Midrand: Junior Graphic Designer – (Product Marketing Environment) posted by Milton Resourcing

We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Junior Graphic Designer to join our Marketing team. The ideal candidate is passionate about design and visual storytelling, understands brand consistency, and is confident working across both digital and traditional marketing channels.
This role supports the marketing team with the creation, adaptation and management of a wide range of design materials, including social media content, website visuals, printed collateral and event branding. The successful candidate will also assist in maintaining digital asset storage systems and provide general marketing support when required.

Key Responsibilities

Graphic Design and Content Creation

• Develop and adapt designs for social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok), ensuring brand alignment and visual consistency.
• Design digital marketing materials such as web banners, online adverts, newsletters, email headers, online brochures and presentation templates.
• Create traditional marketing collateral including printed banners, posters, flyers and in-store display materials.
• Assist with photo editing, retouching and resizing for campaigns and product marketing.
• Support website content updates with optimized graphics, content edits and layout recommendations.
• Ensure all creative outputs align with brand guidelines, tone and messaging.

File Management and Distribution

• Maintain and organize design files, folders and templates within shared storage platforms (such as SharePoint, OneDrive or Google Drive).
• Assist with sharing approved design assets with internal teams and distributors when required.
  Marketing Support
• Support the marketing team with the preparation and coordination of branded materials for events, activations and exhibitions.
• Provide general support to marketing activities as required, including photography coordination, supplier research, quote requests and campaign reporting support.

Required Skills and Experience

• One to two years of design experience, ideally in a product marketing environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop (essential).
• Proficiency in Canva (essential). Basic understanding of Adobe Illustrator and InDesign is advantageous.
• Strong sense of layout, typography, color balance and attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to take direction and contribute ideas.

Personal Attributes

• Fluent in Afrikaans- an advantage
• Creative thinker with a proactive attitude and eagerness to learn.
• Team player who enjoys supporting others and contributing to collective success.
• Organized with a strong eye for visual detail and consistency.
• Flexible, reliable and open to taking on a variety of marketing support tasks.
• Professional and positive in representing the company when engaging with colleagues, clients and partners.

Education

• Diploma or Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related field.
  Added Advantage
• Experience with video editing tools for short social media clips.
• Exposure to email marketing platforms (such as Mailchimp) or CMS systems (such as WordPress or Wix) is beneficial.

Salary: Market Related