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Senior Creative Designer

Curve Gear

Wes-Kaap

On-site

ZAR 300,000 - 400,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

A growing menswear brand in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Creative Designer to lead their design direction and execution. In this fast-paced role, you will be responsible for creating all visual content across various platforms. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in graphic design, a keen eye for branding, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Canva. This is a full-time, office-based position with competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in graphic design or content creation, ideally in fashion or retail.
  • Portfolio reflecting brand building through design.
  • Ability to create engaging motion graphics and digital ads.

Responsibilities

  • Lead visual design work across all marketing channels.
  • Collaborate with marketing to create engaging content.
  • Manage external creative contributors.
  • Maintain and evolve the brand's visual identity.

Skills

Graphic design
Content creation
Brand building
Motion graphics
Social media content
Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite
Canva
Figma
Slack
Notion
Google Suite

Job description

About the Role:

Curve Gear is looking for a Senior Creative Designer to lead our design direction and execution as we scale our fast-growing South African menswear brand. You’ll be our in-house creative lead – responsible for taking ideas from strategy to execution across web, retail, social, paid media, and in-store brand touchpoints.

You’ll be hands-on in crafting the brand’s look and feel — and smart in how you lead creative strategy, brief content teams, and manage freelance contributors. This is a fast-paced, high-growth environment where great ideas get executed quickly and you get to touch everything from big campaigns to gritty tactical assets.

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead all visual design work across Curve Gear – from campaign assets and lookbooks to eCommerce banners, motion graphics, in-store visuals, and more.
  • Work closely with our Social Media Manager and Marketing Coordinator to ideate, design, and roll out content that drives engagement and performance.
  • Be the creative brain for the brand — shaping strategy, campaign directions, and visual storytelling for product launches, retail rollouts, seasonal moments, and international growth.
  • Brief, direct, and manage external photographers/videographers to capture needed content (quarterly campaign shoots, retail visuals, social media content).
  • Create clean, beautiful and on-brand designs using Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and Figma.
  • Design front-end layouts and visuals for new website pages (working with developers to bring them to life).
  • Produce quick-turnaround creative content in Canva and support ongoing documentation needs.
  • Manage a growing roster of freelance creative collaborators.
  • Maintain and evolve the Curve Gear visual identity and keep design output consistent across all channels.

What You Bring:

  • 5+ years of experience in graphic design or content creation, ideally in fashion, retail, or a fast-paced content agency.
  • A portfolio that shows you know how to build a brand through design and execute across diverse touchpoints.
  • Fluency in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects), and Figma.
  • A good eye for motion graphics, and the ability to bring designs to life with basic animation.
  • Experience creating social media content, digital ads, and retail marketing collateral.
  • Strong understanding of website and eCommerce UX/UI principles.
  • A bonus: You understand what kinds of content drive engagement, clicks, or conversions.
  • Excellent communication skills – able to confidently present ideas and take feedback.
  • Comfort working in Slack, Notion, and Google Suite.
  • A flexible, startup-minded attitude – you like fast-paced environments and rolling up your sleeves.
  • A big plus: You're strategic, think ahead, and care about the “why” behind creative work.

Why This Role Rocks:

  • You’ll own the full creative direction of a growing South African brand with plans to expand internationally.
  • You’ll collaborate across departments – from product to store design to digital campaigns.
  • You'll be part of building something – not just a job, but a brand with strong values, style, and ambition.
  • You’ll get to work on a variety of projects, not stuck doing the same thing each day.
  • You’ll report directly to the General Manager, with a strong say in brand storytelling and creative strategy.

Work Setup:

  • Office-based role in Cape Town.
  • Full-time senior-level role.
  • Salary: Market-related, based on experience.

How to Apply:

Send your CV, portfolio, and a brief intro to:

neill@curvegear.com

Subject: Senior Creative Designer – Curve Gear

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