Senior Graphic Designer

Soar With Us; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 461,000 - 553,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be part of world-class team

Deep insight into how high-growth e‑c,

Extra holiday take your birthday off

Structured training and development

Monthly team incentives

Kudos reward system with vouchers

Christmas bonus based on performance

Job summary

Launch With Us seeks a Senior Graphic Designer to craft high-performance visuals for ecommerce brands. This remote contractor role focuses on static ads, carousels, and motion content across Meta, TikTok, and more, collaborating with strategists, media buyers, editors, and creators.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience, a standout portfolio, and expert Photoshop/Illustrator skills, plus AI tool experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a graphic designer, ideally producing performance-driven creative within ecommerce, DTC, or agency environments.
• A standout portfolio demonstrating exceptional design quality and craft.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; experience with Figma, After Effects, or other motion tools is a plus.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools within a design workflow (e.g. Adobe Firefly, Photoshop Generative Fill, Midjourney, ChatGPT).
• Deep understanding of Meta, TikTok, and paid social creative best practices.
• Proven ability to create designs that drive engagement, conversions, and revenue.
• Advanced knowledge of typography, layout, colour theory, photo retouching, and brand systems.
• Strong understanding of performance marketing principles and creative testing methodologies.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills with fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Design high-quality, performance-driven static and visual creatives across multiple ecommerce brands.
• Deliver work to the highest standard, with meticulous attention to typography, layout, colour, composition, and detail.
• Ensure every asset aligns with each brand's identity, tone of voice, positioning, and commercial objectives.
• Create a wide range of assets including static ads, carousels, product imagery, landing page visuals, and light motion graphics.
• Optimise designs for Meta, TikTok and emerging platforms, adapting formats and sizes to maximise engagement, conversions, and performance.
• Integrate AI tools into your day-to-day workflow for ideation, concepting, image generation, retouching, and producing creative variations at speed.
• Produce multiple creative variations for testing, using performance data and feedback to iterate on winning concepts.
• Collaborate with strategists, media buyers, video editors, and content creators to translate creative concepts into high-performing assets.
• Proactively identify emerging design trends, AI capabilities, and creative opportunities that improve campaign results.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and never compromising on quality.

Skills

Graphic design

Performance-driven ads

AI in design

English fluency

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Figma

After Effects

Job description

Senior Graphic Designer Function: Graphic Design | Static & Motion Creative | Brand Design | Performance Marketing

Responsibility: Design and optimise high-performing static and visual creatives for leading ecommerce brands

Reports to: Head of Creative Strategy

Location: Remote

Employment: Full Time Contractor

Salary: $2500 - $3000 per Month

About:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Graphic Designer to join our growing team on a contractual basis. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role for a commercially-minded creative with an exceptional eye for detail, who understands the intersection between design, performance marketing, and ecommerce growth. You will be responsible for designing and optimising high-performing static ads, carousels, and visual assets across Meta, TikTok, and other paid social platforms, helping some of the UK's fastest-growing ecommerce brands acquire customers and scale profitably. Quality is non-negotiable in this role. Every asset you deliver should be polished, on-brand, and pixel-perfect. You'll work closely with our creative strategists, media buyers, video editors, and content creators to bring concepts to life, identify winning creative patterns, and continuously improve performance through testing and iteration. The ideal candidate combines outstanding design craft with a strong understanding of direct-response advertising, and actively embraces AI tools to work smarter, explore more ideas, and raise the standard of their output, without ever compromising on quality.

Overview Launch With Us is one of the fastest-growing advertising agencies in the UK, specialising in ecommerce brands. Since our founding in 2021 by a team of seasoned leaders, we've rapidly expanded with a high-performing team of A-Players. Over the past year, we've successfully managed over £8 million in Meta and TikTok ad spend, delivering profitable results for renowned clients such as Khanum's, Lucy & Lola, Ovrload, DJK, Bubble Panda, and Watermans. In 2024, we experienced significant growth as an agency, and the Senior Graphic Designer role will play a pivotal part in our continued expansion and the progression of our performance creative division. You will join our talented production team, which serves as your creative division. We strategise, ideate, create, and optimise exceptional creative content, including UGC, high-production, design, and motion graphic ads. We pride ourselves on being a one-stop performance creative solution, acting as an in-house creative team for our clients.

Requirements What You'll Need:

• Design high-quality, performance-driven static and visual creatives across multiple ecommerce brands, owning each project from brief to final delivery.
• Deliver work to the highest possible standard, with meticulous attention to typography, layout, colour, composition, and detail.
• Ensure every asset aligns with each brand's identity, tone of voice, positioning, and commercial objectives.
• Create a wide range of assets including static ads, carousels, product imagery, landing page visuals, and light motion graphics.
• Optimise designs for Meta (Facebook & Instagram), TikTok and emerging platforms, adapting formats and sizes to maximise engagement, conversions, and performance.
• Integrate AI tools into your day-to-day workflow for ideation, concepting, image generation, retouching, and producing creative variations at speed.
• Produce multiple creative variations for testing, using performance data and feedback to iterate on winning concepts.
• Collaborate with strategists, media buyers, video editors, and content creators to translate creative concepts into high-performing assets.
• Proactively identify emerging design trends, AI capabilities, and creative opportunities that improve campaign results.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and never compromising on quality.

Attitude

• Take full ownership of both your successes and failures.
• Uncompromising standards: nothing leaves your desk unless it's your best work
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and adaptable
• Curious and quick to adopt new tools and technologies, particularly AI
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
• Confident in building long-term relationships
• Ability to self-manage and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment

Experience & Skills

• 4+ years of experience as a graphic designer, ideally producing performance-driven creative within ecommerce, DTC, or agency environments
• A standout portfolio demonstrating exceptional design quality and craft
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; experience with Figma, After Effects, or other motion tools is a plus
• Hands-on experience using AI tools within a design workflow (e.g. Adobe Firefly, Photoshop Generative Fill, Midjourney, ChatGPT), with a clear view on where AI adds value and where human craft matters most
• Deep understanding of Meta, TikTok, and paid social creative best practices
• Proven ability to create designs that drive engagement, conversions, and revenue
• Advanced knowledge of typography, layout, colour theory, photo retouching, and brand systems
• Strong understanding of performance marketing principles and creative testing methodologies
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently or as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills with fluent written and spoken English

Benefits

• Be part of a world-class team made up of high-performing individuals
• Gain deep insight into how high-growth ecommerce brands scale through performance creative and paid social
• Extra holiday take your birthday off
• Structured training and development plans
• Monthly team incentives
• Kudos reward system to earn points and redeem vouchers from brands such as Amazon, Deliveroo, and Just Eat
• Christmas bonus based on performance and tenure

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