Job title: Mid/Senior Graphic Designer
Location: Cape Town
Travel Involved: Yes
Job Type: Permanent
Education: matric/diploma
Company: Highbury Media
Job Category: Design
Compensation: N/A
Position Summary:

Highbury Media T/A Habari Media (Pty) Ltd is a media powerhouse, whose world-class titles connect brands to targeted audiences. We are currently seeking a Graphic Designer to join our Design Department, based in Ndabeni, Cape Town.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • The overall look and feel of all products (print and digital)
  • Make sure the magazine is to clients expected requirements
  • Manage a team of junior designers
  • Oversee the designs 
  • Train and mentor junior staff
  • Attend and direct photoshoots
  • Conceptualise and design layouts
  • Source photographic and illustrative images
  • Liaise with editor and all shared resources over processes and making sure deadlines are met timeously
  • Manage outsources freelancers
  • Sign-off magazines’ colour pass at printers

Requirements:

 

  • Three years of design experience in publishing
  • A portfolio that demonstrates your ability to solve challenges with creative solutions
  • An affinity with process
  • The ability to be proactive
  • The passion for working as part of a creative team.
  • Communication skills
  • Knowledge of Adobe CS applications and MacOS