Junior Digital Content Creator

Job description

Location: Ndabeni / Pinelands, Cape Town (Hybrid) Employment type: Full-time, permanent (3-month probation period) Reports to: Senior Creative Lead, Creative Department Start date: Immediately Company: Metisware (Ed-Tech & Hybrid Event Video Production Studio) About the role: We’re looking for a Junior Digital Content Creator who lives and breathes creativity, someone who looks at an idea and instantly imagines how to make it more beautiful, balanced, and human. You’ll have the freedom to explore new creative ideas and contribute visually in a way that changes how we produce content at Metisware. You don’t need to know everything yet. What matters most is your eye for modern design, your drive to learn, and your willingness to get hands-on with new tools that connect creativity and technology. You’ll sit inside a small creative department, working directly with our Senior Creative Lead. The role is split roughly half and half between design and video editing. What you’ll be doing: Designing and preparing clean, modern visuals that shape the overall look of our clients’ brands and productionsBringing fresh design thinking to every project, from video layouts and on-screen graphics to event visuals, corporate and marketing contentBuilding and updating video assets for live, hybrid and in-room events, launches, graduations and webinarsEditing webinar and event recordings for client deliveryEditing short and long-form podcast episodes and interviewsWorking on motion graphics and visual concepts, learning how design translates into storytelling, and what an audience sees during a livestreamAssisting with studio shoots and lighting setups, understanding how visuals come to life in-cameraCreating design and updating websites and e-learning contentSupporting the visual identity of ATSG 90.8 FM, our community radio station - graphics, social content and on-air campaignsAssisting with admin-related tasks like webinar reporting and storage managementWhat you’ll bring: A portfolio showcasing your workSolid working knowledge of Photoshop and IllustratorWorking knowledge of Premiere Pro or other related video editing softwareA strong eye for modern design: layout, type, balance and colourThe drive to learn quickly and the ability to take direction wellOwn transport to and from our office and radio stationWillingness to work the occasional evening or weekend when a production calls for itBonus points: None of these are required. They will move you up the list. After Effects and motion graphicsWordPress, or any hands-on web design experiencePhotography or videographySocial media content creationTools you’ll work with: Adobe Creative Cloud - Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, After EffectsWordPressClickUp and the Microsoft 365 suiteEnvato elements and our in-house asset librariesVimeo, OBS and SharePoint for streaming, delivery and media storageArticulate rise 360 for e-learning contentWhat we offer: A collaborative, creative, fun and supportive work environmentUpskilling courses to enhance your creative design capabilitiesHands-on mentorship and real-world learningMedical aid and pension fundHybrid working modelPetrol allowance (2 tanks of fuel per month)Growth opportunities in an expanding ed-tech companyWorkstation and laptop to produce creative workHow to apply Send the following to [[stephen@metisware.com]], with “Junior Digital Content Creator” in the subject line: Your CVA link or PDF to your portfolioA short note telling us what you would most want to work on and what creative application you work on best Applications without a portfolio or work samples will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a virtual interview and a short practical design brief. About Metisware: Leader in the education technology space, IT and tech specialist firm Metisware is a dynamic team of digital architects, solution engineers, problem solvers, inventors and creators delivering world-class technical, digital and online solutions to the education, hospitality, medical and eventing industries. Having set the benchmark for education technology in South Africa, working closely with the likes of UCT Graduate School of Business, Henley Business School Africa and TSIBA Business School, Metisware has secured its place as the ed-tech company of choice in providing seamless, feels-like-you’re-in-the-room virtual learning platforms and online graduations and events. It doesn’t stop there. Metisware also specialises in customised and bespoke online digital productions, webinars and virtual events, software development and IT infrastructure for any industry. Always up for a challenge, Metisware believes in making the seemingly impossible, possible.

Requirements

What you’ll be doing Designing and preparing clean, modern visuals that shape the overall look of our clients’ brands and productionsBringing fresh design thinking to every project, from video layouts and on-screen graphics to event visuals, corporate and marketing contentBuilding and updating video assets for live, hybrid and in-room events, launches, graduations and webinarsEditing webinar and event recordings for client deliveryEditing short and long-form podcast episodes and interviewsWorking on motion graphics and visual concepts, learning how design translates into storytelling, and what an audience sees during a livestreamAssisting with studio shoots and lighting setups, understanding how visuals come to life in-cameraCreating design and updating websites and e-learning contentSupporting the visual identity of ATSG 90.8 FM, our community radio station - graphics, social content and on-air campaignsAssisting with admin-related tasks like webinar reporting and storage management Apply by email: stephen@metisware.com