Brand Design Lead: Creative Director & Mentor

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Creative in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Designer to lead complex creative projects across brands and platforms. You will provide creative direction, elevate design quality, and mentor team members to achieve high standards.

With a strong eye for brand identity, you will ensure consistency across print and digital outputs while collaborating with editors and clients. Drive innovation in storytelling and meet tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in graphic design or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years’ experience as a designer.

Responsibilities

• Be the guardian for the brand's visual brand identity, ensuring alignment and consistency in look and feel across all print assets and overall adherence to brand guidelines, updating and evolving where relevant.
• Support the art director with creative development on all editorial projects.
• Establish visual approaches for brands, campaigns and special projects.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for content work to be performed for clients, with guidance from art director.
• Present creative concepts internally and to clients.
• Review and provide feedback on work produced by junior and mid-level designers.
• Mentor and coach developing talent.
• Drive innovation across design, digital content and storytelling.
• Ensure quality control and consistency across outputs.

Skills

Brand consistency

Editorial versatility

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Deadline management

Attention to detail

Independent & collaborative

Communication skills

Education

Degree or diploma in graphic design

Related field experience

Tools

Brand identity tools

Job description

Dentsu Creative in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Designer to lead complex creative projects across brands and platforms. You will provide creative direction, elevate design quality, and mentor team members to achieve high standards.

With a strong eye for brand identity, you will ensure consistency across print and digital outputs while collaborating with editors and clients. Drive innovation in storytelling and meet tight deadlines.