Senior Designer

OUTsurance has been propelling the South African insurance industry forward for the last 27 years. As leaders in the field, we’re always looking for innovative ways to create digitally advanced solutions, without losing sight of our human values. Our continued success can be attributed to outstanding employees who set the bar high with their energy and expertise. If you’re keen to grow your career in a vibrant environment with lots of ‘fun’, this could be the career opportunity you’ve been looking for.

What do you get OUT?

OUTsurance has been voted Top Employer South Africa since 2022.  Our people vision is to be a great company to work for where you always get something OUT.

Job Purpose

Creative Support:                                

• To work with the Creative Leads to conceptualise and execute creative campaigns that are fresh, distinctive and effective.
• To craft design across a wide range of media elements which meet the company’s internal and external communications needs. Including digital and traditional mediums.
• Work closely with the product/project owners to ensure creative and design consistency for each brand and product.
• Drive innovative and creative design concepts and solutions to improve user experience and client engagement processes.
• To work with the design team to execute on new campaigns across all platforms for all products (Personal, Business, Life, Funeral, Pet) that make the most effective use of each medium.
• To analyse and innovate to constantly build on the effectiveness within the creative team ecosystem.

Responsibilities:           

• Provide effective support for the Creative Leads on all concept requirements, ensuring a fresh and contemporary design and art direction component of the conceptual mix.
• Assist with creating all marketing creative, including generating creative ideas and mock-ups that either take their lead from TV and other traditional mediums or stand alone.
• Contributing to discussion of effectiveness of executions and making appropriate creative recommendations going forward.
  • Responsible for implementation and consistent use of corporate ID across all executions
• Constantly strive to understand the company better in order to develop more relevant and effective strategies, concepts and executions
• To make sure that there is synergy between the ABTL work and its digital components.

Competencies 

• Vision and initiative – thinking out of the box
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent administration & organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Dynamic
• Professional
• Self-disciplined & self-motivated
• Stress tolerant
• Customer service orientated
• Deadline and results driven
• Attention to detail and high design standards NB
• Ability to work on multiple campaigns/projects at the same time.
• Needs to be open to working after hours to meet deadline if required.
• Presentation skills

Essential

• 5-9 years’ experience in a professional design role.

• Experience with: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Ability to clearly present design ideas and concepts for campaigns and projects.
• A portfolio of previous design work to showcase experience and creativity

Advantageous 

• HTML coding and After Effects experience an advantage

In accordance with OUTsurance Group Employment Equity goals, preference will be given to individuals who meet the job requirements and are from the various designated groups.