Multimedia Designer

Date: 14 Apr 2025

Location:

Midrand, Gauteng, ZA

Company: Sanlam Group

Who are we?

MiWay is a direct financial services company. We are passionate about service excellence, convenience and offering our clients superior value products. Our Vision is to be a world-class direct financial services business that offers a complete array of services under one convenient umbrella – all managed online. We are positive that with the right people on board, we will continue to grow and give our clients the freedom to do things their way – free from worry and most importantly at peace with all the “what-ifs” of the world. Company values that every employee subscribes to are: Energy, Freedom, Accountability and Attitude. The ideal candidate is one who has the courage to be bold and subscribes to MiWay’s core values! Do you have a positive attitude, love a challenge, treat your colleagues with respect and look for solutions, not problems? If yes, then MiWay is the place for you!

Job Description:

MiWay is looking for a creative multimedia graphic designer who can design and translate creative concepts into required traditional design and multimedia design elements.

Minimum Qualification Required:

Diploma or formal qualification in Graphic or Multimedia design.
Three-year tertiary qualification in graphic/multimedia design (or similar)

Minimum Experience:

At least three years’ experience, ideally with an advertising or interactive agency or in-house digital team.
Adobe Creative Cloud: at least 3 years of experience.

What we need you to do, including, but not limited to:

Interpret briefs to conceptualise graphic and layout solutions
Contribute ideas and design artwork to the overall brief.
Involvement in and contribution to the creative process, brainstorming, and briefing sessions
Manage design projects from conception to delivery.
Digital design, understanding of saving for web legacy.
Clear understanding of dimensions sizes for social media creative executions.
Design original pieces, including illustrations, infographics, GIF animations
Creation of GDN banners using Google Web Designer
Creation of Rich Media banners
Edit images, fonts and layouts, using graphic design software.
Apply typography techniques.
Maintain brand consistency and CI throughout all marketing projects.
Design print-ready marketing material including creatives for online, social media, promotional items, branding, banners and any other material as required.
Assist with ad-hoc marketing team projects as required.

What we need you to bring:

Computer literate; in InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro, and Photoshop at an advanced level.
Ability to execute basic video editing
Knowledge of Microsoft Office including the creation of templates as well as PowerPoint presentations
Excellent design skills and an eye for detail.
Exceptional time management skills and attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Understanding of the latest design trends
Basic understanding of HTML5 and CSS
Creative design – you must be able to interpret briefs and come up with creative concepts for both digital and print platforms.
Ability to design all internal communication requirements and have strong skills in infographic designs.
Proven track record of successful campaigns executed and show a creative flair on briefs.
A portfolio is required.

Knowledge and Skills

Art and copy designs

Project Management

Review and quality control

Business Requirements

Personal Attributes

Action orientated - Contributing dependently

Communicates effectively - Contributing dependently

Optimises work processes - Contributing dependently

Plans and aligns - Contributing dependently

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Being resilient - Contributing dependently

Collaborates - Contributing dependently

Cultivates innovation - Contributing dependently

Customer focus - Contributing dependently

Drives results - Contributing dependently

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. Deadline to apply: 21 April 2025.

Our commitment to transformation

At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed. MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.