DEPUTY DIRECTOR: MULTI-MEDIA AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT is a South African government vacancy at National Treasury. This job is part of Circular 15 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Pretoria | closing date: 25 May 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Applications
Where to send your application.
To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment
Division
Corporate Services (CS)
Purpose
To provide advanced technical leadership in the conceptualisation, design, and layout of multimedia content while managing a team of designers to ensure high-impact visual communication aligned with strategic departmental objectives.
Salary
R932 292 per annum, (all-inclusive)
Centre
Pretoria
Requirements
- A Grade 12 is required, coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Multimedia Design or Communication.
- A Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) will be an added advantage.
- A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained in design management
Duties
- Design Leadership and Execution: Interpret complex design briefs and generate high-impact concepts that directly support the Department’s strategic communication objectives and key messaging.
- Lead the design, layout, and branding of National Treasury print and electronic publications ensuring all outputs adhere to the GCIS National Communication Framework guidelines and segmentation models.
- Provide creative direction for departmental campaigns, ensuring all visual assets align with both the Corporate ID of the Department and Government to maintain institutional consistency.
- Implement and monitor a rigorous quality assurance process to ensure all design and multimedia outputs meet professional standards and technical specifications before final approval.
- Team Management and supervision: Supervise a team of designers (and photographers/videographers) throughout all production phases, managing workflow escalations and ensuring compliance with the Design Studio’s governance framework.
- Review team outputs (scripts, graphics, and videos) to ensure visual narratives align with departmental objectives and accurately interpret complex subject matter.
- Manage and oversee the creative process, ensuring the National Treasury brand is consistently represented and that the team maintains up-to-date technical skills through continuous internal knowledge sharing.
- Multimedia and Digital Oversight: Manage the Governance of the digital asset library on OneDrive, ensuring intellectual property management and strict adherence to file naming conventions for seamless retrieval.
- Implement technical quality standards and intellectual property protocols within OneDrive to manage copyright compliance and licensing for all photography, video, and stock assets.
- Research, pilot, and integrate innovative multimedia technologies and AIdriven tools to develop new visual communication methodologies that improve studio efficiency.
- Stakeholder and Project Coordination: Lead high-level stakeholder consultations with subject matter experts to translate objectives into storyboards, ensuring technical accuracy in the visual representation of data and content.
- Coordinate the synchronisation of visual assets with the Media and Social Media teams, ensuring project timelines on Monday.com align with the National Communication Framework and major milestones (Budget/MTBPS).
- Manage the production lifecycle by utilising Monday.com for strategic resource allocation, monitoring turnaround times, and managing stakeholder expectations at a project level.
Enquiries
enquiries only (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za
Department Notes
Effective from 7 April 2021, the National Treasury now utilises an e-Recruitment System which means all applicants must login/register to apply for positions, we only accept hand delivered/posted applications should an applicant prove that he/she tried to apply via e-Recruitment with no success and the National Treasury ICT unit was unable to assist. The applicant’s profile on the eRecruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83, and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered, as per the DPSA Practice Note. Certain documentation will still be required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, ID, etc., however these documents need not be certified at point of application, however certification will be required prior to attending the interview. Please note: All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It should be noted that the National Treasury does not support the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information. Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions. For SMS positions certain candidates may be required to undergo additional Psychometric Assessments. All qualifications, criminal and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks will be conducted in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024. By submitting your application, it also means you consent to the National Treasury processing your information for Human Resources Management purposes. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all their foreign qualifications (this includes O and A level certificates) evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), at your own expense. Upon appointment, successful candidates will be required to sign a Performance Agreement within 3 months from date of appointment and for candidates whose appointment exceeds 12 calendar months will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) calendar months excluding leave taken as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 68. The status of your application will be visible on the e-Recruitment system. However, if you have not received feedback from the National Treasury within 3 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Note: The National Treasury reserves the right not to fill the below-mentioned posts, withdraw or to put on hold a position and/or to re-advertise a post. All queries must be submitted via email addressed to the Human Resources Recruitment Support Team on Recruitment.Enquiries@treasury.gov.za .The National Treasury is compliant with the requirements of POPIA.
Original Text
REF NO: S051/2026 Division: Corporate Services (CS)
Purpose: To provide advanced technical leadership in the conceptualisation, design, and layout of multimedia content while managing a team of designers
to ensure high-impact visual communication aligned with strategic departmental objectives.
SALARY : R932 292 per annum, (all-inclusive)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : A Grade 12 is required, coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Multimedia Design or Communication. A Bachelor’s degree
(equivalent to NQF level 7) will be an added advantage. A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or
equivalent obtained in design management
DUTIES : Design Leadership and Execution: Interpret complex design briefs and generate high-impact concepts that directly support the Department’s strategic
communication objectives and key messaging. Lead the design, layout, and branding of National Treasury print and electronic publications ensuring all
outputs adhere to the GCIS National Communication Framework guidelines and segmentation models. Provide creative direction for departmental
campaigns, ensuring all visual assets align with both the Corporate ID of the
Department and Government to maintain institutional consistency. Implement and monitor a rigorous quality assurance process to ensure all design and
multimedia outputs meet professional standards and technical specifications before final approval. Team Management and supervision: Supervise a team
of designers (and photographers/videographers) throughout all production phases, managing workflow escalations and ensuring compliance with the
Design Studio’s governance framework. Review team outputs (scripts, graphics, and videos) to ensure visual narratives align with departmental
objectives and accurately interpret complex subject matter. Manage and oversee the creative process, ensuring the National Treasury brand is
consistently represented and that the team maintains up-to-date technical skills through continuous internal knowledge sharing. Multimedia and Digital
Oversight: Manage the Governance of the digital asset library on OneDrive, ensuring intellectual property management and strict adherence to file naming
conventions for seamless retrieval. Implement technical quality standards and intellectual property protocols within OneDrive to manage copyright
compliance and licensing for all photography, video, and stock assets.
Research, pilot, and integrate innovative multimedia technologies and AIdriven tools to develop new visual communication methodologies that improve studio efficiency. Stakeholder and Project Coordination: Lead high-level
stakeholder consultations with subject matter experts to translate objectives into storyboards, ensuring technical accuracy in the visual representation of
data and content. Coordinate the synchronisation of visual assets with the
Media and Social Media teams, ensuring project timelines on Monday.com align with the National Communication Framework and major milestones
(Budget/MTBPS). Manage the production lifecycle by utilising Monday.com for strategic resource allocation, monitoring turnaround times, and managing
stakeholder expectations at a project level.
ENQUIRIES : enquiries only (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 15 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.