Senior Ui/ux Designer

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description

Senior UI/UX Designer (Remote)
Are you a high-energy design professional with a proven track record in web and content design? We're looking for a talented and driven Senior UI/UX Designer to lead a diverse range of website and design projects, working with a wide variety of businesses with varying levels of design and web needs. Typical projects include complete redesigns and rebuilds of consumer-facing websites, high-converting landing pages, new UI components, and brand refreshes. You'll own projects from initial strategy and UX through to polished execution and delivery, working hand-in-hand with developers to bring ideas to life.
What You'll Be Doing:

  • Be the lead designer, setting the standard for all website and design projects.
  • Manage end-to-end website redesigns (primarily WordPress, sometimes Webflow).
  • Deliver polished, high-performing web design solutions with best-practice UX/UI.
  • Balance hands-on design work with guiding the project direction and supporting the team when needed.
  • Work closely with developers to ensure smooth design-to-build handover.
  • Design iteratively, with a solid grasp of typography, composition, hierarchy, and balance.
  • Work within existing brand guidelines and elevate the overall look and feel where possible.
  • Research visual inspiration and develop fresh visual concepts and directions.
  • Take the lead in maintaining and raising the standard of internal brand visuals for our client.
  • Review all brand design elements before they are finalized to ensure high quality.
  • Collaborate directly with clients through workshops to define website and design project requirements and strategy.
  • Work closely with the Project/Account Manager to ensure design projects are delivered on time, to a high standard, and within agreed scope.
  • Proactively identify and push back on scope creep to keep projects on track.
  • Communicate clearly and positively, delighting clients and teammates as a collaborative partner.
Who You Are:
  • 5+ years experience in an advertising agency, creative studio, or media organization with a focus on design implementation for diverse clients and styles.
  • Proven UX Research & Strategy experience (Wireframing, User Flows, Prototyping, Information Architecture).
  • Understanding of content marketing design principles.
  • Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize and organize time for yourself and a team to meet deadlines.
  • Fluent in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Business Suite.
  • Experienced in Brand Design and Uplift (style guides, visual guidelines).
  • A proactive "doer" focused on execution and genuinely creative with a wealth of ideas.
Why This Role?
  • ~48 hours/month
  • Fully remote position with overlap during UK working hours.
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Starting salary: $600+ (flexible depending on experience and background)
  • Opportunity to grow to full-time (36 hours/week), based on performance.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you have a proven track record in design and are ready to deliver results, we want to hear from you.
Recruitment Process: * Initial Interview (HR/Recruiter)
  • Initial Interview (Client)
  • Assessment
  • Offer
Powered by JazzHR

Skills Required

Beware of fraud agents! do not pay money to get a job

MNCJobs.co.za will not be responsible for any payment made to a third-party. All Terms of Use are applicable.


Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1512090
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned