Mid Weight Designer

homechoice is a leading South African homeware retailer. For 40 years we’ve helped our customers create beautiful homes they love with an innovative range of quality products they can afford.

As a Mid-Weight Designer, you will bring our brand and campaigns to life across print and digital platforms. Working closely with Marketing, Merchandise, and Photography teams, you will create impactful, customer-centric designs that align with brand CI and enhance the overall customer experience.

What You Will Love Doing In This Role

• Creatively execute on design briefs from marketing
• Collaborate with merchandise and photography on product and image selection
• Develop design templates for print material, plan layouts & prep for publication
• Produce considered and quality design that follows current print design best practices
• Roll out campaign artwork from key visuals across multiple sizes, platforms, and mediums
• Implement use of brand CI, marketing directives and themes across multiple publications
• Ensure continuity of design across print materials
• Prepare repro-ready files
• Ensure design always considers the user perspective, customer experience and customer journey

What You’ll Need To Do This Role

• A relevant qualification in Graphic Design
• A strong and relevant design portfolio
• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in print design with focus on large layout design
• Minimum of 3 years’ working experience in digital design
• An understanding of digital and mobile first design and best practices
• A good understanding of UI and UX principles
• Experience in an online retail environment would be advantageous
• Experience in an e-commerce environment would be advantageous
• Expert in Adobe InDesign
• Competent in Adobe XD
• Competent in Adobe Photoshop

What We Will Love About You

• Problem solver
• Multi-tasker
• Excellent attention to detail
• Team player and collaborator
• Good time management to deliver creative within agreed timelines

Behaviours we love

Wow my customer

• Walk in my customers’ shoes
• Deliver on my promises
• Deliver insight-led solutions my customers need

Treat the business as my own

• Take accountability
• Be curious, creative & explore opportunities
• Do it right & at the right time

Play as a team

• Be helpful
• Be inclusive
• Find the fun