Graphic Designer

DHK; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 540.000 - 720.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DHK in Cape Town, South Africa, seeks an experienced Graphic Designer to lead design development across brand, architectural branding, print and environmental graphics. The role is hands-on, requiring strong typography, craft and the ability to translate complex information into clear visuals for proposals, bids and presentations.

You’ll work on signage, wayfinding, publications and digital assets, collaborating with project teams, printers and suppliers to ensure production-ready artwork and

Formación

• 8–10 years of professional graphic design experience.
• Strong conceptual and visual design ability with typography.
• Advanced knowledge of colour, image prep and print production.
• Experience in architecture, property or built environment is valuable.
• Portfolio showing signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics and publications.
• Proficient in Illustrator; powerpoint and MS 365.
• Understanding materials, fabrication, scale, legibility and installation requirements.
• Photography skills; videography or motion graphics is an advantage.
• Production-ready, technically finished artwork; ability to liaise with printers and suppliers.

Responsabilidades

• Design and deliver signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics from concept through production.
• Create print and brand collateral in line with brand identity protocols.
• Translate complex information into clear visuals for proposals, bids and presentations.
• Create diagrams, maps, infographics and project graphics.
• Prepare digital assets for websites, social media, campaigns and internal comms.
• Capture projects, people and events; basic videography/editing where appropriate.
• Prepare precise finished artwork for print, production and fabrication.
• Liaise with printers, fabricators, installers and suppliers; review proofs.
• Maintain organized artwork libraries with naming, archiving and version control.

Conocimientos

Graphic design

Typography

Information hierarchy

Print production

Branding

Presentation design

Photography

Videography

Visual thinking

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

MS 365

Educación

Graphic design degree

Visual communication

Herramientas

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

Microsoft 365

Descripción del empleo

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 08/31/2026

• Minimum experience 8-10 years’ experience
• Date Opened 08/31/2026
• Job Type Full time
• City Cape Town
• State/Province Western Cape
• Country South Africa

Job Description

Create bold, intelligent design concepts acrossbrand, communications, print and environmental design applications, fromconcept through to final production.

We’re looking for an experienced, versatile GraphicDesigner who combines strong creative judgement with exceptional technicalprecision and a passion for creating clear, engaging and beautifully craftedgraphic design and architectural branding solutions. This is a hands-on rolefor an experienced designer who is equally comfortable developing a wayfindingsystem, artworking a publication, refining a presentation, preparing files forproduction or capturing life in the studio and on site, in stills and video.

You’ll work across a varied portfolio of brand,architectural and communications projects, collaborating with project teams,marcomms colleagues and suppliers. You’ll be trusted to take ownership of yourwork, manage competing priorities and transform complex information into clear,distinctive and beautifully resolved design.

The role focuses on design development andexecution. You’ll work within a well-established brand direction, whilebringing your own insight, craft and problem-solving ability to elevate everybrief.

What you’ll do

• Designand deliver signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics, fromconcept development through schedules, specifications, production artwork,installation and snagging.
  
• Createhigh-quality print and brand collateral, in line with establishedbrand identity protocols, including publications, brochures, reports,posters, invitations, project sheets and presentation material.
  
• Translatearchitectural, technical and business information into accessible visualcommunication for proposals, bids, tender submissions and presentations that make complex information clear, compelling, accessible and easy tonavigate.
  
• Create diagrams, maps, infographics, illustrations and otherproject-specific graphics.
  
• Workingwith brand and communications colleagues, prepare and adapt digitalassets for websites, social media, campaigns and internalcommunications in response to approved briefs.
  
• Well-developedskill in photography is an advantage, to capture projects, people,events and studio activity. Contribute basic videography orediting capability where appropriate and within your skill set.
  
• Prepareprecise, technically correct finished artwork for print, productionand fabrication, identifying inconsistencies, production risks andopportunities to improve the clarity or usability of design work.
  
• Liaisewith printers, fabricators, installers and other suppliers on the technicaldelivery of design assets. Review proofs, samples and completed workto ensure that every output matches the approved design and specification.
  
• Maintainorganised artwork, image and project libraries with disciplined filenaming, archiving and version control.
  

Requirements

What you’ll bring

Experience and technical capability

• 8–10years’ professional graphic design experience
  

· Sufficientexperience to work confidently across multiple projects, formats and deadlineswithout compromising accuracy or quality. You’ll bring approved briefs andcommunication approaches to life through strong visual thinking, meticulousexecution and dependable delivery.

· Strongconceptual and visual design ability, with a demonstrated understanding oftypography, composition, information hierarchy and visual storytelling. Thisshould be coupled with your excellent knowledge of colour, image preparationand print production.

• Experiencein architecture, property, infrastructure, professional services or thebroader built environment would be highly valuable.
  
• Arelevant tertiary qualification in graphic design, visual communication ora related discipline.
  
• Animpressive portfolio demonstrating experience in some or all of theseareas:
  
• Signageand wayfinding (preferable)
  
• Environmentaland large-format graphics (preferable)
  
• Printdesign and publications (preferable)
  
• Brandapplication
  
• Presentations,proposals or bid documents
  
• Technicallyfinished, production-ready artwork
  
• Advancedproficiency in:
  
• AdobeIllustrator
  
• Professionalcompetence in PowerPoint and familiarity with Microsoft 365
  
• Aproven understanding of materials, fabrication, scale, legibility andinstallation requirements
  
• Competentphotography skills, including composition, basic lighting, image selectionand editing
  
• Videography,video-editing or motion-graphics capability would be an advantage
  

How you work

You’re an experienced and versatile designerwho combines creative ambition with meticulous execution.

You’re personable, mature, adaptable and calmunder pressure

You take ownership, manage competing prioritiesand deliver technically precise work without losing sight of the bigger idea.

You collaborate confidently, welcomingconstructive feedback without ego.

You use initiative and proactive thinking tofind practical solutions that balance design quality with usability, deadlinesand budget.

Above all, you’re organised, curious, dependableand reliable, giving colleagues and clients the confidence that you’ll followthrough and get the details right.

You’ll thrive in this role if you…

• Enjoyseeing your designs move from an idea to a precisely produced, real-worldoutcome.
  
• Careas much about the final 5% of craft and quality control as you do aboutthe initial concept.
  
• Canwork independently while recognising when to collaborate, ask questions orescalate a decision.
  
• Areenergised by variety and comfortable shifting between spatial, print anddigital formats.
  
• Wantto contribute to a high-quality, collaborative design and communicationsenvironment, with a global leader in urbanism and sustainable design.