Graphic Designer/Artist
- Location
- Free State
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
Here is the rewrite of the job description according to your mandatory structure: **Overview** The National Museum Bloemfontein is seeking a Graphic Designer/Artist for a position at DPSA Salary level 6. The main purpose of this role is to undertake the design and lay-out of the Museum’s publications, as well as to design and create innovative and appealing Museum exhibitions, manage social media, and provide creative support for the Museum’s campaigns and events. **What you will do** The Graphic Designer/Artist will be responsible for a range of tasks categorized into five key performance areas: * **Create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of media (40% weighting):** This involves designing Museum publications such as CULNA, Indago, and Annual Reports, which includes meeting with editors/managers to discuss appearance, researching projects, project planning, creating covers and insides using photos, graphics, and artwork, assembling final layouts for production, and professional design and lay-out of marketing material like invitations, flyers, brochures, and adverts. The role also includes providing detailed printing specifications, signing off on proofs, and managing printing projects. * **Design and Create Museum Exhibitions (20% weighting):** Responsibilities include planning and design (conducting research, preparing individual project plans for design, timelines, resources, and budget, producing sketches, and designing displays for permanent and temporary exhibitions). It also covers project management and execution (providing detailed plans for workshops/contractors, text/panel lay-out in three languages, purchases/sourcing, and expert advice during construction and installation), and maintenance of exhibitions (cleaning, restoration, and renovating permanent display areas). * **Photography and Social Media Management (20% weighting):** This involves identifying locations, setting up photographic and videography equipment, taking pictures, editing and retouching images, basic videography for social media, and maintaining photographic and video databases. Social media responsibilities include ensuring brand consistency, assisting with day-to-day management and scheduling content for social media pages, supervising user interaction, referring online queries, creating simple social media graphics and messages, receiving and scheduling content, and sourcing content for sharing. * **Creative support for Museum events, campaigns & other departments (10% weighting):** Tasks include creating artwork to support science departments for specific projects or publications (building, drawing, carving, casting, modelling, construction, painting), creating accurate reproductions of artefacts, tools, and methods, and providing creative support for Museum events, PR campaigns, and special days. * **General Administration (10% weighting):** This includes ad hoc functions such as preparing minutes of monthly meetings of the PR, Exhibitions and Marketing Committee (in the absence of the senior graphic designer), ad hoc research, and maintaining awareness of current creative trends. General office administration involves communications via emails, letters, and phone calls, printing and photocopying, preparing monthly activity performance reports, compiling statistics, creating presentations, and attending meetings, training, and professional development. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Qualifications:** Minimum NQF Level 6 Three-year National Diploma in Graphic Design. A valid unendorsed Code B driver’s licence. * **Experience:** 3 Years’ experience in the design and layout of publications (magazines, journals, annual reports, etc.). Experience in graphic design, printing processes, and photography. * **Knowledge:** Visual design and printing processes as well as the materials to be used. Good computer knowledge base of relevant design programmes and operating systems (e.g., CorelDRAW, Adobe CS). Knowledge of three-dimensional display set-ups. * **Personal Attitudes:** Excellent interpersonal skills; organised, self-motivated, ability to work well within a team, strong bias towards working with detail, ability to work with multiple projects simultaneously, and a strong sense of responsibility. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate for this Graphic Designer/Artist position should possess a minimum NQF Level 6 Three-year National Diploma in Graphic Design and hold a valid unendorsed Code B driver's licence. They should have at least three years of experience in the design and layout of publications, graphic design, printing processes, and photography. The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of visual design, printing processes, materials, relevant design software such as CorelDRAW and Adobe CS, and three-dimensional display setups. Furthermore, the individual should be an organised, self-motivated team player with excellent interpersonal skills, a strong attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, and a strong sense of responsibility, capable of undertaking publication design, exhibition creation, social media management, photography, videography, and providing creative and administrative support. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/graphic-designer-artist-national-museum-bloemfontein-1 Source: myjobmag
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At a glance
- At least 3 years of experience.
- Social media marketing
- Project management
- Driver's licence
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