Digital Designer (Gauteng) needed at TBWA South Africa

The Role

• As Digital Designer, you’ll craft visually compelling and platform-appropriate designs that resonate across social and digital touchpoints. You’ll combine conceptual thinking with hands-on design execution, creating impactful roll-out assets, banner adaptations, and eye-catching social material that amplifies brand stories across formats.
• This role demands a designer with a keen eye for detail, a strong grasp of digital formats, and the ability to turn creative concepts into polished, scroll-stopping visual experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design digital and social assets across multiple platforms and formats (static, motion-ready, and responsive).
• Adapt and roll out campaign assets including banners, social tiles, stories, and paid media placements.
• Translate creative concepts into cohesive, well-executed digital deliverables.
• Collaborate with art directors, copywriters, animators, and editors to bring creative ideas to life.
• Maintain visual and brand consistency across all campaign touchpoints.
• Work efficiently to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, cross-continental team environment.
• Contribute conceptual input during creative development and ideation phases.
• Stay up to date with evolving digital trends, social platform specs, and design best practices.
• Prepare and package final artwork for production or delivery to media partners.

Requirements

• 3–6 years’ experience in digital or social design (agency experience preferred).
• Strong conceptual ability with a portfolio showcasing high-quality digital and social work.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD; After Effects a plus).
• Experience creating and adapting digital campaign assets (banners, carousels, reels, etc.).
• Solid understanding of composition, typography, colour, and brand systems.
• Attention to detail and ability to deliver consistent, accurate design output.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Comfortable collaborating across remote, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and passionate about digital creativity.

Bonus:

• Experience in motion graphics or collaboration with animators.
• Familiarity with social-first and performance-based design.