DTP Art Director - Contract
Remuneration: | market-related |
Location: | Cape Town |
Job level: | Junior/Mid |
Type: | Contract |
Reference: | #OKF00 |
Company: | ninety9cents |
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 finalizing 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 always adhering to this, 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
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 organisational 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 relevant experience required:
- Two-plus years’ experience in DTP art direction
- Experience in working within a live retail environment would be advantageous
- Understanding pressures
Minimum Education requirements:
- Diploma in Art Direction - highly advantageous but not essential
- Relevant Adobe software
- Mac knowledge
Posted on 23 Jul 11:40, Closing date 21 Aug