Senior Design Specialist

Sanlam; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Glacier by Sanlam seeks a Senior Design Specialist to elevate Glacier's visual communications across channels and touchpoints. You will guard the corporate identity and ensure every creative piece reflects Glacier's premium, trusted, and innovative positioning.

Collaborate with Brand, Communications, IMC, Events and Digital teams to translate business goals into compelling visual solutions engaging advisers, clients and stakeholders. Hands-on design with governance and improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree, Diploma or Certificate in graphic design, visual communication, multimedia design, creative design, or related discipline.
• 5-10 years design experience.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating both print and digital design capability.
• Experience working with brand guidelines and corporate identities.
• Experience in a marketing or corporate environment.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop.
• Presentation design (PowerPoint).
• Digital asset creation.
• Basic video and motion design advantageous.
• Understanding of user experience and digital design principles.
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled creative tools advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Level 7 optimisation: Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of a product, service, or marketing area under guidance from senior colleagues.
• Marketing Communications: Create marketing communications plans across all media to support the business plan and increase sales.
• Digital Marketing Plan Execution: Manage large, top‑of‑funnel digital marketing campaigns and several aspects of the execution plan, such as creating concepts and contents, setting audiences and value propositions, and integrating digital channels.
• Marketing Campaign Development: Manage a few campaigns (advertising, promotion, other marketing) and negotiate service‑level agreements to ensure successful campaigns and value for money. Plan, coordinate, and supervise activities relating to campaigns.
• Brand: Develop and/or deliver a plan for an individual brand under guidance from senior colleagues.
• Required Skills: Marketing Commercialization – Advanced.
• Campaign Management: Advanced; implement PR, product development, and sales to create, execute, monitor, and measure marketing programs.
• Data Collection and Analysis - Marketing: Expert; collect, process, and analyze marketing data to inform strategy and enhance campaign effectiveness.
• Data Management Techniques - Marketing: Expert; collect, analyze, and interpret marketing data to measure campaign effectiveness, understand customer behavior, identify trends, and inform data-driven marketing strategies.
• Media Management and Utilization: Advanced; assess and utilize media channels and opportunities.
• Brand Management and Development: Advanced; manage and develop all aspects of a brand to ensure it achieves its full impact and value.
• General Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience.
• Managerial Experience: Supervision of junior colleagues (7-12 months).
• Education: Undergraduate Degree / Honours Tertiary Degree.
• Behavioural Competencies: Manages Complexity, Business Insight, Plans and Aligns, Cultivates Innovation, Drives Results, Communicates Effectively.

Skills

Graphic design

Visual communication

Multimedia design

Creative design

Brand guidelines

Marketing environment

UX principles

AI tools

Education

Graphic design / related degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Job description

Who are we?

Glacier by Sanlam brings together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet clients’ investment needs. We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth. Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world‑class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.

Who are we?

Glacier by Sanlam brings together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet clients’ investment needs. We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth. Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world‑class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.

Purpose of the Role

The Senior Design Specialist is responsible for elevating the quality, consistency and impact of Glacier's visual communications across all channels and touchpoints. The role acts as a guardian of Glacier's corporate identity and visual standards, ensuring every piece of creative work reflects the premium, trusted and innovative positioning of the Glacier brand.

Working closely with the Brand, Communications, IMC, Events and Digital teams, the incumbent will translate business and marketing objectives into compelling visual solutions that engage advisers, clients and stakeholders. This role combines hands‑on design execution with brand governance, creative problem‑solving and continuous improvement of Glacier's design capability.

Leads integrated marketing initiatives, using customer and market insights to design and deliver campaigns that build brand, improve experience, and support business growth.

Qualifications And Experience

• Degree, Diploma or Certificate in: graphic design, visual communication, multimedia design, creative design, or related discipline
• 5-10 years design experience
• Strong portfolio demonstrating both print and digital design capability
• Experience working with brand guidelines and corporate identities
• Experience in a marketing or corporate environment
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
• Presentation design (PowerPoint)
• Digital asset creation
• Basic video and motion design advantageous
• Understanding of user experience and digital design principles
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled creative tools advantageous

Overview Of Role Responsibilities (Level 1-13)

Marketing

- Level 7 - Optimisation

Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of a product, service, or marketing area under guidance from senior colleagues.

Marketing Communications

- Level 7 - Optimisation

Create marketing communications plans across all media to support the business plan and increase sales.

Digital Marketing Plan Execution

- Level 7 - Optimisation

Manage large, top‑of‑funnel digital marketing campaigns and several aspects of the execution plan, such as creating concepts and contents, setting audiences and value propositions, and integrating digital channels.

Marketing Campaign Development

- Level 7 - Optimisation

Manage a few campaigns (advertising, promotion, other marketing) and negotiate service‑level agreements to ensure successful campaigns and value for money. Plan, coordinate, and supervise activities relating to campaigns.

Brand

- Level 7 - Optimisation

Develop and/or deliver a plan for an individual brand under guidance from senior colleagues.

Required Skills

Marketing Commercialization

- Advanced

Works at an advanced level to develop a commercial proposition that meets and maximizes the needs of the client and the overall market. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Campaign Management

- Advanced

Works at an advanced level to implement public relations, product development, and sales to create, execute, monitor, and measure marketing programs directed at specifically targeted audiences. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Data Collection and Analysis - Marketing

- Expert

Operates as a recognized expert to collect, process, and analyze marketing data to inform strategy and enhance campaign effectiveness. Typically known as a subject matter authority.

Data Management Techniques - Marketing

- Expert

Operates as a recognized expert to collect, analyze, and interpret marketing data from various sources to measure marketing campaign effectiveness, understand customer behavior, identify trends, and inform data‑driven marketing strategies. Typically known as a subject matter authority.

Media Management and Utilization

- Advanced

Works at an advanced level to assess and utilize media channels and opportunities in order to gain maximum benefit for the brand, product or service. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Brand Management and Development

- Advanced

Works at an advanced level to manage and develop all aspects of a brand to ensure it achieves its full impact and value in the market. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

General Experience

Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (Minimum 5 years)

Managerial Experience

Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues (7 to 12 months)

Education

Undergraduate Degree / Honours Tertiary Degree

Required Behavioural Competencies

Manages Complexity

Business Insight

Plans and Aligns

Cultivates Innovation

Drives Results

Communicates Effectively

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.