Senior Graphics Designer

Alberton, Gauteng

About the role

Vacancy for a creative and experienced Senior Graphic Designer to lead the delivery of high-quality visual communication across digital and print platforms. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong conceptual thinking, excellent design execution, and the ability to guide projects from initial brief through to final production.

Key Responsibilities
• Develop creative concepts and visual solutions for marketing campaigns, brands and communications.
• Design high-quality material for digital, social media, websites, email campaigns, presentations and print.
• Maintain and develop brand identities, visual guidelines and design standards.
• Create campaign artwork, advertisements, brochures, company profiles, social media graphics and other marketing collateral.
• Produce layouts, illustrations, graphics and other visual assets as required.
• Interpret creative briefs and translate business objectives into effective visual communication.
• Ensure consistency across all brand and marketing materials.
• Prepare print-ready artwork and liaise with printers or production suppliers when required.
• Review and approve artwork to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously and meet agreed deadlines.
• Collaborate with marketing, content, web development and other internal teams.
• Develop concepts and creative direction for new campaigns and initiatives.
• Retouch, manipulate and optimise images for digital and print use.
• Maintain organised design files, templates and brand assets.
• Keep up to date with design trends, digital platforms and creative technologies.
• Provide guidance and support to junior designers where required.

Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia Design or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years' professional graphic design experience.
• A strong professional portfolio demonstrating high-quality commercial design work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, colour, composition and visual hierarchy.
• Experience designing for both digital and print platforms.
• Strong understanding of branding and corporate identity.
• Experience preparing artwork for professional print production.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work within deadlines.