Mid-Weight Designer (Western Cape)

In brief

**Overview** The Mid-Weight Designer role at Flash Group is essential for translating brand and business challenges into original creative concepts and captivating, brand-led visual solutions. This position focuses on delivering creative across Flash’s campaign, retail, and digital touchpoints. **What you will do** * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project objectives and briefs, translating them into visually compelling design and art direction. * Work closely with copywriters, the brand team, and other designers to develop and implement campaigns. * Co-create corporate identity (CI) and brand guidelines, including visual style guides for different mediums and campaigns. * Conceptualise campaign ideas rather than straightforward, literal executions. * Present creative idea concepts and visual solutions for review. * Art direct and design layouts for digital and physical artwork, including image sourcing, photo editing, image and graphic generation, visual AI generation, animation, and illustration. * Deliver campaign visual assets, including landing pages, digital ads, social media posts, website assets, posters, other point-of-sale (POS) items, and any other campaign media deliverables. * Specify print-ready artwork and liaise with suppliers to ensure production accuracy for physical mediums. * Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices to ensure designs are innovative and relevant. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Design-related diploma or degree (advantageous) * 3–5 years’ design and art direction experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment (required) * Portfolio of evidence to illustrate conceptual thinking, design approach, and experience * Experience working in an advertising environment alongside copywriters * Computer literacy, including proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud * Working knowledge of creative AI tools, and the appetite to push them further * Good understanding of brand positioning, brand theory, and the origin of creative brand platforms * Excellent understanding of design principles, typography, colour theory, and layout techniques * A good understanding of print and production **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is someone who: * Possesses strong conceptual thinking, with the ability to take a brand problem and develop original, abstract ideas to inform creative solutions for specific audiences. * Is adaptable and flexible, able to adjust in a fast-paced and changing environment where priorities and projects may shift unexpectedly. * Thrives on collaboration, enjoying work with a strategic brand and creative team to co-create ideas and solutions for brand and marketing challenges. * Is proficient in prioritisation and workload management, successfully managing and working on multiple projects simultaneously. * Is involved and accountable, taking ownership of their work from understanding the source of a brief to its final execution and implementation. * Demonstrates creative courage, a love for continuous learning, and an unafraid approach to trying new things and methods to achieve the best outcome. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/mid-weight-designer-western-cape-flash-mobile-vending-3 Source: myjobmag

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• At least 3 years of experience.

• Adobe Creative Suite
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• Project management

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