Graphic Designer - Johannesburg

Thompsons Holidays, a leading company in the travel industry, is seeking an experienced Graphic Designer to join our Marketing team in Johannesburg. As a Graphic Designer, you will play a crucial role in creating visually appealing and engaging designs for various marketing activations and campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative individual to unleash your creativity and entice travel enthusiasts to travel with us.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the uploading of image banners, brochures, mailers, and sightseeing docs on the website via CMS
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create visually appealing and on-brand designs that effectively communicate key message
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that deadlines and design standards are met
• Stay updated on industry trends and implement innovative design techniques to enhance visual communication
• Maintain existing Cullinan Content Portal
• Creative, and imaginative design of mailers, adverts, flyers, social media posts, sightseeing documents, and all other internal creative needs according to Thompson templates and Guidelines
• Conceptualize and interpret brochure briefs and produce creative & high-quality brochures
• Go above and beyond to keep up with heavy workloads and strict deadlines while consistently surpassing expectations.
• Ensure the necessary processes are followed to eliminate errors and losses

• Diploma in Graphic Design or a 4-year Degree in Graphic Design
• Proven experience working as a Graphic Designer (an advantage is within the travel industry)
• Excellent working knowledge of design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver)
• Knowledge of Mailchimp
• Strong understanding of layout design principles
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work with precision
• Strong communication (spelling and grammar) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
• Produce high-quality work by using creative and imaginative design

Please Note: If you have not heard anything from us after 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.