Junior/Mid-Weight Designer

Wine-of-the-Month Club, South Africa’s longest-standing and largest wine club, is on the hunt for a talented and enthusiastic all-rounded junior to mid-weight designer with a big passion for wine, gin, magazine layout, pretty product labels, illustration, advertising and product photography.

As a designer at WOMC you will work across our various brands, reporting to the art director:

SA Connoisseur magazine,

The Ooh! Box,

The Gin Box and

Wine Tonight? stores;

as well as our various WOMC clubs such as our wine clubs, Coffee Club, Whisky Club, Brandy Club, MCC Club and Olive Club.

Create product labels across our brands for commissioned products

Design and layout of magazine articles for our magazine, SA Connoisseur

Create adverts and advertorials inline with clients briefs for placement in SA Connoisseur magazine.

Illustration for general WOMC use as well as placement in SA Connoisseur magazine is an advantage but not mandatory skill

Design of marketing banners across our various brands for website, social and email newsletters

Design of marketing material and brochures across our brands

Product photography for digital and print platforms- Design of wine labels for personalised orders as well as WOMC own labels.

Conceptualising new packaging ideas across our various brands to revitalise them as well as create once-off seasonal packs, such as Christmas Advent boxes.

REQUIREMENTS

What we’re looking for:
A great attitude goes a very long way

Someone who is able to manage multiple projects, keep to deadlines and communicate effectively

A keen eye for beautiful typography and attention to detail

A love for magazine design and layout

Deep etching is a necessity – need to be good at this

Processing and colour correcting of images in Photoshop

Basic photography skills (training will be given if this is not a proficient skill)

Illustration skills are an advantage

Salary between R8000 and R15,000 and is dependant on level and experience. Company pension fund benefits. Our offices are located in Muizenberg.

Please send CV along with a portfolio of work to taryn@wineofthemonth.co.za .