Senior Multimedia Designer - Hybrid: Motion & Social Content

Burson; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mentorship programs

Job summary

Burson, part of WPP, invites a Senior Multimedia Designer to deliver high-quality creative work across channels, with a strong emphasis on conceptual thinking and craft. You’ll collaborate with clients and cross-disciplinary teams, building production experience while advancing presentation skills within a hands-on creative role.

This position offers a hybrid working model, with in-office collaboration about four days a week; accommodations can be discussed during interviews.

Qualifications

• Full understanding of Adobe Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Technical understanding of current and emerging social media platforms.
• Ability to design in PowerPoint and across the Microsoft Office suite.
• Work to a schedule, prioritise tasks, and remain calm under pressure.
• Experience managing small projects/retainers in partnership with agency teams.
• Experience developing and presenting key visuals or small campaigns with limited guidance from Art Directors.
• Ability to understand and design social content with knowledge of trends, strategy and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality visual designs and production-ready assets for campaigns across channels.
• Design and produce multimedia content for digital platforms including social media, websites, presentations, and client campaigns.
• Create motion graphics, video content, and animations aligned with client branding and campaign objectives.
• Develop presentation and communication skills to convey design concepts to clients and agency team members.
• Consider all aspects of content creation—imagery, tonality, pacing, messaging, etc.
• Support the senior team on large campaigns or new business opportunities.
• Interrogate and challenge briefs to strengthen creative ideas and outputs.
• Design effective social content informed by platform trends, strategy, and performance.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Motion graphics

Video content

Social media design

Presentation skills

Client collaboration

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Job description

Burson, part of WPP, invites a Senior Multimedia Designer to deliver high-quality creative work across channels, with a strong emphasis on conceptual thinking and craft. You’ll collaborate with clients and cross-disciplinary teams, building production experience while advancing presentation skills within a hands-on creative role.

This position offers a hybrid working model, with in-office collaboration about four days a week; accommodations can be discussed during interviews.