Dtp Art Director - Cape Town, South Africa - ninety9cents

ninety9cents

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Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Brief summary of main duties (includes but not limited to):

A desktop publishing artist is a skilled DTP art director, responsible for translating the templatized work of creative art directors, populating a price and product layout against a brief and finalising it into print and digital files.

Working to a design brief from the client or designer
Using DTP software (Adobe Suite, especially InDesign) to produce a layout for each page of the publication
Using internal systems; workbook to action briefs, communication, timesheets
Using RMS to fully complete all DTP work - no manual changes unless communicated and flagged
Meeting required deadlines, tight turn arounds
Fully understanding and adhering to DTP processes and systems for communication, circulation, FA checks and disking

Understanding the full FA check list and adhering to this at all times, making sure each job has gone through the Fa check list.

Selecting formatting, such as the size and style of type, column width and spacing
Selecting and checking colours
Excellent attention to detail

Minimum relevant experience required:

Two years experience in DTP Art Direction
Experience in working within a live retail environment would be advantageous
Understanding pressures

Skills/Attributes:

Attention to Detail
- job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Dependability
- job requires being reliable, responsible, dependable and fulfilling obligations
Initiative
- job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges, working long hours
Works well under pressure, can take instructions, work independently and with other resources
They need to be flexible, motivated and willing to go the extra mile
They need to be able to work over and above the normal working hours from time to time
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Solutions driven
Logical thinker
Attention to detail
Strong spoken and written communication
Calm under pressure, yet a sense of urgency
Ability to multi-task

Minimum education requirements:

Diploma in art direction
- highly advantageous but not essential
Relevant Adobe software
Mac knowledge

REQUIREMENTS