Branding and Design Specialist

Core Purpose of the Role

The Branding and Design Specialist will be responsible for strengthening the marketing function by owning day‑to‑day marketing execution and brand delivery, enabling the Marketing Manager to focus on customer, product, and strategic requirements as the business scales. This role reduces design lead times, improves cross‑departmental collaboration, and ensures consistent branding across all internal and external initiatives, including internal events.

Position of the Job in the Organisation

The Branding and Design Specialist will report directly to the Marketing Manager.

Principal Responsibilities

The Branding and Design Specialist will play a key role in strengthening both internal and external brand presence. This role will support the planning and delivery of brand‑led initiatives, marketing events, and internal initiatives, while managing external design suppliers and producing some in‑house design work. The ideal candidate is hands‑on, organised, creatively minded, and comfortable working across multiple marketing disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

Ownership & Execution of Company Branding

• Develop and execute company‑branded collateral across digital and print (e.g., posters, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, brochures, branded giveaways, digital assets including Slack communications, signatures, GIFs, Google Ads)
• Ensure consistent application of brand guidelines across all marketing materials & promotional items
• Produce and update brochures, presentations, signage, merchandise, and promotional materials
• Act as brand custodian in the execution phase, ensuring quality control before release
• What does success look like: Consistent, high‑quality branded materials across the organisation.

Events Support & Coordination

• Coordinate marketing logistics for events (collateral, branding, supplier coordination, timelines)
• Manage branded materials required for events (banners, presentations, digital assets, giveaways)
• Support on‑site execution where required
• Assist with post‑event follow‑up communications and reporting

Graphic Design Coordination & Execution

• Brief, coordinate, and manage graphic design work (with external designers)
• Ensure all artwork aligns with brand standards and campaign objectives
• Maintain version control and proper storage of all creative assets
• Produce basic to intermediate design work such as social media graphics, internal communications assets, PowerPoint presentations and templates, event collateral

Campaign Execution Support

• Support rollout of marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
• Assist in coordinating timelines, assets, and stakeholder inputs
• Prepare campaign collateral (email, social, landing page content coordination, Hub Spot)
• Track and report on campaign execution milestones

Maintenance & Upkeep of Company Templates & Brand Documents

• Maintain and update branded templates (presentations, letterheads, email signatures, reports, proposals)
• Ensure all departments use the latest approved templates
• Archive outdated materials and manage document version control
• Support internal teams with access to approved branded resources

Experience & Skills

• Experience in a marketing or brand‑focused role
• Strong understanding of branding principles and marketing fundamentals
• Experience supporting events and working with multiple stakeholders
• Experience managing external suppliers or agencies
• Basic to intermediate design skills using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign or similar
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of digital marketing channels (social media, email, websites)

Specific Attributes

• Highly organised and proactive
• Creative with a strong visual eye
• Confident communicator with good stakeholder management skills
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Adaptable and comfortable juggling multiple priorities

Desirable Attributes

• Team Player
• Must be adaptable and resilient

What Does Success Look Like?

By 3 Months

• I will be fully embedded in brand guidelines, templates, and workflows.
• I will independently deliver day‑to‑day marketing and design outputs with minimal rework.
• I will noticeably reduce design and execution bottlenecks for the Marketing Manager.

By 6 Months

• I will confidently manage cross‑departmental marketing requests end‑to‑end.
• I will deliver consistent, on‑brand support for internal initiatives and events.
• I will be seen as a reliable execution partner across the business.

By 12 Months

• I will operate as a trusted brand custodian across teams.
• I will enable the Marketing Manager to focus on strategy, customers, and product priorities.
• I will contribute to scalable marketing processes that support business growth.

Location Requirement

We are currently only considering candidates based in South Africa with valid working rights. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from outside the country at this time.