Digital Designer
Digital designer on a 12-month fixed-term contract in Cape Town or Durban, producing digital-first creative assets, client campaign artwork, presentations and multimedia (illustration, animation, video) for online, social and digital-screen platforms, working with Adobe Creative Suite and Figma/XD with UI/UX support and workflow automation.
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- Category
- Design
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a graphic design or creative environment
- Experience within a digital agency or multimedia environment
- Strong graphic design and desktop publishing (DTP) experience
- Knowledge of web and mobile design principles
- Experience or knowledge of UI and UX design
- Exposure to video production and animation
- Understanding of digital content design across multiple platforms
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
- Figma and Adobe XD
- Microsoft Office
- Java knowledge or experience
- Experience with workflow and project management systems
Nice to have
- Diploma or degree in Graphic Design or a related field
- HTML coding experience
- Knowledge of UX best practices
- Experience with editorial and responsive website design
- Understanding of commercial and digital print processes
- Experience with design automation, scripting and AI tools
- Illustration, animation and video editing capabilities
Full description
Digital Designer
Work Environment: Creative, digital marketing and design environment
Department: Digital Solutions**
Location:** Cape Town | Durban
Type: 12 months FTC with possibility of renewal
Role Overview
Our client is seeking a creative, innovative and technically skilled Digital Designer to conceptualise, design and execute engaging digital content across multiple platforms.
The successful candidate will be responsible for producing digital-first creative assets, developing graphic design concepts and creating visually compelling presentations, pitches and client campaigns.
This role requires strong graphic design capabilities, an understanding of digital and multimedia design, and the ability to translate creative briefs into high-quality visual solutions.
The Digital Designer will also contribute to design innovation through research, emerging technologies, automation tools and continuous improvement of creative workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Design & Creative Execution
- Conceptualise, design and produce high-quality digital content for online platforms, social media and digital screens.
- Develop creative graphic concepts, layouts and visual compositions for client campaigns.
- Design presentations, pitches and marketing collateral.
- Enhance and adapt key visuals to meet creative and campaign requirements.
- Produce digital-first designs aligned with client objectives, brand guidelines and target audiences.
- Apply strong graphic design and desktop publishing (DTP) principles to ensure professional, accurate artwork.
- Prepare and deliver digital artwork in the required formats and specifications.
Graphic Design & Multimedia
- Create engaging visual content incorporating illustration, animation, web graphics and video where required.
- Apply creative design principles across digital, web and multimedia platforms.
- Support user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design requirements.
- Develop layouts and creative concepts suitable for different digital devices and platforms.
- Ensure all graphic elements are accurate, complete and presentation-ready.
- Maintain consistency across campaign artwork and digital content.
Creative Briefing & Collaboration
- Work closely with clients and internal teams to understand design requirements and objectives.
- Interpret creative briefs and translate them into effective visual concepts.
- Research target audiences, design requirements and visual trends to inform creative decisions.