Creative Graphic Designer

Simbavati Lodge Collection; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality brand seeks a creative and forward-thinking Graphic Designer to join their Cape Town team. This role includes conceptual design, producing high-quality assets, and collaborating with various teams to enhance brand development. Candidates must have a strong portfolio, proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, and a creative mind ready to contribute to the visual language of luxury travel.

Qualifications

• Strong conceptual ability and disciplined execution.
• Portfolio showcasing both big ideas and strong craft.
• Based in Cape Town.

Responsibilities

• Conceptual design and development of original ideas.
• Produce high quality assets across various platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to align creativity with business needs.

Skills

Creative thinking

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite

Aesthetic sense and storytelling

Job description

GRAPHIC DESIGNER (CREATIVE & BRAND DEVELOPMENT)

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE READ ALL JOB REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUESTED PORTFOLIO AND DESIGN ELEMENTS.

APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THESE SUBMISSIONS. Are you ready to shape the visual language of African luxury travel?

Simbavati Lodge Collection, synonymous with luxury safari, wilderness and coastal experiences, is seeking a highly creative and forward‑thinking Graphic Designer (Creative & Brand Development) to join our Cape Town team. Why join us: This is your chance to bring imagination and craft to one of South Africa's leading hospitality brands.

You will help express Africalm through visual storytelling and you will also create the everyday assets that keep our lodges and campaigns moving.

Responsibilities

We champion thoughtful design, collaboration and growth. Your role: Conceptual design. Develop original, on‑brand ideas that elevate our identity. Day‑to‑day design: Produce high quality assets across social media, brochures, digital, advertising and lodge collateral. Brand development: Extend and refine Simbavati's visual language across print and digital. Collaboration: Work with marketing, reservations and lodge teams to align creativity with business needs. Craft and detail: Maintain premium standards in layout, typography and design systems.

Qualifications

Who we are looking for: A creative thinker with strong conceptual ability and disciplined execution. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with an eye for aesthetics and storytelling for a comfortable balancing of campaign concepts with everyday production work. Enthusiastic, curious and ready to grow within a brand that is expanding internationally. A portfolio that shows both big ideas and strong craft. Applicants must be based in Cape Town.

Application Process

Application process: Email with all three items below – Your current CV; Your portfolio with case studies or samples that show conceptual work and everyday design delivery (please do not include templates but actual design work done); Africalm Design Task as a single PDF (see below). Applications without all three items will not be considered.

Africalm Design Task Objective: Show how you interpret Africalm and connect it to your favourite Simbavati lodge. Deliverable: Submit a concept PDF.

A short deck of up to three pages is also acceptable if it helps clarity. Include all of the following: Title or idea name that captures your concept.; Hero visual such as an ad, poster or key visual.; Extension samples. Two or three quick mock‑ups that show the idea working across different touchpoints. Choose from social series, web module, brochure spread, lodge collateral, out of home or motion storyboard. Short rationale of two words that explains why this is true to Simbavati and Africalm. Notes: Keep it simple and clear. Polished production is not required. We want to see your idea and your eye. Stock imagery is acceptable. Original thinking is essential.

How we assess your concept: Idea strength and originality; Alignment with Africalm and the Simbavati tone; Execution and craft in layout and typography; Versatility across touchpoints; Clarity of rationale. At Simbavati your creativity will be valued, your growth will be nurtured and your work will directly influence how the world sees our lodges.

Bring Africalm to life and help us take the brand to the next level.