Graphic Designer (Multimedia Focus)

We’re looking for a Graphic Designer to support our international marketing team! We’re an industry-based organization passionate about what we do and the interpretation of our culture and vision through our brand interactions. We’re looking for someone whose design journey and expertise has a strong multi-media flair, bringing with them a strong portfolio of video, animation, shoot-direction, and project management skills. In this newly created role, we would be looking for someone that is excited by visual storytelling, has a high attention to detail, and is passionate about using design to drive company culture, brand engagement, and commercial wins. Role Overview You will be joining a global marketing team that manages all facets of digital marketing, internal and external communications, lead generation, brand development, and multi-functional design – it’s a happening department and there is never a dull moment! Our design needs are very broad – you will be supporting creative direction across digital advertising and brand engagement, multiple international brand identities, event branding, customer proposals, signage and multi-discipline advertising initiatives, as well as a leading role in video creation and innovation. We guarantee that you will have your hands full!What you will do • Conceptualize and manage digital and printed design projects in collaboration with the other graphic designers and broader marketing team • Be design support for our multitude of brands and drive brand direction across social media and other advertising platforms • Storyboard and present video concepts, as well as execute and design video-based marketing materials • Help manage any photo & video shoots required to support marketing initiatives • Help manage external contractors & their project timelines, specifically any videographers and external video editors. • Design advertising for retargeting, social media and other web-based campaigns • Design digital landing page imagery and digital assets for recruitment, sales campaigns and blogs • Printed design initiatives including brochures & flyers, trade show banners, vehicle wraps, uniforms and signage • Provide design support for customer proposals, presentations and tender responses • Attend strategy sessions with marketing and communications leadershipCandidate Profile • Experience • 4+ years working in a commercial environment in a design role that includes both printed and digital design with multi-disciplinary marketing support • Experience with organizing & directing video shoots and creating video-based social content & marketing material • Experience owning brand guidelines, upholding a company’s “look and feel” whilst applying creative innovation to each independent project • Experience designing for web and social platforms • Experience liaising with & giving feedback to external contractors • Experience with project management and managing project timelines (not only your own, but also of any contractors) • Experience in managing and organizing a library of assets (video & photo) • Experience in scoping & leading projects from start to finish (particularly projects that span across different departments) • Skills • Loves design! Strong flair in ideation & innovation. • High level of proficiency in the use of the Adobe Suite; particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects or Premiere Pro • Self-starter, detail oriented, well organized, able to handle multiple projects at any given time and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment • Has an innate creativity to conceptualize designs in accordance with our branding guidelines, whilst also possessing the technical graphic & multimedia skills to materialize them • Have the ability to self-manage your time and projects from initiation through to completion, in addition to managing any external contractors in tandem, providing them clear timelines and deliverables • Skilled in working effectively with cross-functional teams • Ability to eloquently present concepts and explain design approach and reasoning • Receptive and appreciative of feedback, and enjoys a collaborative environment • Extremely strong organizational and time-management skills in workflow, deadline adherence and file organization is a must • Video & motion graphics/animation experience is a must • Work-Style Competencies • Teamwork and Communication: Possesses the ability to work with a number of different talents within the business • Flexibility, Adaptability: Able to move with changing goalposts. • Visual Thinker: Constantly voice and execute innovative creative solutions for marketing initiatives and advertising campaigns • Takes Ownership: Can take on a project and run with it independently as a very hands-on contributor. • A Doer: Gets stuff done! Moves fast and has a bias for action and execution.