Mid-Weight UI/Web Designer job, Cape Town

We have a super opportunity for a talented mid-weight UI/web designer at a leading tech company’s Cape Town head office based in the northern suburbs. This role will see you joining their sales and marketing division where you’ll be responsible for working to briefings and timeously delivering customer-focused front-end designs (including wireframes) for their portal in a fully responsive and ‘mobile first’ style. You’ll be required to implement the brand across all designs. We’re looking for an action-oriented individual. The ideal candidate has some experience in telecoms, internet or tech related industries. Is it you?

Responsibilities  

• Develop journey wireframes. Updating existing products in line with campaign changes
• Develop journey wireframes and assist in the development of a content portal in which video and imagery can be stored
• Develop journey wireframes and complete the front-end design for existing customer portal to focus on increasing customer self-service
• Keep the portal visually fresh and regularly updated, aligned to marketing campaigns and brand
• Maintaining the internal portal (Intranet)
• Implement internal communication as required which may include HTML based emails, invites or presentations
• Implement marketing driven unique campaign landing page designs as required
• Work closely with the online brand manager, channel manager and portal development team across design, development and implementation to bring to life wireframe journeys
• Maintain promotional online visuals

Requirements

The successful candidate must have/be:

• Design/visual communication qualification (degree or diploma)
• Minimum of three to five years’ experience in an active web design role (mid-weight level)
• Proven experience with a portfolio link that showcases wireframes, design, attention to detail and creativity within web design
• Strong web design competency
• Demonstrate UI proficiency, including fully responsive landing pages
• UX experience – will be an advantage
• Proficient in Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator) products
• Proficient in CMS system (Craft CMS) – experience advantageous
• HTML mailer design and coding – a significant advantage
• Digital agency/ or in-house digital experience
• Able to deliver journey wireframes that deliver a customer-first experience, with specific focus on mobile
• UI proficiency but also an understanding of UX that will enable journey-led wireframe design that is driven by customer behaviour
• Good with working in a team, including development and marketing team
• Self-sufficient and able to work independently
• Action orientated.

On application, please include CV as well as a link to online portfolio.

The client is committed to meeting employment equity goals which will be taken into account in their recruitment decisions.

Company Description

Viv Gordon Placements (VGP) is a specialist recruitment agency in the advertising, marketing, media, public relations and publishing industries.

Posted on 08 Nov 19:38