Graphic Designer
Competitive Capabilities International, South Africa
Job Description
This position requires delivery and creation of content for Solutions (Platform content) and internal functions within CCi globally. You will be involved with the finalisation of client-facing and internal products across all languages that CCi offers. The focus of this role is to provide expertise in development, implementation and continuous improvement as it relates to Graphic Design employing the principles of UX foundations.
This role requires a diverse knowledge of design to maintain a standard within our collateral. An understanding around how those various skills can be used in conjunction to improve our content, product and its processes while improving internal facilities that assist employees to do their best work.
A core requirement of this role is to continually improve, set, communicate, and deploy standards, problem-solve, and innovate.
The candidate will be expected to collaborate with various internal teams for the furthering of cross-functional design alignment. Leading by example actively displaying CCi Behaviours in a positive manner, strongly representing the Solutions team in cross functional interactions and optimizing opportunities to drive intel and understanding to help inform future evolution of content.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
1. Graphic and Video
- Platform content graphics: Creation, editing, fixing, and developing process for seamless translation of imagery and use in translated collateral e.g. PowerPoint etc.
- Conceptualise, design, develop and maintain Solutions resources.
- Create, Design and Maintain SOPs and process flows to ensure consistent quality.
- Working with processes and standards for resource translations.
- Optimise templates for Solutions content to ensure branding consistency and compliance.
- Test graphics across all media and technology applications to ensure compatibility.
- Collaboration on managing content image library and its searchability with your graphic designer team-mate (including image lists).
- Editing video for Solutions content.
- Design, creation, concept development in collaboration with wider team.
- Video component design (subtitles, tops, and tails, etc.).
- Adding computer graphics, closed captioning, and special effects.
2. Internal Branding:
- Work closely with Design Studio Manager on internal branding and marketing content, creating solutions and processes for branding compliance.
- Collaborate with various internal teams for the furthering of cross-functional design alignment.
- Optimise templates for internal use to ensure branding consistency and compliance.
- Innovate, design, problem-solve and set standards in terms of design and branding compliance.
- Design and manage video best practices and processes for video production of internal video content.
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree, diploma or certificate in design or multimedia (or equivalent)
- 5+ years’ experience in Graphic Design
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- High proficiency in Adobe InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator is essential
- Proficiency in MS Office: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Adobe Premier Pro (advantageous)
- Adobe XD, Figma (advantageous)
- Articulate Storyline (advantageous)
- Adobe Animate, Adobe After Effects (optional)
- Knowledge of Synthesia and Vyond (advantageous)
- Knowledge of UX/UI Design
- Knowledge in HTML, CSS style sheets (advantageous)
GENERAL PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Must have experience using above-mentioned software/tools and working in a technology enabled environment
- Articulates very high attention to detail
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage time effectively
- Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to solve problems in a structured manner
- Team player displaying a positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Achiever
- Research and innovation focused
- Growth mindset, curious and keen to learn
- Excellent communication skills
- Responsible, honest, and loyal