Designer

South Assistants; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 297,000 - 464,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-office stipend

Annual learning & development budget

21 paid leave days per year

Paid public holidays

Job summary

South Assistants in South Africa is seeking a Designer to ship real work for real brands—landing pages, product UI, brand systems and marketing assets—embedded in client Figma, Slack and workflow.

You will work fully remotely from SA, overlap US hours, and build token-driven design systems while collaborating with developers. A strong portfolio and Figma fluency are essential. Competitive USD salaries, leave and home-office perks accompany the role.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product or brand design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Fluent in Figma (auto-layout, variants, components, tokens).
• Excellent typography, hierarchy and whitespace.
• Able to translate messy briefs into clear directions.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Available for at least 4 hours of daily overlap with US business hours.
• Reliable high-speed fibre internet and home office setup.

Responsibilities

• Design landing pages, marketing sites and product UI in Figma.
• Build and maintain token-driven design systems that map to code.
• Create brand assets: social, decks, ad creative, illustrations.
• Collaborate with developers on handoff, specs and QA.
• Run user-facing flows through prototype → refine → ship in weekly sprints.
• Record Loom walkthroughs to communicate design decisions.

Skills

Figma

Portfolio

English communication

Developer handoff

Typography & layout

Tools

Webflow

Framer

HTML/CSS

Job description

South Assistants places senior South African professionals with ambitious businesses across the US, UK and Europe. As a Designer on our team, you'll ship real work for real brands (landing pages, product UI, brand systems and marketing assets) embedded in your client's Figma, Slack and workflow.

• Premium clients: Work with startups, SaaS companies and agencies that care about craft.
• Fully remote: Work from anywhere in South Africa with overlap to your client's timezone.
• Growth: Progress from designer to lead designer or brand/product specialist.
• Competitive pay: Above-market South African salaries, benchmarked in USD.
• Design landing pages, marketing sites and product UI in Figma.
• Build and maintain token-driven design systems that map cleanly to code.
• Create brand assets: social, decks, ad creative, illustrations.
• Collaborate with developers on handoff, specs and QA.
• Run user-facing flows through prototype → refine → ship in weekly sprints.
• Record Loom walkthroughs to communicate design decisions.
• Propose interaction patterns, motion and micro-details that raise the craft bar.
• Have 2+ years of product or brand design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Are fluent in Figma (auto-layout, variants, components, tokens).
• Have an eye for typography, hierarchy and whitespace.
• Can translate messy briefs into clear directions.
• Communicate clearly in English, written and spoken.
• Can commit to at least 4 hours of daily overlap with your client's US business hours.
• Have a fast, stable fibre internet connection suitable for video calls and heavy Figma files.
• Have built a Figma design system from scratch.
• Know your way around Webflow, Framer or basic HTML/CSS.
• Are fluent in AI design tools (Midjourney, Figma AI, Magician, etc.).
• Competitive monthly salary ($1,600 – $2,500 based on experience)
• Performance bonuses tied to client retention and delivery milestones
• 21 paid leave days per year
• Paid public holidays
• Home-office setup stipend
• Annual learning & development budget: including design courses and tool licences
• Full access to the South Assistants workspace: Kamva AI, Notetaker, Vault and more

You must be based in South Africa with a fibre internet connection and a home office setup.

[!NOTE]Portfolio link is required. We want to see three pieces of work you're proud of, and one piece you'd redo with more time.

I confirm I have the right to work in South Africa (SA citizen, PR, or valid work visa).