Great minds think alike. Or do they? We’re interested in your unique skills. Aqua’s dynamic team of progressive, individual thinkers bring brand promises to life. Here, the whole is greater than the mere sum of the parts. From academics to zany creatives, Aqua employs some of the industry’s most sought-after professionals. This is not just a business. It’s a meeting of minds.

Available positions.

  • Client Service Director.

    CPT

    A resourceful, energetic team player.

    A resourceful, energetic team player. 

    Responsibilities 

    • Drive account strategy implementation
    • Manage client service account team
    • Manage delivery of quality product
    • Build and maintain exceptional client relationships
    • Sell solution, prepare proposal, scope of work and costs
    • Identify opportunities and issues

    Requirements

    • Tertiary education, with specialisation in marketing or digital media 
    • Minimum four years account management experience in a digital, brand or creative agency 
    • Ability to conceptualise, think strategically, identify problems and come up with solutions
    • Ability to articulate thinking in a concise manner 
    • Knowledge of consumer technologies, digital media, advertising and marketing principles
    • Excellent communication skills 
    • Ability to interact confidently with clients 
    • Strong presentation skills (create and present) 
    • Work collaboratively and proactively within a team setting, both internal and with client teams

    Personal Skills/Attributes

    • Resourceful 
    • Work autonomously and be self motivated 
    • Good business sense 
    • Have team presence and be a team player 
    • Energetic

     

  • Senior Web Developer.

    JHB

    Looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, client facing Senior Web Developer, to provide high profile clients with intelligent solutions.

    Looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, client facing Senior Web Developer, to provide high profile clients with various technical intelligent solutions. This position seeks a well-spoken individual who can easily resolve internal issues and liaise with clients locally and internationally. 


    This person will need to have an understanding of the full development life cycle:

    • Provide project timings and assist with project planning from a technical perspective
    • Application architecture (perform analyses and provide technical documentation)
    • Implement the best solution (within the project and technology constraints and timelines) in conjunction with Junior Developers providing guidance and/or support where required.


    With experience application architecture for micro-sites and larger web sites, the individual must be enthusiastic and up to date with current and future development technologies. Additionally the Senior Web Developer will be required to provide input from a project planning perspective and setting guidelines for project deliverables for the client service and project management teams.

    An ability to work well under pressure to deliver projects on time is essential. 

    Requirements

    • Strong C# and ASP.NET for .NET 4.0 
    • XML Web Services & Restful services
    • MS SQL Server 2008 - Strong TSQL/LINQ and a understanding of database design
    • XML and XSLT, XPath
    • Strong CSS and XHTML
    • JavaScript, JSON, jQuery & AJAX
    • Able to develop to best practices
    • Four+ years of software development experience.
    • SharePoint 2007 and 2010 CMS Implementation experience

    Other technologies we use

    The following skills are not essential but will be at the candidates advantage: 

    • Facebook and/or Twitter and Oath 2.0 implementation experience
    • Adaptive mobile website development 

    Details

    Province: Gauteng
    Type: Permanent
    Job level: Senior
    Benefits: Medical aid

     

  • Website Analyst.

    JHB

    The ideal Website Analyst candidate will be responsible for the overall analytics strategy, process and organisation.

    The ideal Website Analyst candidate will be responsible for the overall analytics strategy, process and organisation which deliver information, insight and recommendations to monitor, measure and optimise the online marketing performance.

    This position will provide strategy and execution in the analysis of all website and online marketing activities including: 

    • supervising data collection
    • performance tracking and measurement
    • reporting of key performance indicators 
    • providing quantifiable recommendations for site and marketing campaign optimisation 
    • and ad-hoc analysis as needed. 


    Key to this role is the ability to provide data-driven insights which result in specific action plans and quantifiable business improvement.

    Requirements

    Excellent hands-on database skills 
    Strong background in business intelligence, analytics and e-commerce 
    Experience with Google Analytics, Omniture Site Catalyst
    The ability to think strategically; able to turn consumer behaviour data into effective strategies that drive results
    Excellent understanding of website analytics, metrics and online marketing
    Excellent Excel and SQL skills

    Details

    Province: Gauteng
    Education level: Diploma
    Type: Permanent
    Job level: Junior/Mid

     

  • Creative Director.

    JHB

    If you're passionate, talented and capable of guiding a very gifted team of designers to even greater heights.

    If you're passionate, talented and capable of guiding a very gifted team of designers to even greater heights, we want you! Aqua is looking for an inspired, dedicated and imaginative creative director, to provide us with overarching creative leadership. We want someone who can conceive new ideas, evolve existing frameworks and implement it. 

    Responsibilities
    You will be responsible for establishing the art direction on all projects and monitoring the evolution of product development. You will be supported by a team of designers, copywriters and developers-help us translate brilliant ideas into smashing results.


    Creative

    • Check brand synergy and the implementation of brand strategy in all account design and marketing.
    • Formulate creative briefs (client-facing). 
    • Have fun and make digital look great.

    Operational

    • Develop and maintain strict design guidelines and standards
    • Identify and advance the skill set of your design team
    • Assign work to and direct the work of designers and freelance artists
    • Assume a mentorship role to grow junior designers
    • Manage a variety of projects simultaneously
    • Ensure communication between design team and management
    • Work with account managers to identify opportunities and sell ideas within accounts
    • Initiate brainstorming sessions and other planning activities
    • Scope new projects (cost and timing) and shape creative briefs
    • Liaise with technical managers and other teams

    Requirements

    • Proficient in Adobe CS: Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator 
    • An ability to code HTML an advantage
    • An understanding of DHTML and Java Script 
    • An understanding of CSS 
    • An acquaintance with web design standards and practices 
    • The ability to communicate ideas and design concepts
    • An understanding of user-experience design
    • A thorough undertsanding of digital platforms: Web & Microsites, Digital Media (banners), Mobile (WAP) & TouchScreen Application

    Details

    Remuneration: Negotiable
    Education level: Diploma
    Travel requirement: Occasional
    Type: Permanent 
    Job level: Senior
    Benefits: Medical Aid. Provident Fund

  • Interested to work here.

    JHB / CT

    Get yourself on our radar.

    Get yourself on our radar. Aqua regularly employs skilled professionals on a permanent and project basis, and impressive candidates have a tendency to stick around. If you're confident about your professional skill set, make a name for yourself and apply.

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