Junior Graphic Designer

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Junior Graphic Designer to join our in-house Marketing team at our Midrand HQ. This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging designer who is eager to grow, learn, and contribute to meaningful visual work that supports the entire organisation.

The ideal candidate has a passion for design, a strong eye for detail, and the ability to translate ideas into clean, impactful visual assets. You will work closely with our Marketing team while collaborating with multiple departments, ensuring every piece of work aligns with ikeja's Corporate Identity, brand tone and visual standards. From social media and digital content to internal materials and on-the-ground campaigns, you'll play a key role in shaping how our brand shows up, both internally and externally.

If you're energised by the chance to build your design career, excited to create work that matters, and ready to help elevate ikeja's brand across South Africa's townships, we'd love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Internal Brand & Communication Assets

• Design internal materials such as:
• presentations
• posters
• internal notices
• training guides
• reports
• infographics
• internal campaign assets
• Support all operational departments with branded internal documents.

Public-Facing Creativity

• Develop creative assets for:
• social media
• website content
• product marketing
• events and activations
• flyers, brochures, and printed collateral

Brand & CI Enforcement

• Apply ikeja's Corporate Identity guidelines across all materials
• Ensure consistency in typography, colours, layouts, spacing, and tone
• Maintain and develop internal templates, asset libraries and brand templates

Department Support

• Fulfil design requests from multiple departments with varying deadlines
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaigns, launches and initiatives
• Work closely with the People team for internal communication design

Requirements

• Graphic Design qualification or certificate (from a recognised design institution)
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically:
• Adobe Illustrator
• Photoshop
• InDesign
• After Effects or Premiere Pro is a bonus
• Canva

Experience

• 1-2 years of design experience, which may include internships, freelance work, part-time roles, or academic projects
• Proven experience producing design work for digital platforms, such as social media posts, banners, ads, or website graphics
• Experience creating print-ready materials such as posters, flyers, brochures, or presentation templates
• Exposure to working with brand guidelines or following an established CI
• Experience managing multiple design tasks or requests at once, even in a university, freelance, or small-business context
• Experience collaborating with others on creative or administrative tasks (e.g., group projects, team briefs, marketing initiatives)
• Ability to take a design brief and deliver polished, professional outputs
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creativity, attention to detail, and ability to produce clean, modern design work

Nice-to-have (advantageous):

• Experience with basic motion graphics or simple video editing
• Experience designing for diverse communities or township markets
• Experience working with a marketing team or cross-functional teams
• Exposure to corporate or organisational communication design

Additional Requirements

• Must have reliable and consistent means of getting to and from work each day
• Must be able to work from our Midrand HQ on a full-time, in-office basis

Technical Competencies

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Competence in digital design for social media, website graphics, and online marketing
• Strong layout design skills, including hierarchy, spacing, and alignment
• Understanding of print design requirements such as bleed, file setup, colour profiles, and export settings
• Strong portfolio demonstrating clean, modern design work
• Basic motion graphics abilities using After Effects or Canva video tools

Brand and CI competencies

• Ability to apply and enforce Corporate Identity guidelines across all materials

Workflow and delivery competencies

• Reliability in meeting deadlines and following briefs accurately
• Ability to maintain and update design templates, brand libraries, and internal assets

Collaboration competencies

• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and adapting to diverse needs
• Sensitivity to township market contexts and diverse audience needs (only if it's genuinely central)

Benefits

• The opportunity to grow both in your personal and professional capacity
• Health insurance and provident fund
• Access to an online wellness platform, providing free and confidential support from licensed therapists.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, please upload an updated resume outlining your experience and qualifications.

Portfolio Requirement (mandatory):

• Please upload your portfolio in the application form under "Attach Additional Documents" (the upload field below the Resume upload)
• Your portfolio can include academic work, freelance projects or personal passion projects

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Closing date:

15 December 2025

Should you not hear from us within 14 working days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.