DUTIES
Your role involves managing more than one design brief at a time and allocating the relevant amount of time according to the value of the job. Typical activities include:
- Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the brief;
- Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose;
- Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing timelines;
- Executing design briefs by gathering information and data through Creative Council and research;
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts;
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;
- Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to your departmental head and then account managers;
- Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);
- Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;
- Contributing ideas during Creative Council brainstorms and design artwork to the overall brief;
- Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches;
- Working on layouts and artworking pages ready for print;
- Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Acrobat, Dreamweaver and Flash;
- Developing interactive design;
- Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.
- Be proactive in presenting or 'pitching' of ideas and designs to the departmental head and/or prospective clients.
- Extensive knowledge of production processes and materials for both 2D and 3D deliverables.
NOTICE:
Candidate will be required to submit a portfolio.