Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Urban area
- Corporation
- Independent consulting
- Advertising, marketing and public relations agency
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Estimate time to complete graphic designs and illustrations
- Adapt existing illustrations
- Consult with clients to determine the nature and content of illustrations in order to meet their communications needs
- Develop and produce realistic or representational sketches and final illustrations
- Produce 2-D and 3-D animated drawings or computer illustrations
- Work in a multidisciplinary environment
- Co-ordinate all aspects of production for print, audio-visual or electronic materials
- Co-ordinate sub-contracting
- Consult with clients to establish the overall look, graphic elements and content of communications materials
- Determine the medium best suited to produce the desired visual effect and the most appropriate vehicle for communication
- Develop the graphic elements that meet the clients’ objectives
- Establish guidelines for illustrators or photographers
- Prepare sketches, layouts and graphic elements
- Use existing photo and illustration banks and typography guides
- Plan and direct advertising and marketing campaigns
- Transform digitized images using retouching systems, graphic palettes or specialized software
- Design and layout pages
- Create and optimize content for Website using a variety of graphics, database, animation and other software
- Write editorials and commentaries on topics of current interest to stimulate public interest and express the views of a publication or broadcasting station
Experience and specialization
Design methods
- Illustration
Computer and technology knowledge
- Toon Boom Harmony
- Adobe Freehand
- Corel Draw
- InDesign
- Adobe Suite
- Social Media
- WordPress
- Adobe Illustrator
Area of work experience
- Marketing
Type of industry experience
- Printing and publishing
Area of specialization
- Photography
Additional information
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Tight deadlines
Own tools/equipment
- Computer
- Printer
- Internet access
- Equipment
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Team player
- How to apply
- By email
- manik@mackisen.com