DTP Art Director - Contract

Remuneration:	market-related
Location:	Cape Town CBD
Job level:	Junior/Mid
Type:	Contract
Reference:	#SHAF00
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 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 checklist 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 11:29, Closing date 21 Aug