Graphic Designer

Helderberg Personnel; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Helderberg Personnel seeks a senior graphic designer focused on print, layout and brand design. You will refine the visual identity and ensure consistent application across marketing, sales, product and corporate communications.

Responsibilities include leading print-ready artwork, developing templates for Word and PowerPoint, designing brochures, trade show materials, packaging, and branded merchandise, while meeting deadlines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in art/design with 5+ years design experience, or 10+ years with a strong portfolio.
• Experience creating corporate Word/PowerPoint templates.
• Experience in expo booth design, large-format printing and branding across channels.

Responsibilities

• Refine and establish the visual identity for the brand.
• Roll out corporate identity across marketing, sales, product, and communications.
• Develop brand guidelines and reusable assets.
• Design brochures, product guides, datasheets, reports, and corporate collateral.
• Prepare production-ready artwork and manage prepress.
• Create exhibition stands, event collateral, and branded merchandise.
• Collaborate with marketing, brand management and engineering teams to translate briefs into visuals.
• Balance creative ambition with deadlines, budgets and production realities.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Office Suite

Print production

Branding

Layout design

Typography

Time management tools

Templates & guidelines

Education

National Diploma or BA in Art or Design

10+ years experience with portfolio

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

ClickUp

Slack

Job description

Requirements:

• National Diploma or BA in Art or Design qualification with minimum 5 years’ experience. Alternatively 10+ years’ experience with physical portfolio, if self-taught
• Corporate document design: experience creating Microsoft Word and PowerPoint templates.
• Experience in expo booth design, custom merch design and print production ready design.
• Significant Experience in layout, DTP design and large format printing.
• South African citizenship or a valid work permit.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in digital design, social media content, web graphics, animation or multimedia is an advantage, but this is first and foremost a print, layout and brand design role.
• Previous experience in an advertising agency, creative studio or multidisciplinary design environment is appreciated. We're particularly interested in designers who have worked across different brands and can adapt their creative approach to suit the brief, the audience and the business and execute in time and on brand.

What Technical Skills you will bring to the mission:

• Proficiency in full Adobe Creative Cloud, with excellent Skills in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Proficiency in full MS Office Suite (i.e. MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel).
• Production know-how: print specifications, large-format graphics, exhibition branding, packaging and supplier requirements.
• Skilled in using time tracking and project management tools like ClickUp and Slack.
• Ability to roll-out collateral additions across channels, touch points and applications.
• Translation of technically complex data into simplified design experiences.
• Branding expertise: the ability to apply and evolve a corporate identity across multiple formats and applications

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• Bringing Our Brand Into Orbit: Help refine, strengthen and establish the visual identity.
• Roll out our corporate identity consistently across marketing, sales, product and corporate communications.
  • Develop and maintain brand guidelines, reusable design assets and templates.
  • Make sure every brand touchpoint feels considered, cohesive and professionally executed.
• Making Print Beautiful Again:
  • Lead the design of brochures, product guides, technical datasheets, company profiles, reports and corporate collateral.
  • Apply excellent typography, information hierarchy, grid systems and layout principles to complex technical content.
  • Prepare production-ready artwork and manage prepress, print specifications and supplier handovers.
  • Develop professional Microsoft Word and PowerPoint corporate templates that are both beautifully designed and genuinely practical to use.
• Taking the Brand Into the Real World:
  • Design exhibition stands, trade show branding, large-format graphics and event collateral.
  • Create exciting designs for branded merchandise, packaging, promotional materials and other physical brand applications.
  • Develop advertising layouts and extend the brand into digital content templates, social media graphics and web assets.
  • Assist Marketing Operations to liaise with printers, fabricators and suppliers to ensure the final result lives up to the design.
• Leading the Creative Process:
  • Take projects from initial idea to final artwork, balancing creative ambition with deadlines, budgets and production realities.
  • Work directly with marketing, brand management and engineering teams to turn briefs — sometimes very technical ones — into compelling visual communication.
  • Think on your feet, solve problems and find smarter ways to execute creative work.