Design
Senior Graphic Designer
The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for owning our brand identity and design strategy while ensuring the highest quality of creative output across the business. The role provides creative leadership, mentors the in-house design team, drives innovation and brand consistency, and acts as the quality gate before creative work is presented to the business.
About this position
Budget:
R45,000 - R50,000 per month
Start Date:
ASAP | Mid August
Working Type:
Working Location:
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Creative Leadership & Strategy
- Drive the creative and design strategy across all marketing campaigns and communication platforms.
- Translate business strategy into impactful creative direction.
- Champion innovation, consistency and high-quality design across all projects.
- Ensure commercially effective creative concepts aligned to the target market.
Team Leadership
- Assist in leading and managing the design team.
- Review and approve work produced by junior and mid-weight designers.
- Mentor designers on best practice, design principles and industry standards.
- Manage project prioritisation across the design team.
- Improve internal design processes and proactively identify project risks.
Brand & Quality Control
- Assist in maintaining and implementing company CI.
- Ensure all creative work aligns with the Carrol Boyes brand identity.
- Oversee quality assurance across all creative projects.
- Review artwork, copy, layouts, proofs and press checks before final approval.
- Communicate brand updates throughout the business.
Delivery & Stakeholder Management
- Interpret and document design requirements from project briefs.
- Deliver innovative, high-quality creative campaigns across print and digital.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
- Keep the Head of Marketing informed of project progress.
- Review and approve key projects before executive sign-off.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
Technical Requirements
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
- 3-year Graphic Design Degree or Diploma (Essential)
- 5–8+ years' graphic design experience
- Previous leadership or mentoring experience
- Agency experience
- Packaging design experience
- Experience managing projects from concept through production
- Interactive media experience
- Experience designing for print, digital and out-of-home (OOH) advertising
Technical Skills / Software Proficiency
- Advanced Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
- Strong understanding of print and digital production processes
- Marketing communication principles
- Creative strategy and brand management
- Photography (advantageous)
- Animation (advantageous)
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