Art Director/Graphic Designer at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Job Description

To enhance the brand experience that a customer has with Markham, it is essential that our people are brand-right: youthful, confident, current and connected.

A superior customer shopping experience is critical to our success and our people play a huge role in this.

We’re looking for a talented, creative thinker - motivated, confident and a passionate designer with a love for fashion!

Responsibilities include:

•  Work as a team with the internal and external brand partners.
•  Develop and design campaigns through the line.
•  Strong conceptual and design skills to Translate strategies into compelling and innovative creative that engages the customer, drives traffic and continues to build the brand’s relevance and desirability.
•  Produce exceptional creative work within the scope of the brand and creative brief, and present these ideas to client/team.
•  Be responsible for seeing the idea through the creative process to final sign off.
•  Strong layout and typography design skills.
•  Stay up to date with fashion and design trends and understand the commercial interpretation for our brand.
•  Be able to effectively visualise concepts (2+3D) and translate into visual and print design.
•  Attend and assist with photoshoots.
•  Ace presentation skills to communicate concepts and solutions with clear reasoning. You need to be able to “sell ice to an eskimo”.
•  To be able to make decisions and meet deadlines whilst working in a fast-paced, pressurized environment.

You will need:

•  The right attitude is a must!
•  To be proactive, ambitious and obsessed with the customer and brand.
•  3-Year Qualification in Graphic Design (Essential)
•  6+ years experience
•  A strong portfolio of design excellence
•  Previous retail concept experience is advantageous
•  A fashion flair, be a creative thinker and good researcher
•  Have strong typography and layout skills
•  Solid understanding of print processes, substrates and repro
•  Strong planning and time management abilities
•  Be able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines. Work quickly and efficiently.
•  Be responsible, committed and have an excellent eye for detail
•  Have high integrity and good values.
•  High level of resilience and emotional maturity
•  To be an approachable, open-minded team player willing to go the extra mile when needed.
•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•  Proficiency of DTP system (APPLE MAC).