| Location: | Riversands, Midrand |
| Employment Type: | Full-time |
| Reports To: | Digital Media Manager |
| Remuneration: | R22k – R27k |
Who are we?
Houss Rentals and Century Property Development are privately owned portfolio of multi-family residential apartments, with over 9500 units and 15 Luxury Estates in Gauteng and the Western Cape. We are a fast paced, fast-growing company, adding over 1500 new units every year.
What we are looking for?
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Digital Designer that will be responsible for working on all design work in the digital department in conjunction with the Digital Media Manager. This role will require working knowledge of design programs such as Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects as well as a demonstratable expertise in Social Media design and implementation. The ideal candidate has experience with creating mailers and has a strong grasp of UX/UI design, with experience in web design, video editing, social media design and general design principles.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Digital Design
- Design various forms of communication within the digital sphere (i.e. emailable newsletters, social media campaigns, website updates)
- Be able to conceptualise and produce campaigns from beginning to end
- Work on both CorelDraw and Adobe Creative Suite
- Have a strong understanding of UI/UX design
2. Video Editing
- Conceptualise video content
- Create and edit videos using Adobe After Effects or similar using existing footage or creating elements and designs to complete each project
3. Social Media Implementation
- Conceptualise and design social media campaigns from beginning to end
- Work with content calendars to ensure consistent posting to all channels within the given timeframes
- Understanding and demonstratable ability to create paid media campaigns on various social media platforms (Meta, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, etc)
- Have advanced understanding of the latest trends and most effective approaches on all social media channels.
Key Performance Indicators
- Minimum of 3 social media posts created per week per brand (3 brands in total)
- Minimum of 4 new videos (one per week) created per month for use on social media or website
- Minimum of 4 social media campaigns created per week in line with digital strategy
Minimum Requirements
- Experience working on CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects
- Demonstratable understanding of core design principles including but not limited to font usage, graphic placement, layouts etc.
- Experience working with corporate identities (brand development and implementation)
- Ability to conceptualise and create storyboards
- Proven track record with creating and implementing social media campaigns in line with the overall digital media strategy
Key competencies
- Exceptional creativity and design ability and grasp of colour usage in conjunction with fonts, graphics and brand elements
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with a focus on collaborative teamwork as well as the ability to work independently
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, capable of identifying spelling mistakes and grammatical errors in copy
- Identifying design errors such as poor image placement, image usage, brand consistency