Senior Graphic Designer
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R37,000 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
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Role: Senior Graphic Designer
Priority Location: LATAM, South Africa, or the Philippines
Working Hours: Primarily U.S. business hours (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET)
Salary Range: $2,000 – $2,500 USD/month
Type of contract:Full-Time
Type of job:Remote
About the Company:
Our client is an Australian extra virgin olive oil producer and vendor, selling online, in retail, and expanding into food service. As the business grows, we’re looking for a versatile creative professional to support design, packaging, and video content needs across the brand.
We've intentionally built a lean, high-performing organization. Rather than layers of management and bureaucracy, we focus on hiring exceptional people, giving them ownership, and measuring results. As our portfolio continues to expand, we're looking for a dedicated creative who can take full ownership of our design pipelines.
About the Role:
Our client is seeking a senior-leaning or strong mid-level designer with a broad creative skill set who can confidently execute end-to-end design work, manage finished art, and contribute to video editing when needed. This person will work closely with the founder and help share the load across digital, packaging, and advertising creative.
This is an ideal role for someone who is comfortable working within an existing brand system, can take feedback well, and can move efficiently between design and video tasks. You will become a trusted creative partner to the founder and wider team, supporting the business with reliable, consistent output and minimal hand-holding.
Key Responsibilities
* Digital & Marketing Asset Creation: Create and adapt marketing and digital assets across web, social, ads, and email channels.
* Packaging & Print Production: Design packaging and label artwork for physical products and produce flawless finished art files ready for print and manufacturing production.
* Video Content & Editing: Edit short-form and ad content video using CapCut, and support additional video tasks in Premiere Pro or After Effects where applicable.
* Brand Framework Alignment: Work within an established brand and design system to maintain strict consistency and quality across all creative output.
* Collaborative Iteration: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and implement design feedback accurately and efficiently.
* Creative Optimization: Contribute ideas to improve creative performance and production efficiency as the business scales.
What We’re Looking For
* Proven Experience: Strong experience in graphic design, ideally at a mid to senior level, with a proven ability to produce polished finished art.
* Technical Toolkit: Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and experience with CapCut for video editing. Familiarity with Figma is a strong plus.
* Brand Adaptability: Proven capability to step into, respect, and build within an existing brand framework.
* Communication & Execution: Strong English proficiency for internal communication, written work, and proofreading. The ability to receive and apply feedback effectively is crucial (this is not a client-facing role).
* Autonomy: Self-directed, organized, and able to move efficiently between design and video tasks as priorities shift.
Nice to Have
* Experience with food, beverage, FMCG, or physical product brands.
* Motion design or advanced video editing capability.
* Exposure to retail packaging or e-commerce creative workflows.
* Experience working in fast-growing small businesses or startup environments.
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R37,000/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →