Junior Designer

Bash; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best of the Best

Startup security

Agency optionality

Connection and friendship

Top salary

Paid holidays

Shopping discounts

Job summary

Bash in Cape Town is seeking a junior designer to join the creative team. You will craft on-brand artwork across digital and print channels and learn to work across social, email, web, and in-store assets.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of design experience with a strong portfolio, Proficiency in Adobe CC and basic Figma knowledge, with a keen eye for typography and layout. This full-time role offers growth in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or related field.
• 1–2 years' experience in a design role, internship or agency environment.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals and creative thinking.

Responsibilities

• Support the creative team in producing on-brand artwork across digital and print channels.
• Design and adapt creative assets for social media, email campaigns, website/app content, paid media, digital marketing campaigns, in-store POS and print collateral.
• Resize and update existing artwork for multiple platforms and formats.
• Assist with creating motion graphics, animations and short-form video content for digital channels.
• Edit basic video content using Adobe Premiere Pro or similar software.
• Prepare artwork for digital and print production.
• Follow brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all creative assets.
• Work closely with designers and other team members to deliver creative work on time.
• Use AI-powered creative tools to assist with ideation, image creation and production tasks.
• Stay up to date with design trends and continuously develop your creative skills.
• Take feedback positively and apply it to improve your work.

Skills

Adobe CC

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Typography

Layout & composition

Brand guidelines

Attention to detail

AI tools

Google Workspace

Education

Diploma or Degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Figma

Job description

WHO WE ARE AT BASH

We are a team of leaders, bold thinkers and friends, and we’re on a mission to

WHO WE ARE AT BASH

We are a team of leaders, bold thinkers and friends, and we’re on a mission to create remarkable omni-channel experiences for our customers.
We believe that by being Bold, Accountable, Simple and Human, our values will lead us forward, keeping us real, connected and directed.
By leveraging the power of technology and exceptional talent, we are building products that bring the physical and digital world together to create communities that prosper. This journey requires grit, ambition and teamwork as we transform SA retail for the better.
And we’re only just getting started. Now is the time to jump onboard.
We’re looking for a creative and enthusiastic Junior Designer to join our growing creative team.
This role is ideal for someone with 1–2 years' experience (or a strong graduate portfolio) who is passionate about design, eager to learn, and excited to build their career in a fast-paced retail environment.
Working alongside experienced designers, marketers and content creators, you'll help create engaging visual content across digital and print channels. You'll gain exposure to a wide variety of creative projects while developing your skills in digital design, motion graphics and AI-powered creative tools.
If you're curious, detail-oriented and love bringing ideas to life, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Support the creative team in producing on-brand artwork across digital and print channels.
• Design and adapt creative assets for:
  • Social media
  • Email campaigns
  • Website and app content
  • Paid media
  • Digital marketing campaigns
  • In-store POS and print collateral
• Resize and update existing artwork for multiple platforms and formats.
• Assist with creating motion graphics, animations and short-form video content for digital channels.
• Edit basic video content using Adobe Premiere Pro or similar software.
• Prepare artwork for digital and print production.
• Follow brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all creative assets.
• Work closely with designers and other team members to deliver creative work on time.
• Use AI-powered creative tools to assist with ideation, image creation and production tasks.
• Stay up to date with design trends and continuously develop your creative skills.
• Take feedback positively and apply it to improve your work.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related field.
• 1–2 years' experience in a design role, internship or agency environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals and creative thinking.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Basic knowledge of Figma.
• Basic knowledge of Adobe After Effects with an interest in developing motion design skills.
• Basic video editing skills using Adobe Premiere Pro (or similar).
• Good understanding of typography, layout, colour and composition.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to follow creative briefs and brand guidelines.
• Willingness to learn new tools, including AI-powered creative technologies.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive).

We ask a few optional demographic questions to monitor fairness in hiring and comply with South Africa’s Employment Equity requirements. Your responses are confidential—stored separately from your application and never shown to hiring panels. We review the data only in aggregate to strengthen our sourcing so pipelines are diverse and all candidates receive equitable support. You can skip any question.

JOINING THE BASH TEAM

We empower our people to choose where they would like to do their best work, with the tools they need to get there but we also encourage our teams to travel so we can also make magic happen face to face. Our offices are a vibe, which doesn’t hurt. They are decked out to make collaboration easy and help our team create lasting connections with each other. We bring teams together for planning, celebration, ideation and onboarding, and more.

BASH PERKS

• Best of the Best - The wealth of talent we have will surprise + inspire you
• Security within a startup - The best of both worlds. TFG's buy-in lets us invest in the people and initiatives we believe in.
• Agency and Optionality - Use the ambition and collective force of our talent to drive your career in the direction you dream.
• Connection and Friendship - We make sure you connect, laugh and have fun with the team. Play hard, work hard vibes.
• Top $$ - The best people, in the right roles, earning at the top tier.
• Your Time - For eligible employees, there’s generous paid holiday, wellbeing leave and even Birthday leave to enjoy when you need it.
• Exclusive Shopping Discount - Save when you shop across over 500 brands in-store and on bash.com.