Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity available for a Digital Design Graduate to join our Marketing team at our Head Office in Midrand.  To design concepts and layouts for all our digital platforms. Start, manage, and execute digital project within the deadlines.

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Diploma or Degree in Web Design
• Minimum 0-1 year experience in Design environment

Advantageous:

• Degree UX design
• Experience in retail marketing
• Experience in Magento Platform.
• Experience in UX Design

Job Specification…

• Conceptualize and produce creative digital content
• Creates digital design concepts including sketches, wireframes or digital mock-ups based on business strategy, interactive design, industry best practices, and company analytics.
• Create graphics, animations tiles and banners additional creative elements for campaigns including cross-over with each website as necessary
• Design and redesign computer graphics, web page graphics, logos, illustrations, advertisements, brochures, and many other forms of visual communication.
• Design for Social Media Platforms, Emailers, Website Banners, Google Display and Mobile banners and app banners.
• Oversee and manage design work produced by suppliers & agency.
• Ensure consistency in designs and content across all company platforms
• Design inline to Dis-Chem CI
• Research and present new design trends for our Digital Platforms.
• Create quick animations for Social Media Platforms (gifs, short videos

Email Marketing:

• Design & update email templates and wireframes.
• Building the email in HTML & CSS.
• Create & manage master database, targeting queries and feeding lists.
• Create trackable links for the emailer.
• Send tests & make sure email works on all digital platforms.
• Scheduling & managing email sends. 

Web Design:

• Design visual imagery for websites and ensuring that they are in line with branding for clients.
• Incorporating functionalities and features into websites
• Design landing page and build with HTML & CSS.
• Research in best practises and web trends. 

Customer Service:

• Respond to emails in a professional tone as well as answer phone messages from both their clients and suppliers in 24 hours or less.
• Source best practice and latest trends in digital design.
• Update the Traffic Coordinator daily on job statuses.

General:

• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.

 Competencies

Essential:

• Knowledge of design concepts and digital platforms
• English – Read, write and speak well
• Cognitive Skills
• Business Acumen
• Good Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Self-starter, organised and be able to handle pressure
• Computer Skills – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Advantage: SAP and QlikView). 

 Special conditions of employment:

• South African
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport
• May be required to work overtime when signing of promotions, or when required to do so.

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE CLOSING DATE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.