Multimedia Designer, Cape Town

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 Designer

Location: 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 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 KPIs

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 KPIs

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

Company Values Trust: Trust 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.

Talent: This 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.

Transformation: True 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.

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