Bellville: Web & Graphic Designer (WordPress & Elementor) (CPT Onsite) posted by DataFin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

JOIN the team of a leading Automotive Tech company looking for a creative and technically capable Web & Graphic Designer to take ownership of its digital presence across multiple platforms. This is a hands-on role responsible for managing, maintaining, and improving multiple WordPress websites, as well as designing high-quality marketing materials across digital and print channels. The ideal candidate must have 24 years of experience in Web and Graphic Design, strong WordPress and Elementor, working knowledge of HTML and CSS (PHP knowledge advantageous), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, a solid understanding of technical SEO fundamentals and experience updating WordPress sites in a live hosting environment (Flywheel or similar).

DUTIES:

Website Management & Development –

• Maintain, update, and manage multiple WordPress websites.
• Work within Elementor to design and build new pages and layouts.
• Manage updates of WordPress core, plugins, and PHP within Flywheel.
• Troubleshoot and resolve compatibility issues between legacy custom themes (10+ years old) and newer versions of WordPress and PHP.
• Identify and mitigate theme/plugin conflicts and implement workarounds or improvements.
• Maintain website security, uptime, backups, and staging environments.
• Ensure websites are mobile responsive and performance optimized.
• Implement and test new functionality where required.

SEO Implementation –

• Work alongside the Social Media Manager who conducts SEO research and analysis using Ahrefs.
• Take full ownership of implementing SEO recommendations, including:
• On-page content updates
• Meta titles and descriptions
• Image alt tags
• Internal linking
• URL structures
• Schema where applicable
• Performance improvements
• Monitor implementation impact and maintain technical SEO health.

Integrations & Tools –

• Manage and maintain integrations including:
• Gravity Forms
• Campaign Monitor
• Google Analytics and tracking tools
• Implement and troubleshoot form functionality and email automation connections.
• Ensure tracking pixels and analytics are properly installed and functioning.

Graphic Design & Marketing Collateral –

• Design icons, illustrations, and supporting website graphics.
• Create brochures, flyers, pull-up banners, presentations, and other print materials.
• Develop social media graphics and digital advertising assets.
• Design email newsletter templates and layouts.
• Maintain a centralized library of marketing and sales collateral, ensuring assets are organized, version controlled, and easily accessible.
• Apply metadata, tagging, and taxonomy standards to improve content discoverability and reuse.
• Maintain consistent brand identity across all platforms and collateral.
• Prepare print-ready artwork according to supplier specifications.
• Manage the lifecycle of marketing assets, including updates, archiving, and retirement of outdated materials.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 24 Years of experience in Web and Graphic Design.
• Strong experience with WordPress and Elementor.
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS (PHP knowledge advantageous).
• Experience updating WordPress sites in a live hosting environment (Flywheel or similar).
• Understanding of technical SEO fundamentals.
• Proficiency in: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Canva.
• Strong Typography, layout, and composition skills.
• Experience designing both digital and print materials.
• Ability to create clean, modern, corporate-ready visuals.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Comfortable taking ownership of multiple websites.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Good time management and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Adaptable and comfortable in a growing, evolving business.
• Clear communicator.