Junior Graphic Designer

MOO; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 223,200 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

19 days holiday plus additional days with tenure

Matched pension scheme

Private healthcare and life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

A creative agency in Cape Town is seeking a Junior Graphic Designer to join its team. The ideal candidate will collaborate with business customers to produce high-quality designs while adhering to brand guidelines. Essential skills include proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, attention to detail, and effective communication. The position requires working hours aligned with US Eastern time. Benefits include flexible schedules, healthcare, and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively with teams.
• Fanatical about details and quality.

Responsibilities

• Create bespoke designs for business customers.
• Communicate with Sales and Production teams.
• Meet strict turnaround times on all assignments.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Basic retouching skills

Excellent time management skills

Knowledge of typography

Ability to give and receive constructive feedback

Passionate about people

Education

Relevant design degree or equivalent experience

Job description

MOO set out to shake up the world of print back in 2006. And we’ve come a long way since. Today we’re a 400 + strong team (we’re thinking of getting matching jackets) who create print and digital products for companies of all sizes – from Google and AirBnB to the guy who makes those amazing prints you found at a craft fair.

Our global HQ is in London, UK, while we also have premises in Dagenham. In the US, you’ll find us in Boston, MA, as well as East Providence, RI and Denver, CO and now in Cape Town South Africa!

The Customer Design team, a branch of the MOO Creative Department, is a group of highly talented and efficient graphic designers primarily tasked with servicing our valuable Business Customers.

MOO is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Junior Graphic Designer to join the company’s fast-growing Customer Design team. As our customer base continues to grow, this role will help the team keep up with demand, creating engaging designs across MOO’s product range that help bring our customers’ brands to life. This is an exciting opportunity in our Cape Town hub for an entry‑level graphic designer who can produce high‑quality, impactful layouts that capture and promote our Business Customers’ vision under tight deadlines. This role requires organization, collaboration, creativity and a keen eye for detail.

The Person We Want

• This is an exciting opportunity in our Cape Town hub for an entry‑level graphic designer who can produce high‑quality, impactful layouts that capture and promote our Business Customers’ vision under tight deadlines.
• This role requires organization, collaboration, creativity and a keen eye for detail.
• This role requires working hours to support the US eastern time zone from 2:00 pm–11:00 pm SAST.

Responsibilities

• Create bespoke designs for MOO Business Customers across our full product range that exhibit an adherence to brand guidelines and production specifications.
• Effectively communicate with Sales, Production and Customer Success to troubleshoot and complete design requests.
• Ability to quality check and spot on‑screen file issues to problem‑solve any customer print and/or design issues.
• Consistently meet strict turnaround times on all assignments.

About You

• Proven knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Basic retouching skills – ability to incorporate changes on raw files.
• Basic presentation skills – ability to both build presentations and present to our internal and external customers.
• Fanatical about the smallest of details.
• Demonstrated digital print knowledge and experience working with digital presses including foil and UV printing.
• The ability to read, understand and question a brief to deliver exceptional work.
• Knowledge of typography and best practices for kerning, leading, tracking and font management.
• Knowledge and awareness of current design and technology trends and how to apply them to customer design work.
• An appreciation of creative standards and design best practices.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Passionate about people – customers and internal stakeholders, alike.
• The ability to give and receive constructive feedback to effectively complete design requests.
• Ability and willingness to adapt to change, self‑motivated and a team player.
• Relevant design degree or equivalent experience in an art‑working role.
• Portfolio required – examples of AI tool usage, a plus.

Nice to Haves

• Customer service experience preferred.

What’s it like to work at MOO?

MOO’s the kind of workplace where you can really be yourself. Dye your hair purple. Hit the sofa with your laptop. Whatever helps you feel comfortable and happy at work. We want to help you grow in your career and set you up for success – while also recognising the importance of a healthy work/life balance.

That’s why we offer 19 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years), a matched pension scheme, and paid parental leave. We’ll offer you private healthcare and life insurance. We also offer flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles.

Diversity Statement

We are working hard to create a representative, inclusive and super‑friendly team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace. And that creates a better experience for our customers. MOO doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

As a design and technology company we have a desire and a responsibility to build a business that represents the world around us. So we strive to create a values‑driven, purposeful and highly empowered organisation that we are all proud to work for. And we are committed to continuous investment in building an open and inclusive environment, welcoming a diverse audience of candidates who see themselves working and thriving at MOO. Therefore, we’d like to invite you to complete this optional survey to help us evaluate our inclusion and diversity efforts. Completing this form is entirely voluntary and if you decide not to it won’t in any way affect your job application. We keep the information separate from your application and it is kept secure and confidential, it is only used to better our inclusion and diversity efforts. By submitting this information, you consent to MOO’s processing of it for these purposes.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgement. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.