Digital Graphic Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Craft visually engaging and sophisticated Instagram carousels for founders and personal brands.

• Develop unique visual strategies customized for each client's brand identity.

• Create comprehensive brand packs and style guides that include typography, color schemes, layouts, and visual systems.

• Make informed typography choices pertaining to font combinations, hierarchy, spacing, and text positioning.

• Design poster-style and editorial layouts utilizing lettering, portraits, and images.

• Occasionally create landing pages with a strong visual hierarchy and considerations for responsive web design.

• Transform concepts, raw content, and text into coherent visual narratives.

• Write or enhance hooks, headlines, captions, and carousel copy as necessary.

• Build reusable design frameworks and templates while preserving each client's unique aesthetic.

• Present design rationales and engage constructively with feedback.

• Handle multiple client projects efficiently and reliably.

• Collaborate with copywriters, content strategists, clients, and the broader YSC team.

• Utilize AI tools for research and iterative design while ensuring the originality and brand-specific nature of the final output.

• Produce diverse, brand-specific Instagram carousels and assist in creating brand packs, style guides, and occasionally landing-page projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• A strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of digital graphic design work across different brands, formats, and visual styles.

• Proficient skills in typography, composition, visual hierarchy, and text placement.

• Experience in designing content specifically for social media, particularly multi-slide Instagram carousels.

• Familiarity with creating or contributing to brand identities, brand packs, and style guides.

• Strong competency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or Figma; proficiency in Canva is a plus.

• Experience in designing for digital platforms, including landing pages, responsive layouts, and practical web constraints.

• Good judgment in copy and the ability to write or refine concise hooks, headlines, and supporting social text.

• Capacity to work independently, make design decisions, and take ownership from the brief to the final delivery.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple client projects at once.

• Excellent communication skills, willingness to accept feedback, and capability to articulate creative choices.

• Knowledge of landing-page design and implementation in code is advantageous.

• Experience in agency, creator, coaching, or personal branding roles is beneficial.

• Skills in motion design, animation, or video editing are a plus.

• Familiarity with using AI tools to enhance speed and exploration while maintaining originality is advantageous.

• Must be reliable and responsive during UK working hours from 8 AM to 5 PM.

• Willingness to work remotely as an independent contractor is necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Monthly salary ranging from £2,000 to £2,500.

• Full-time position with a fully remote working arrangement.

• Work within UK hours in a results-driven remote environment.

• Opportunity to take greater responsibility for creative direction and progress towards a senior designer or art director role.

• Full-time primary role without the need for freelancing or secondary jobs.