Digital Graphic Designer
Posted 29 Sep 2026
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- Expected experience
- 3–5 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
Compensation
No salary listed for this role.
Role speciality
Digital Graphic DesignMotion GraphicsRetail Media
Useful technologies
Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAfter EffectsBrazeHTML 5MailchimpSalesforceStripo
Preferred qualifications
Field of studyGraphic Design
Study levelDiploma or higher
takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Digital Graphic Designer to join our Retail Media team in Cape Town.
Key responsibilities:
- Supporting the Retail Media team with digital design executions for all retail media solutions including CRM (mailers, animated graphics for in-app and pop-up banners, display banners, video, and more.
- Keeping abreast of advancements in new technologies and techniques, contemporary trends in design to deliver cutting-edge work.
- Brainstorming and conceptualizing ideas as well as storyboarding.
- Participating in idea sessions to share new design perspectives and ideas.
- Adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics.
- Creation of Retail Media Go-to-market materials (Pitchdecks, Flyers, Social posts etc)
- Working collaboratively with the design team, Retail Media team, broader Marketing team & on occasion Retail and Promotions departments.
- Consistently delivering work on time.
- Working within the brand CI and templates.
- Working quickly and efficiently with exceptional attention to detail.
- Implementing and delivering on feedback from senior management and peers.
- Improving design & retail media collaboration through process documentation and prioritization.
Minimum Required Qualification, Experience, Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Graphic Design.
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in Graphic Design.
- Excellent self-management and communication skills.
- Motion effects/ After Effects or any other animation/video and motion program knowledge advantageous.
- Understanding of HTML 5 skills.
- Experience building, editing, and managing modular templates within CMS systems (eg Braze, Salesforce, MailChimp and Stripo etc).
- Great Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator skills.
- Good understanding of digital and mobile design principles.
- An understanding of typography, colour, composition and how these elements work together for a design solution.
- Understand the importance of brand design.
Skills, knowledge & abilities:
- Excellent self-management and communication skills.
- Motion effects/ After Effects or any other animation/video program knowledge advantageous.
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, notably Photoshop, Illustrator.