SENIOR DESIGNER: CREATIVE AGENCY
Designer – Creative (Integrated)
Cape Town – Western Cape
We have an outstanding hybrid opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Senior Designer to join the creative studio at a well-established, vibrant agency in Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.
We’re looking for a Designer to elevate the agency’s craft across brand, digital, and campaign work. The successful candidate is a systems thinker with impeccable taste, who can lead projects end-to-end, mentor others, and champion ideas from brief to rollout.
The role promises an exciting range of brands, a diverse mix of clients, projects, and briefs that keep the work fresh and challenging.
If you enjoy working in a collaborative, supportive team that values curiosity, experimentation, and bold thinking, you may have found your new home. Apply today!
Note: This hybrid role works 2 days from home, and 3 days in office.
Responsibilities
- Lead brand and campaign design across a diverse client mix (wines & spirits, lifestyle, retail, purpose-driven).
- Own the craft: set visual direction, build robust design systems, and ensure consistent quality across touchpoints (digital, social, print, experiential).
- Turn strategy into design: translate behavioural insights and creative briefs into distinctive, memory-making visual solutions.
- Present with clarity: sell the work internally and to clients, articulating the “why” with confidence and evidence.
- Mentor & collaborate: Coach mid/junior designers; partner with art directors, writers, and strategists to deliver cohesive platforms.
- Ship flawlessly: oversee production – from prototypes and mock-ups to final, production-ready artwork; engage suppliers where needed.
- Push the frontier: track culture, design, and tech trends (AI, motion, interaction) and bring fresh inspiration into the studio.
- Contribute to growth: support pitches, scope projects with producers, and help refine our processes and standards.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- Graphic Design/Visual Communications qualification
- 6 – 8+ years in Design (agency or brand-led environment), with a portfolio that blends conceptual thinking and exquisite craft (typography, layout, colour, art direction).
- Proven experience leading projects and guiding designers; calm under pressure with strong ownership and accountability.
- Advanced in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and comfortable in Figma; bonus for motion/video (After Effects, Premiere), 3D, or prototyping tools.
- Sharp attention to detail; able to move from big-idea territories to precise production.
- Strong client-facing presence: facilitating workshops, presenting routes, and thoughtfully responding to feedback via client service.
- Commercial awareness: balancing creativity with business goals and constraints.
- Curiosity about human behaviour, culture, and creativity.
Please submit a PDF/link to a relevant portfolio along with your CV on application.
If you don’t have the relevant experience required for this role, please consider your application unsuccessful.
City: Cape Town
Level of Expertise: Senior
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Christine
Reference Number: #Chris2544
