Graphic Designer (South Africa, Latam) 15357
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
$ 2000 - 3000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Graphic Designer (Remote)
Location: Remote (preferred: Latin America or South Africa)
Compensation: $2000 $3000 USD/month (independent contractor)
Start Date: Targeting October 6th 2025
Working hours: 9am - 6:30pm ET (flexible end of shift and at least 5 hours of overlap)
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing consumer brand focused on delivering high-quality design-led products and experiences. We operate at the intersection of physical packaging and digital performance marketing and were looking for a full-time Graphic Designer to elevate our brand across every touchpoint.
About the Role
Were hiring a hands-on brand-obsessed Graphic Designer to own day-to-day creative output across packaging advertising and marketing. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment moves quickly from concept to polished execution and brings a strong eye for typography layout and brand consistency. Video/motion skills are a plus but not required.
We are aiming to finalize the hiring process by October 3rd and begin onboarding the successful candidate by October 6th.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Brand Design & Systems
Develop and maintain brand guidelines typography systems color libraries and component patterns to ensure consistency across print and digital.
- Design primary/secondary packaging labels inserts and retail/OOH collateral.
- Prepare print-ready files dielines and production specs in collaboration with vendors.
- Create static and lightweight motion assets for paid social display and email campaigns.
- Produce multiple variations for A/B testing across channels (Meta TikTok Google programmatic).
Campaigns & OOH
- Translate briefs into compelling concepts for out-of-home retail and experiential campaigns.
- Adapt key visuals into multi-format toolkits.
- Plan shot lists and provide art direction for product and lifestyle shoots.
- Collaborate with photographers/retouchers to deliver on-brand imagery.
- Produce on-brand graphics for landing pages PDPs banners emails and promotional templates.
- Coordinate closely with growth and product teams.
Website & CRM Assets
- Produce on-brand graphics for landing pages PDPs banners emails and promotional templates.
- Coordinate closely with growth and product teams.
- Keep source files impeccably organized.
- Maintain libraries in Adobe CC and Figma; manage exports naming conventions and version control.
- Cut short-form ads basic product edits and social-first loops.
- Build lightweight animations for ads email and landing pages (GIF/MP4).
- Assemble simple storyboards and motion specs to guide external editors when needed
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Extensive experience in developing and maintaining brand guidelines typography systems and color libraries.
- Proven ability to design and prepare production-ready files for packaging labels and other print materials.
- Experience creating static and motion assets for paid social display and email marketing campaigns.
- Familiarity with creating multiple design variations for A/B testing on platforms like Meta TikTok and Google.
- Experience planning and providing art direction for product and lifestyle photography shoots.
- Strong ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including marketing product and external vendors.
- Expert-level knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe Illustrator and Figma with a focus on file organization naming conventions and version control.
- Proficiency in Photoshop.
Nice-To-Have:
- Experience with short-form video editing creating social-first loops and building lightweight animations (GIF/MP4) for ads and web pages.
- Ability to create simple storyboards and motion specs.
- Can do handstyle drawings and making custom typefaces
Work Arrangement
- Independent contractor role: candidate is responsible for their own taxes and healthcare.
- Annual all-expenses-paid team offsite.
- Potential opportunity for US relocation after 1218 months.
Interview Process
- Initial interview with the Creative Lead.
- Second interview with the Creative Lead and a team member including discussion of a completed design assessment.
- Reference checks and portfolio review (handled by ).
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit:
- Resume/CV
- Portfolio highlighting relevant work from the past 12 months (packaging digital and social media projects)
Key Skills
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Adobe Acrobat
- HTML5
- Layout Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Web Design
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- CorelDraw
- Adobe Indesign
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