29 Design Work jobs in South Africa

We're looking for a UI/UX Design Intern to join our early-stage SaaS startup on a part-time, remote basis. This is an opportunity to gain real-world design experience, contribute to a live product, and build portfolio-ready work with mentorship from an experienced product designer.

This internship is ideal for emerging UI/UX designers looking to build real-world experience in ux research, visual design and design systems, under the mentorship of an experienced designer.

This is an unpaid internship opportunity with flexible hours (5-8 hours/week), ideal for students needing practical experience while studying or freelancing.

• Create wireframes, mockups, and UI screens.
• Support in building a design system (components, styles, typography).
• Refine user flows and onboarding experiences.
• Receive regular feedback and guidance to improve your craft.

Must-Haves

• Own laptop capable of running Figma smoothly (browser or desktop app).
• Reliable internet connection for Figma, video calls, and file sharing.
• Basic proficiency in Figma (creating frames, components, exporting files).
• Portfolio or sample design work (to demonstrate interest and baseline skills).
• Good eye for layout, typography, and colour
• Eager to learn, open to feedback, and reliable
• South Africa only

Nice-to-Haves (Not essential, but a bonus)

• Experience with Notion/Trello (or any task tracking tool).
• Familiarity with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive).
• Interest in SaaS, startups, or business tools.
• Basic understanding of UX research (user flows, wireframing, usability).

• Portfolio-ready case study (with approved work samples).
• Flexible hours (approx. 5–8 hrs per week, for 6 months).
• A letter of recommendation.
• Weekly mentorship and design critiques to help grow your skills
• Real-world insight into product design and startup processes.
• Flexibility to work remotely on your own time (no fixed hours).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a brief design assessment and Google Meet interview.

Please Note: This is a remote, unpaid position - not a salaried role or internship.

Fancourt, South Africa's premier golfing, leisure and lifestyle destination, is situated in George in the heart of the Garden Route.

Kindly review the role description, and apply if you meet the requirements.

An exciting career opportunity is available at one of the premier golf & leisure resorts in the country for an experienced and motivated Design & Creative Coordinator.

The main (not all encompassing) responsibilities of this role are related to create and amend print and digital design artwork; oversee all photographic work; design and produce hotel collateral; provide digital/HTML support; all relevant admin and reports; etc.

A self-managed, attention to detail aspiring creative mind with a dream to start the journey towards describing the foundations of the word, luxury, by only using pictures.

Key Qualifications and Experience required:

• Minimum qualification of Grade 12 coupled with a tertiary qualification in Graphic Design.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role.
• Advanced knowledge of and competency in HTML/Photoshop/Indesign/Illustrator/Premier Pro/Lightroom/Acrobat/Meta/digital assets
• Advanced competency in MS Office suite is essential.

Key skills, abilities and work styles required:

• The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can be successful under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Key skills that the candidate must be able to demonstrate will be: active listening, critical thinking, active learning, and time management.
• Key abilities that the candidate must be able to demonstrate will be: originality, fluency of Ideas, written comprehension and expression, verbal comprehension and expression, visualization, deductive (the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense) and inductive (the ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions) reasoning, and visual colour discrimination.
• Key work styles that the candidate must be able to demonstrate will be: attention to detail, innovation, dependability, initiative, cooperation, persistence, stress tolerance, and self-control.

If you believe you have suitable experience and qualifications, please apply online.

Application Process:

Closing date:

07 September 2025

How to apply:

You can apply online at

PLEASE NOTE:

The Company's Employment Equity Plan will be taken into consideration with all appointments. Should you not be contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful

We're in the middle of a rebrand. The way our company looks and feels online needs to communicate trust, quality, and scale instantly. We're hiring a world-class Web Designer to shape our brand's digital presence — creating clean, modern, conversion-friendly designs that anchor our website and extend across all our marketing.

Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)

• Redesign our website in Figma → deliver a full system of page designs and mobile versions within 6 months.
• Develop a reusable brand design system → typography, colors, grids, iconography, and components, all organized in Figma.
• Deliver a steady stream of high-quality design assets → landing pages, social graphics, presentations, and digital collateral consistently on time.
• Maintain brand consistency across every visual touchpoint, ensuring a unified look and feel.
• Elevate visual clarity → design work that looks world-class, is easy to use, and earns client trust.

Competencies (What You Must Bring)

Hard Skills

• Mastery of Figma (components, design systems, responsive page design).
• Strong UI/UX instincts (user flow, hierarchy, clarity, mobile-first).
• Professional-level graphic design → typography, layout, color, branding.
• Experience designing websites and brand systems (not just app screens).
• Bonus: Experience creating digital marketing assets (ads, decks, social posts).

Soft Skills

• Detail-anchored & structured → your files and designs are clean, consistent, and usable.
• Translator of ideas → you can take a founder's raw vision and turn it into polished clarity.
• Strong communicator → you explain design choices in plain English.
• Adaptable → you can pivot with new priorities while keeping brand integrity.
• Async-friendly → works well with Loom updates, Figma comments, and clear feedback cycles.

The Fit (Who You'll Work Best With)

• You'll work directly with a visionary founder in New York who thrives on speed and new ideas. Your superpower is bringing order, structure, and detail — taking that energy and translating it into beautiful, consistent designs that scale.
• If you love brand systems, crave pixel-perfect consistency, and get energy from turning chaos into clarity, you'll thrive here.

The Opportunity

• This isn't a one-off design project. You'll:
• Shape the brand identity of a fast-scaling international company.
• Be the design anchor across web, digital, and marketing.
• Work with the freedom to create, while owning the standards that keep us consistent.
• Produce work that's seen daily by thousands of business owners.

In one line:

We're looking for a structured, detail-anchored web + brand designer who can transform vision into a world-class design system and brand experience that scales.

A good-looking website is cute. A converting one is better. We design sites that load fast, sell hard, and scale with your brand. Maintenance, analytics, training and optimisations? Covered.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Study material development

Oversee and manage the development or review of study guides (full or wrap-around)

Seek feedback from all stakeholders and keep a record of required changes to study guides in anticipation of the review cycle

Monitor the appropriateness of the prescribed textbook and editions

Ensure continued alignment between study guide and textbook, where applicable

Update study guides to cater for new textbook editions

Assessment

Draft all formal assessments for allocated modules

Consider internal and external pre-moderation feedback and implement changes as required

Conduct internal pre-moderation for modules in field of expertise

Conduct annual meetings with all campus lecturers to discuss the assessment strategy

Appoint suitably qualified internal and external moderators

Brief markers and moderators, and provide content support during the marking process

Mark a prescribed minimum number of assessments to fine tune marking guideline/memorandum

Consider markers' reports and decide on appropriate action

Consider moderators' reports and decide on appropriate action, in consultation with campus lecturers, HOS and subject coordinator (if any)

Conduct post-assessment meetings with all campus lecturers to reflect on success/concerns with assessments

Consider and analyse cross-campus success rates

Sign off on assessment results

Actively participate in the investigation/management of Red/Fire module status

Learning Journey Design

Conduct research in the field of expertise and/or learning design in the field of expertise

Attend both internal and external training sessions, workshops, and conferences to enhance skills in module design and assessment

Stay informed about emerging trends in higher education and instructional methodologies

Engage with industry, professional networks and associations to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing

Actively collaborate with campus lecturers to continuously enhance the learning journey

LMS course environment

Design and draft materials needed for the course environment (announcements, etc.)

Populate and maintain the Canvas Blueprint course environment for modules owned

Lecturer and student support

Develop and deliver at least two lectures per module per semester for CL students, online live

Record at least two online lectures for DL students per semester per module

Deliver guest lectures in the field of expertise on STADIO modules as appropriate

Research and Professional Development

Conduct research in the field of expertise and/or learning design in the field of expertise

Attend both internal and external training sessions, workshops, and conferences to enhance skills in module design and assessment

Stay informed about emerging trends in higher education and instructional methodologies

Engage with industry, professional networks and associations to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

Master's degree in web design and development or related IT discipline .

At least 5 years' Higher Education experience in Web Design

Expertise in Creative Adobe tools, Figma .

Key Attributes:

Strong applied focus with the ability to keep curricula aligned with evolving technologies.

Industry engagement to ensure teaching reflects current frameworks and platforms.

Ability to mentor staff in project-based and practical teaching approaches.

Commitment to preparing students for immediate employability in web development.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a candidate with the following skill set,
Web Designer and
Graphic Designer at Marios Jewellers. The role involves capturing stunning photographs of jewellery, creating visually appealing graphics for promotional materials, and designing and maintaining the company's websites. The candidate will be responsible for bringing the brand's vision to life through their creative skills.

Qualifications

• Photography and Graphic Design skills
• Web Design and Development skills (WordPress and WooCommerce)
• Experience with jewellery and/or luxury product photography
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
• Experience in e-commerce website design and maintenance
• Excellent attention to detail and creativity
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Portfolio showcasing previous photography, graphic design, and web design work