Senior Visual Designer (Graphic Design)

GMG; Dubai; On-site; AED 223,000 - 402,000; Full time

Job summary

GMG is seeking a Senior Visual Designer to lead hands-on creation of high-quality visual content across its brand portfolio, including Nike, Under Armour, Sun & Sand Sports, JD, Columbia, and more. You will drive AI-assisted workflows to boost speed and volume while safeguarding brand consistency, and you will contribute to design systems and templates for scalable output.

The role requires 7+ years in visual design, a strong portfolio spanning campaigns, PDP/e-commerce and social/paid media,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts or related field, or equivalent practical experience with a strong portfolio.
• 7+ years of visual design experience across campaigns, PDP/e-commerce and social/paid media.
• Portfolio required; AI-tool certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end creative delivery for digital campaigns: key visuals, PDP images with USP call-outs, lifestyle imagery, social, paid media and offline/in-store materials.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted workflows (generative imagery, retouching, localization, resizing, automation).
• Safeguard brand consistency across all output; refresh brand guidelines and onboarding for new brands.
• Produce motion/video assets for paid channels and support increased video output targets.
• Manage delivery within the creative intake and volume process, ensuring SLAs and production targets are met.
• Build and maintain organized, template-based, DAM-ready files; contribute to reusable design systems and SOPs.

Skills

Adobe CC

Figma

AI workflows

Typography

Art direction

Motion design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design/Visual Communication

Tools

After Effects

Video editing

DAM systems

Job description

The Senior Visual Designer leads the hands-on creation of high-quality visual content across GMG's brand portfolio (Nike, Under Armour, Sun & Sand Sports, JD, Columbia, EDG, healthcare and newly onboarded brands). As a senior individual contributor in the Growth - Digital Design team, the role delivers campaign key visuals, PDP and lifestyle imagery, paid media and in-store creative, and applies up-to-date AI industry-standard workflows to raise both the quality and the volume of creative output while safeguarding brand consistency.

Key Success rivers including Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end creative delivery for digital campaigns: key visuals, PDP images with USP call-outs, lifestyle imagery, social, paid media and offline/in-store (POSM) materials.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted workflows (generative imagery, retouching, localization, resizing, automation), staying ahead of industry standards and driving their integration into daily production to boost speed and volume.
• Safeguard brand consistency across all output; take a lead role in refreshing brand guidelines and shaping the visual onboarding process for new brands.
• Produce motion/video assets for paid channels and support increased video output targets (motion experience is a plus).
• Manage delivery within the creative intake and volume process, ensuring SLAs and production targets are consistently met and helping refine workflow efficiency.
• Build and maintain organized, template-based, DAM-ready files, and contribute to reusable design systems and SOPs that raise consistency and speed across the wider design team.

Expert in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma. Up-to-date, hands-on command of AI design tools to industry standard (generative imagery, AI retouching, localization and prompt-based workflows). Strong typography, layout, art direction and retouching craft. PDP / e-commerce and campaign asset production. Motion design (After Effects, basic video editing) is a plus. Familiarity with sports / athleisure retail visual culture is a plus. Strong file hygiene, templating and DAM-ready asset preparation.

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts or a related field, or equivalent practical experience supported by a strong portfolio.

Experience:

7+ years of visual design experience (agency, in-house studio or retail/e-commerce), with a portfolio spanning campaign, PDP/e-commerce and social/paid media work, incl. hands-on AI-assisted production. Sports/athleisure background and motion experience are strong pluses.

Certifications:

Portfolio required. Adobe / Figma and AI-tool certifications (e.g. Adobe Firefly, prompt-workflow training) are a plus.