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Junior DTP Designer at SMD Technologies

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors
  • Experience
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Johannesburg
  • Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding&nbsp

Junior DTP Designer at SMD Technologies

Junior DTP Designer

About the Role:

  • Are you obsessed with grids, margins, and making everything pixel-perfect? Do you get an unreasonable amount of joy from watching a perfectly aligned label roll off the press? Then you might just be our next Junior DTP Print Designer!
  • We’re on the hunt for a fresh-thinking, detail-obsessed creative with a flair for layout, a love of paper, and a borderline unhealthy relationship with Adobe InDesign. You’ll work alongside our seasoned designers to bring everything from packaging to posters, point-of-sale to product catalogues, to life — all with that chef’s kiss finish.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepping designs for print like a total pro (even if you’re still learning, we’re here to help teach you)
  • Rolling out layout work across formats — from brochures to banners, and everything in between
  • Helping with resizing, versioning and adapting master creative into clean, print-ready artwork
  • Keeping an eagle eye on alignment, spacing and bleed (you know it matters)
  • Collaborating with the design team to support big ideas with clean execution
  • Supporting with digital versions of print files where needed (we love a multi-tasker)
  • Learning loads, asking questions, and levelling up your skills every week!

Requirements:

  • A relevant qualification (Graphic Design, Visual Communication or similar)
  • A solid portfolio of layout-based work — uni projects welcome!
  • Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • A basic understanding of print processes and specs (we’ll teach you the rest)
  • Excellent attention to detail — you notice when the kerning’s off by 0.25pt
  • Great communication skills and a can-do, positive attitude
  • The ability to take feedback like a champ and apply it constructively
  • Bonus: experience working with packaging or large-format print is a plus. We require a small skill test to show you know what you’re doing! That’s all.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to SMD Technologies on smdtechnologies.freshteam.com to apply

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