Senior Graphic Designer: Environmental & Brand Design

DHK; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

DHK in Cape Town, South Africa, seeks an experienced Graphic Designer to lead design development across brand, architectural branding, print and environmental graphics. The role is hands-on, requiring strong typography, craft and the ability to translate complex information into clear visuals for proposals, bids and presentations.

You’ll work on signage, wayfinding, publications and digital assets, collaborating with project teams, printers and suppliers to ensure production-ready artwork and

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of professional graphic design experience.
• Strong conceptual and visual design ability with typography.
• Advanced knowledge of colour, image prep and print production.
• Experience in architecture, property or built environment is valuable.
• Portfolio showing signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics and publications.
• Proficient in Illustrator; powerpoint and MS 365.
• Understanding materials, fabrication, scale, legibility and installation requirements.
• Photography skills; videography or motion graphics is an advantage.
• Production-ready, technically finished artwork; ability to liaise with printers and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics from concept through production.
• Create print and brand collateral in line with brand identity protocols.
• Translate complex information into clear visuals for proposals, bids and presentations.
• Create diagrams, maps, infographics and project graphics.
• Prepare digital assets for websites, social media, campaigns and internal comms.
• Capture projects, people and events; basic videography/editing where appropriate.
• Prepare precise finished artwork for print, production and fabrication.
• Liaise with printers, fabricators, installers and suppliers; review proofs.
• Maintain organized artwork libraries with naming, archiving and version control.

Skills

Graphic design

Typography

Information hierarchy

Print production

Branding

Presentation design

Photography

Videography

Visual thinking

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

MS 365

Education

Graphic design degree

Visual communication

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

Microsoft 365

Job description

DHK in Cape Town, South Africa, seeks an experienced Graphic Designer to lead design development across brand, architectural branding, print and environmental graphics. The role is hands-on, requiring strong typography, craft and the ability to translate complex information into clear visuals for proposals, bids and presentations.

You’ll work on signage, wayfinding, publications and digital assets, collaborating with project teams, printers and suppliers to ensure production-ready artwork and