Mid-Weight Designer – Homechoice (Southern Suburbs (Cape)) needed at HomeChoice Holdings Limited

Description

• homechoice is a leading South African homeware retailer. For over 35 years we’ve helped our customers create beautiful homes they love with an innovative range of quality products they can afford.

What you will love doing in this role

• Creatively execute on design briefs from marketing
• Liaise with photography on image selection and layout direction
• Develop design templates for print material, plan layouts & prep for publication
• Produce considered and quality design that follows current print design best practices
• Roll out campaign artwork from key visuals across multiple sizes, platforms, and mediums
• Refresh landing page layouts and templates across multiple devices
• Implement use of CI, marketing directives and seasonal themes across multiple publications
• Ensure continuity of design across print materials
• Ensure design always considers the user perspective and journey
• Deliver creative within agreed timelines

Requirements

What you’ll need to do this role

• A relevant qualification in Graphic Design
• A strong and relevant design portfolio
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in print design with focus on large layout design
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in digital design
• An understanding of digital and mobile first design and best practices
• A good understanding of UI and UX principles
• Experience in an online retail environment would be advantageous
• Experience in an e-commerce environment would be advantageous
• Understanding of HTML would be advantageous
• Expert in Adobe InDesign
• Competent in Adobe XD
• Competent in Adobe Photoshop
• Knowledge of Sketch; Figma; Zeplin Invision would be advantageous

What we will love about you

• Problem solver
• Multi-tasker
• Excellent attention to detail
• Team player
• Collaborator
• Good time management

Behaviours we love 

Wow my customers

• Walk in my customers’ shoes
• Deliver on my promises
• Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need

Treat the business as my own

• Take accountability
• Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
• Do it right & at the right time

Play as a team

• Be helpful
• Be inclusive
• Find the fun