Senior Designer - 12 month FTC (Maternity cover)

S-RM; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working hours

Holiday entitlement 23–28 days

Private pension matching

Job summary

S-RM is seeking a Senior Designer to deliver high-quality print and digital communications that align with our strategic goals. You will work with a peer Senior Designer to oversee briefs, manage timelines and ensure consistent design across the organisation.

The role requires strong conceptual thinking, senior stakeholder communication, and capability across print, digital, motion, interactive content and web design. Based in Cape Town, it is a hybrid role with two in-office days weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts or related discipline or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Senior Designer to manage design and branding requirements across the business.

Skills

Graphic design

Editorial design

Art direction

Branding

Communication

Time management

Critical thinking

Design thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design/Visual Arts

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft PowerPoint

After Effects

Premiere Pro

HubSpot

Job description

WHO ARE WE

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Since 2005, we've helped companies, governments and private individuals solve some of their most complex challenges.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Designer, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality print and digital communications that support the strategic goals of the team and wider business. You will be working closely with another Senior Designer, they will manage projects from brief through to delivery and help ensure a consistent, thoughtful and effective approach to design across the organisation.

The successful candidate will combine strong conceptual thinking with excellent attention to detail and practical execution. They will be an effective communicator, confident working with global teams and senior stakeholders, and able to develop creative solutions across print, digital, motion, interactive content and web design.

Reporting line: This role will report into the Head of Content

Contract type: Fixed-term contract, maternity cover

As a Senior Designer, you'll be responsible for:

• Working closely with another Senior Designer to jointly manage design and branding requirements across the business.
• Managing design projects from initial brief and concept development through to final delivery.
• Supporting creative requests from stakeholders across the company, including Marketing, Sales, client-facing teams and the Executive Committee.
• Engaging with project stakeholders to define project scope, clarify briefs and agree realistic delivery timelines.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritising work effectively and maintaining a consistently high standard.
• Researching and planning design concepts and preparing draft materials in response to briefs.
• Conceptualising and designing brochures, illustrations, layouts, infographics, presentations, proposals, social media collateral and other brand materials.
• Creating visual content across web, social media and email marketing channels.
• Developing creative solutions that communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
• Acting as a brand guardian, ensuring S-RM's visual identity is applied consistently and to the highest standards.
• Providing timely, constructive feedback to colleagues and seeking feedback to continuously improve creative output and collaboration.
• Demonstrating S-RM's values through day-to-day behaviour and interactions with colleagues.

The role will be based in our Cape Town office and is hybrid with a minimum of two days a week in office.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We think candidates with the following skills and experience are likely to succeed as a Senior Designer at S-RM. This is a great opportunity for a Designer looking to take their next step.

Minimum qualifications and experience

• A bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Four to six years' professional experience within an in-house design or communications team, or a digital or creative agency.
• Demonstrable experience in editorial design, art direction and developing creative work across print and digital channels.
• Strong knowledge of print production and preparing artwork for print.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint.

Preferred qualifications and experience

• Experience in a B2B environment.
• Experience with After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Illustration, animation, video editing or photography skills.
• Experience with content management systems and marketing automation platforms, particularly HubSpot.

Successful candidates are also likely to show the following skills and competencies

• An excellent eye for detail and ambition for the quality of their work.
• A proactive, self-starting approach, with strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong conceptual thinking, with the ability to turn complex information into clear and engaging visual communications.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with another Senior Designer and colleagues across global teams.
• Excellent time-management skills, with the ability to work methodically and meet deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas, concepts and creative outputs to colleagues at all levels.
• An understanding of the strategic role of design and visual branding within a B2B environment.
• Strong knowledge of design principles, including visual hierarchy, typography, colour, composition, layout and balance across print and digital applications.
• An open and constructive approach to giving and receiving feedback.

Candidates must have permission to work in South Africa by the start of their employment.

OUR BENEFITS

• Holiday – 23 days per year increasing to 28 days (+1 day for every year you worked at S-RM, up to a maximum of 5 days) in addition to bank holidays
• Private pension – up to 7% contribution matched by the company
• Hybrid working and flexible working hours
• Life insurance – 4x annual salary
• Fertility treatment leave – 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year

Various Health and Medical Benefits including

• Medical Aid and Gap Cover Policy (taxable benefit) for you and your family;
• EAP programme for you and your immediate family.
• Disability cover - 75% of annual salary
• Free access to the world-famous mindfulness app Headspace
• Seasonal flu vaccination
• Eye tests and glasses reimbursement up to certain cost on an annual basis

We nurture a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion and we are dedicated to developing a workforce that displays a variety of talents, experiences and perspectives.