MID MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER / EDITOR wanted: APPLY HERE

Johannesburg, Gauteng
Permanent

Responsibilities:

Team Compliance

Meet weekly, monthly, campaign and special creative project deadlines.

Ensuring assigned tasks have been completed in the agreed timeframe.

Creative Excellence

Primary: Ideation & Animation

Create highly engaging complex animations for a diverse array of media, including smartphones, tablets, and the web

Assist in the creation of animation storyboards

Prepare conceptual layouts for each motion graphics project

Participate in brainstorming sessions to share new design perspectives and ideas

Assist in selecting appropriate audio, graphics and animation styles for the project

Encoding, converting and editing videos and adding effects to enhance motion graphics

Organize and bring together raw footage into a continuous whole video according to scripts provided or at the instruction of the internal team

Contribute to video concepts and marketing deployment ideas

Support the design and illustration team with photo editing, bespoke illustration and icon design

Responsible for training and developing others in the use of animation software

Keeping abreast of advancements in animation as well as new technologies and techniques, contemporary trends in production design and popular music to deliver cutting-edge work

Secondary: Project Management

Work with illustrators and designers to understand the project scope and objectives

Provide initial time estimates for each part of the process

Discuss and agree the project timeline, narrative structure, story goals and more with the relevant account lead as the project is produced and edited.

Earned Media Excellence:

Act as the brand custodian to the brands you work on, developing and crating enticing multimedia pieces, driving Earned Media excellence.

Team Work / Accountability:

Take accountability as the Mid Multimedia Editor on the brands you work on, connecting with relevant teams to drive the adoption of Earned Media.

Preferred: 5+ years of design experience including video production design and animation

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or Motion Graphics preferred

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to comprehend and uphold brand style guidelines, producing work of a suitable style

Ability to solve an array of challenges through visual design

Personality

Creative, curious, bold

Digital Native