Creative Designer (Cape Town)

Job description

Creative Designer
Location: George, Western Cape | On-site
Permanent
Join South Africa's #1 Pet Insurer

At Dotsure, we believe insurance should be anything but ordinary.
As South Africa's leading pet insurer, we're building a brand that customers recognise, trust and genuinely enjoy engaging with. Every campaign, design and customer interaction is an opportunity to tell our story in a creative and memorable way.
We're looking for a talented Creative Designer who combines strong design fundamentals with commercial thinking to create engaging visual content across digital and print platforms. If you're passionate about great design, enjoy collaborating with others and thrive in a fast-paced marketing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role:

• As a Creative Designer, you'll create high-quality visual assets that strengthen the Dotsure brand across multiple customer touchpoints. Working closely with marketing, brand and content teams, you'll transform ideas into compelling creative that supports marketing campaigns, enhances customer engagement and delivers measurable business outcomes.
• This role offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects while contributing to one of South Africa's most recognisable consumer brands.

Key responsibilities
You'll be responsible for:

• Designing creative assets for digital, print and marketing campaigns.
• Producing engaging content for social media, websites, email marketing, paid media and digital advertising.
• Creating print-ready artwork for brochures, posters, signage, promotional material and other marketing collateral.
• Maintaining brand consistency across all customer touchpoints.
• Collaborating with marketers, copywriters and other stakeholders to develop creative concepts.
• Presenting design ideas and incorporating feedback into final creative solutions.
• Managing multiple projects while meeting agreed deadlines.
• Ensuring all artwork is accurate, high quality and production ready.

Minimum requirements
To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• A diploma or national diploma in graphic design, visual communication or a related field (or equivalent practical experience supported by an exceptional portfolio).
• At least 3 years' professional graphic design experience within an agency or in-house marketing environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong commercial design work across digital and print channels.
• Experience applying brand guidelines consistently across multiple platforms.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.

Essential technical skills:
You'll demonstrate proficiency in:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Typography and layout design
• Colour theory and visual composition
• Digital content creation
• Print production and artwork preparation
• Working knowledge of Figma and Canva will be advantageous.

Preferred experience:
It would be beneficial if you also have experience in:

• Consumer-facing brands
• Integrated marketing campaigns
• Financial services or insurance
• Motion graphics or video editing
• AI-powered creative tools
• UX/UI design

What we're looking for:
We're looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Creativity and innovative thinking
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Effective planning and time management
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Customer-focused thinking
• Accountability and ownership
• A passion for continuous learning and creative excellence

Why join Dotsure?
At Dotsure, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Work with one of South Africa's most recognised consumer brands.
• Collaborate with talented and passionate marketing professionals.
• Contribute to exciting integrated marketing campaigns.
• Grow your creative skills in a supportive, innovative environment
• Make a meaningful impact through your work.