Junior Graphic Design

City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Posted more than 30 days ago
Company:
VHRS
Company Description:
Virtue HR Solutions offers comprehensive employee management with the aim to deliver value by working with your company’s workforce.
Contract Type:
Full Time
Experience Required:
No Experience
Education Level:
Grade 12
Gender:
Any
Number of vacancies:
1

Job Description

The Company: Embark Beyond Travel
Role Name: Junior Graphic Designer
Hours of work: 8 hours per day – hours must be flexible. Sometimes on EST sometimes in your time zone, depending on the agent

Role Summary:
We are seeking a highly creative and talented Junior Graphic Designer to join our team. You’ll work across a portfolio of exciting clients, producing visually engaging and data-driven content for social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, and creating email marketing content. The ideal candidate is a rising talent, skilled in storytelling through design, and can create compelling content that aligns with current trends. This role requires a strong blend of creativity, copywriting ability, and strategic thinking.

Key Responsibilities
- Design visually captivating social media content for various platforms.
- Collaborate with the team to conceptualise and execute creative campaigns.
- Monitor social media trends and apply them to content creation.
- Write engaging and compelling copy to complement your designs.
- Analyse performance data to refine and improve content strategy.
- Ensure all content is aligned with brand guidelines and project objectives.
- Manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements
- Proven experience in graphic design, particularly for social media.
- Proficient in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or Canva.
- Familiarity with social media platforms, especially Instagram, Facebook, and email marketing.
- Strong storytelling skills and the ability to write catchy and engaging copy to go with them.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to adapt designs based on analytics.
- Organised and able to juggle multiple projects.
- Ability to collaborate effectively while working independently.

Key Qualities:
1. Creative Innovator: Adept at translating ideas into visually stunning content.
2. Social Media Expert: Skilled in understanding what works on different platforms.
3. Trendsetter: Keeps up with evolving trends and incorporates them into fresh designs.
4. Analytical: Uses data to inform and improve creative decisions.
5. Collaborative Team Player: Works well with others to achieve shared goals.
6. Detail-Oriented: Ensures content is both high-quality and accurate.
7. Adaptable: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and handles multiple tasks with ease.