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Annexure A: Job Description

Motion Graphics Designer/Animator

 Duties

• Contributing in brainstorms and concept ideation for campaigns and production jobs

• Creation and rollout of high-quality video work, with the focus being on strong animation and motion graphics work and fulfilling briefs accurately and on time.

• Work in a team with other creatives and client service staff

• Work primarily in 2D animation software (After Effects), with a basic understanding of design programs that support the creation of outstanding video work.

• Digital design, especially repurposing footage for use on social media and other digital channels. Understanding of best design practices particularly for video.

The employee must:

• Keep up to date with current and emerging trends and technologies, continually looking for opportunities to push further.

• Be eager to learn and grow

• Be willing to assist team members and work overtime when required

• Have strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Have a strong understanding of video best practices

• Pay particular attention to detail and respond well to direction

• Strong technical skills in Adobe After Effects, with basic understanding and experience in the supporting software (Photoshop & Illustrator)

• Have experience working in a fast-paced agency environment; be able to respond and adapt quickly

• Be solution driven

• Have strong time management and self-management skills

• Have a positive attitude and be a team player – reliability is key!

• Be able to correctly follow and apply a brand CI to artwork across a range of media

• Have at least 5 years’ experience as a motion graphics designer.

• Have an outstanding showreel demonstrating an understanding of titling, 2D motion graphics, basic animation and design.

• Have an understanding and experience of editing footage, colour grading and a willingness to learn.

• Experience in Adobe Premier Pro is a bonus.

• Must be willing to learn video editing in Premier Pro.

• Must be willing to learn video grade in DaVinci Resolve.

Additional Information

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful

Publics group is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity plan. All appointments will be based on Qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmation action candidates or designated groups.

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Job Description

This exciting role is for a Digital Designer in our Johannesburg office.  If you have a passion for digital design—well-crafted, user experience focused and future fit, this is the role for you

 Responsibilities

• Digital campaign work, including web, app, and mobile design

• Mailer design

• Digital publication design

• UX & UI design

• Social media design

• Animation / Gif

 Additionally: 

• Keep up to date with current and emerging design trends and technologies, continually look for opportunities to push our design further

• Manage the delivery of the briefs/concepts through to final deliverables, ensuring all artworks are delivered on time and to specification

• Be able to present to clients in a logical, exciting manner

• Help with the broader design team’s workload where appropriate

• Effectively manage time and be responsible towards meeting deadlines

• Train and mentor team members as needed

• Ensure a consistent visual identity and look and feel across all deliverables in order to maximize the consumer experience and brand identity

• Demonstrate a clear understanding and ability to translate brands into digital executions and think ‘digital first’ when creating design experiences

• Understand client strategies, business problems and briefs, and translate these into creative design solutions and executions

Qualifications

• 4 years’ experience working as a digital designer

• Strong experience of Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe XD)

• Experience in Animation / HTML / Hype 4.0 / After Effects / Premiere Pro / Invision / Sketch would be advantageous

• Ability to conceptualize and create wireframes, as well as fully designed creative roll out

• Passion for web design, user experience and user interface design

• Adapt to change and respond positively to new challenges and deadlines, delivering excellence under pressure

• An eye-catching portfolio that demonstrates a strong range of digital design across multiple digital channels, from wireframes and prototyping to final creative

• A relentless focus on attention to detail and consistency

• An ability to take ownership and work in an autonomous manner

Additional Information

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful

Publics group is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity plan. All appointments will be based on Qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmation action candidates or designated groups.

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Job Description

The area of focus is delivering a clear copy message that accompanies the execution materials, managing timelines, budgets, and strategic planning, as well as the day-to-day requirements in the creative department. You will be expected to execute the projects assigned to you, on strategy and be able to interact with the client and executive management. You will need a competitive combination of technical knowledge, skill, education, and field experience in this upper-level job title. As a senior mentor, you will be responsible for editing and publishing Junior Copywriters’ articles and maintaining brand consistency across all channels. Ultimately, you will create informative and engaging content about our products and services for our audiences. Show up every day with an attitude of curiosity and courageousness.

 Responsibilities will include:

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Research & discovery to gain insight for new projects.

• Possess in-depth knowledge and experience in developing and building brands.

• Brainstorming ideas and concepts.

• Working in a close-knit creative partnership with the Creative Director or, Art Director to generate workable concepts and ideas.

• Writing clear, persuasive, original copy.

• Craft engaging messaging for social media campaigns targeting online users.

• Conceptualize and craft blog and social media posts to drive traffic to client websites.

• Submitting ideas and discussing progress with the creative director before making presentations to clients.

• Amending, revising or redeveloping campaigns in response to feedback from the CD or clients.

• Working on several campaigns at once, under pressure and to tight deadlines.

• Proofreading copy to check spelling and grammar

• Adapt global work for a local audience.

• Manage large workloads efficiently and effectively.

• To work within a creative team, as a team player ready to take on any project that may come into the creative studio.

• To present work internally and externally in a clear and professional manner

• Work closely with relevant account teams, ensuring effective communication and management of teams’ expectations.

• Liaising with production companies, photographers, designers and developers.

• Staying on top of consumer conversations that are trending.

• Keep up to date with consumer engagement technologies.

• Ability to keep up to date with industry trends and standards in order to ensure that work is always fresh, world-class and original.

• Ability to be current with the latest trends of influencers across the entertainment and tech industries.

• To manage and take ownership of projects from origination to completion

• Accurate recording of work time.

• Fast thinker: The director must be able to think fast, particularly during critical or stressful times.

• He/she must have the ability to work independently, and should be a self-starter.

Agency leadership responsibilities will include:

• Disseminate learning through other creative teams and the department.

• To develop skills and knowledge within yourself through on the job development, active participation in the agency and department.

• Provide feedback to the CD and the creative team regarding improvements that could be made to your team, the department and agency.

• Ability to think strategically.

• Actively support and involve team members at the appropriate time to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and/or 5+ years’ experience with an advertising organisation, with at least 3 years’ previous experience in a high-volume environment.

• Digital advertising experience preferential.

• A powerful creative portfolio that demonstrates originality, innovation and problem-solving.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, utilise resources, identify and address problems, meet deadlines, and stay within scope.

• Demonstrate the ability to frame the conceptual idea strategical towards the brands strategic intent and brand persona.

• Finely honed copywriting skills and latest techniques.

• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player, persuasive negotiator, positive and innovative thinker.

• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to tone and detail.

• Highly motivated and a high level of initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the agency’s creative goals and the client’s business objectives.

• Ability to make use of market research to influence strategic marketing and advertisements.

• Good knowledge of required ecommerce best practices.

• Understanding of the enormous capabilities of the web.

• Strong ability to multi-task.

 

Additional Information

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful

Publics group is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity plan. All appointments will be based on Qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all affirmation action candidates or designated groups.

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Job Description

SCOPE OF THIS POSITION:

To plan, manage & oversee the successful creation and implementation of Client’s content strategy, aligning with the Global strategic content territories and managing the Content production through Prodigious studio.

ACTIVITY SPLITS

NAME OF CLUSTER

SAMPLE OF YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED IN THIS CLUSTER

CLUSTER 1

Strategic input

•   Report on progress against strategic objectives

•   Ensure timeous and effective strategy and tactical execution

•   Manage stakeholder relations

CLUSTER 2

Operational Excellence

•   Ensure implementation and achievement of standards of excellence

•   Manage internal and external interdependencies

•   Ensure accountability

•   Develop and maintain interfaces with other Groupe agencies, and/or             suppliers.

•   Monitor the activities and productivity of Power of 1 client

•   Review progress and take corrective action to ensure performance       across Publicis JHB.

CLUSTER 3

Growth & Profitability

•  Oversee budgeting and the implementation of budgets in conjunction with   the Financial Director

•  Closely monitoring the operating and financial results against plans and     budgets

•  Manage margins and operational costs

 CLUSTER 4

Business Development

•  Contribute towards new business development and pitch management

•  Collaborate with other Groupe agencies to cross sell

•  Grow Power of 1 client

•  Contribute to the re-purposed offer value proposition and building of new capabilities (data, digital, dynamic content, etc)

CLUSTER 5

Client Relations

•  Manage client relationships

•  Maintain product excellence and delivery against client expectations

•  Set and maintain quality standards in the agency

•  Orientate self as a Thought Leader in respect of key clients

•  Running certain scale of business billings

•  Professional yet friendly relationship

•  Positive client feedback

•  Good understanding of client environment and needs

•  Client adopts ideas presented and/or suggested

CLUSTER 6

Talent

•  Managing performance of the team and ensuring that the Groupe’s disciplinary processes are followed if necessary

•   Manage team’s performance and review individual development plans of       direct reports

•   Abide by Group policy and talent processes

•  Ensuring staff compliance with Groupe policies and processes

•  Undertake ongoing monitoring/assessment of best-practice in the category, and the opportunity for adoption of best-practice

•  Attract, retain and grow the best talent in the industry

•  Support knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing and up skilling through relevant & appropriate learning/teaching channels

• Professional maturity to effectively collaborate with other agency (e.g. Media, Activation, production & PR) and global partners.

KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO DO THE JOB COMPETENTLY

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

Required for Competence

•  Tertiary qualification: Relevant post graduate degree in Advertising / Media

•  Experience in/knowledge of the production process

Nice-to-Have (Desirable not Essential)

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

Required for Competence

• 4 - 6 years experience

• 4 years Industry experience

• High levels of operational excellence

Must-Have (Essential)

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Required for Competence

• Go the extra mile

• Strategic Thinking

• Inspirational Leadership

• Stakeholder Relationship Building

• Business Acumen

• Directiveness

• Problem solving & decision making skills

• Strong analytical & reasoning skills

• Good Judgement

• Client relationship building & networking