Graphic Designer

Recruiter:

wePlace

Job Ref:

JHB000934/AS

Date posted:

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

14 000 p/m

SUMMARY:

Are you a passionate graphic designer ready to shape how a fast-growing business shows up in the world? Our client is looking for an Intermediate Graphic Designer to join their team and play a central role in evolving their brand, marketing presence and visual identity across every touchpoint.

POSITION INFO:

In this role you will design across social media, marketing, presentations, event branding, merchandise, internal communications and product supporting visuals. You will work closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, Marketing Leads and the Executive team to translate ideas into clean, on brand and impactful design work. This is an opportunity to build a strong design foundation in a high output, collaborative environment where your work will be seen by clients, partners and thousands of users across their platform.

Key Responsibilities

Design social media posts and digital marketing assets across their brand channels.
Create branded materials for award submissions, entries and related campaigns.
Design branded merchandise for clients, staff and events including specs and print ready files.
Build presentation templates and pitch decks that scale across the business.
Produce graphics and visual assets for internal and client facing documents.
Create illustrations for product UI, social posts and broader brand storytelling.
Manage and evolve their graphic design system to ensure consistency across all outputs.
Curate brand aligned asset packages including sourcing and adapting stock imagery where needed.
Support product design initiatives in collaboration with the UX team.
Design driver training visual assets that translate operational content into clear, digestible visuals.
Design event and exhibition collateral including banners, booth assets and event branded items.
Develop and maintain internal comms templates and recurring branded touchpoints.
Manage print ready files and liaise with print suppliers, ensuring quality and accuracy across formats.
Contribute to motion graphics and short form video content where required.

Tech Stack

Design Tools: Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
Collaboration and Templating: Working knowledge of Figma, Canva and Google Workspace design surfaces such as Slides and Docs.
Print: Strong understanding of print specifications including bleed, color modes, paper stocks and supplier workflows.

Nice to Have

Video editing skills in tools such as Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or CapCut. They looking to expand their video production capability.
Motion graphics or animation experience in After Effects or similar.
Experience with AI assisted design tools to accelerate ideation and production.
Photography and photo editing skills.
Exposure to product UI work and component-based design systems.

Other Requirements

Strong ability to follow and apply brand guidelines consistently across every output.
Platform flexibility. Comfortable moving between Illustrator, Figma, Canva and Google Workspace tools depending on the brief.
Canvas flexibility. Confident designing across posters, banners, business cards, social tiles and longer form layouts, applying the right best practices for each format.
Strong print knowledge, ideally deeper than the rest of the team.
High attention to detail and strong visual craft.
Comfortable receiving and acting on feedback from peers, managers and stakeholders.
Able to manage multiple briefs simultaneously and deliver clean handoffs.

Qualifications

2-3+ years of professional graphic design experience.
Diploma or degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or equivalent practical experience.
Portfolio demonstrating range across print, digital, social and brand work.
Strong communication skills and a collaborative working style.
Self-starter with the ability to manage responsibilities independently while working as part of a team.

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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