Senior Designer

Senior Designer

Remuneration: Cost to company
Location: Cape Town
Education level: Degree
Job level: Senior
Type: Permanent
Company: Luxury Branding

Job description
Luxury Branding, an international luxury brand consultancy, is looking for an ideas-driven senior (graphic) designer who is passionate about creating beautifully crafted design solutions, to join the team in Cape Town. The position is available from 1 February 2021.

We are a boutique agency that specialises in creating bespoke branding and design solutions for global clients across a range of luxury and lifestyle sectors. Our sector experience includes retail, hospitality, spa, travel, destinations, tourism and premium products.

Role:

The senior designer at luxury branding is responsible for translating brand strategy into powerful and purposeful creative concepts.

We are looking for someone with strong conceptual skills paired with an appreciation for craft; an exceptional and mature individual who is strong with ideas and has a natural flair for elegant design.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a refined eye for detail with proven expertise in the areas of brand identity creation, typography and editorial design. In addition, they must be well versed in digital and fully understand design for an online environment. This includes basic front-end design, design for social media and light animation skills. Experience of brand creation and a curiosity to work across a wide variety of projects are essential.

The senior designer will be required to contribute creatively from the point of brief and initial concepting, through to finessing of visual identity design, brand development, brand roll-out and final delivery of assets. They will also be required to present work to clients and the role will provide the opportunity for some international travel – Covid permitting.

Joining a close-knit team of like-minded professionals based between Cape Town and London, the senior designer will not only need to be comfortable with working collaboratively, but also have a track record of efficiency and as a self-starter when working remotely.

This is a design position that requires a particular set of skills and expertise, so only those who meet the above requirements need apply. Thank you
Please send your CV, references and a concise portfolio of creative work to brian.b@luxury-branding.com

Please indicate your soonest availability and your salary expectations for your application to be considered. If you do not hear back within three weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.F.A.) majoring in a design from a recognised college or university
Seven to ten years expertise in respected design studios
Strong creative portfolio of branding and design work
Strategic thinking showcased in your portfolio; the ideas behind your work
A high standard of finished execution, with exceptional attention to detail and craft
A deep understanding of typography
Technical, conceptual and meticulous approach to design thinking
Proficient in Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and animation (e.g. AfterEffects)
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with confidence to present and engage in client conversations and presentations
A willingness to collaborate creatively and take creative direction
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to meet deadlines timeously and under pressure
Strong creative, organisational, problem-solving and time-management skills
Reliable work ethic: motivated, self-disciplined and consistent in seeing projects through
Experience of luxury or high end clients preferred

Posted on 04 Jan 11:10

Apply by email
Brian Bainbridge
brian.b@luxury-branding.com