and company documents, across print and digital: Posters Flyers Point of sale material (in-store display) Vouchers Social media artwork and post creation Web images Mailers Event branding Vehicle branding Branded promotional items Implementing and upholding brand CI guidelines across all work Product packaging artwork: Design packaging according to die-lines Make print-ready files Sign off on proofs Prepare product images for website, pamphlets, social media posts, in-store posters and advertisements Manage product photo shoots Take basic product photographs yourself Retouching and deep etching images Sourcing appropriate imagery online Manage Social Media Posts and Platforms: Manage Facebook Page/Account and posts Manage Instagram Page/Account and posts Come up with creative posts and campaigns for social media Manage and respond to customer comments, queries, and complaints on social media Retail Advertisement Designs: Design weekly retail advertisement artwork Prepare artwork for newspaper publications Liase with Newspapers/Media companies for advertisement publications Ensure that advertisement details and pricing are checked and correct before publication Capabilities and Strengths Organized, productive and efficient Meticulous – high attention to detail and high standards Driven/action-orientated Ability to grasp concepts quickly Creative thinking/problem solving Strong initiative Resourceful Service-orientated Ability to multi-task, prioritise and re-prioritise Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines Experience and Qualifications Minimum 4 years working experience in design, print and media Experience in the following is essential: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop #J-18808-Ljbffr