Senior Designer

Location: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs
Work model: Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days from home). 
Salary: Competitive 

Please note: this is an Employment Equity position, so preference will be given to black (african, coloured and indian) South African candidates, in line with our client's EE Plan. We're sorry we can't consider everyone for this one.

Why you'd want to work here:

• Design retail work for a global sportswear brand and other international clients, from Cape Town
• Culture-led work at the meeting point of music, fashion and lifestyle
• Real ownership of projects and a say in creative direction
• Room to mentor others and grow with a studio that's expanding
• Collaborative, people-first environment
• Benchmarked, competitive salaries

About our client:
A global brand activation and retail marketing agency is looking for a Senior Designer for its Cape Town studio. You'll design retail work for the agency's UK accounts, mostly for a world-famous sportswear brand, taking ideas from concept to final delivery. It's a role for someone with great craft, strong ideas and a feel for culture, who wants to raise the bar and help other designers do the same.

What the job involves:

• Developing original design concepts from briefs, brand guidelines and audience insight
• Creating retail design and concepts for activations and experiential work
• Leading projects from concept through to artwork and final delivery across retail, campaign, packaging and digital
• Presenting your thinking clearly and working with feedback from colleagues and clients
• Delivering to brief, budget and deadline
• Keeping craft, consistency and accuracy high, including checking artwork and preparing production files
• Supporting and mentoring designers, and bringing fresh thinking on trends, tools and techniques

What you need to be considered:

• 5+ years' design experience, ideally in a creative agency or similar fast-paced environment
• Strong layout, typography and modern design craft
• Confident Adobe Creative Cloud skills and a good grasp of production requirements
• Solid project management: you can balance priorities, stay on top of detail and hit deadlines
• Clear communication and presentation skills, with a collaborative, proactive approach
• Excellent attention to detail, which means no typos in your CV or portfolio!
• A portfolio link must be included in your CV. No portfolio, no response. We want to see retail and in-store design, activation or experiential concepts, campaign and brand work, and examples that show your concept development and craft from idea to final artwork

Bonus points if you:

• Have your finger on the pulse of music, fashion and lifestyle culture
• Have worked on sportswear, fashion or lifestyle brands
• Have designed for international or UK clients
• Have experience with packaging or large-format retail

Posted on 22 Oct 09:07, Closing date 20 Dec