Manager: Design

Purpose Statement

• The Manager: Design is responsible for supporting the Head: Brand Design in leading and shaping the creative vision of Capitec’s brand, ensuring all design outputs are strategically aligned, innovative and visually compelling. This role sets the creative standard for design excellence across multiple channels and platforms, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture. By driving innovation and ensuring design consistency, this role plays a crucial part in strengthening Capitec’s brand identity and visual storytelling.

Experience

• 10 years of experience in brand, graphic or visual design, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role 
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing design teams
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in brand identity, digital design, and visual storytelling
• Experience in an agency or creative studio, with a track record of delivering impactful, multi-channel design solutions

Qualifications (Minimum)

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

Knowledge

Minimum

• Functional knowledge according to the portfolio; design techniques and methodologies
• The advertising and creative process
• Ideation and prototyping
• Visual communication design for Corporate environments
• Internal communication and business processes
• Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
• Industry-standard design software (Adobe Cloud, Figma, Sketch, InVision)
• Time and workload management
• Data-driven marketing
• Digital marketing and marketing technology

Ideal

• Tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Knowledge of the Capitec brand and Corporate Identity
• Behavioural sciences
• Design thinking

Skills

Conditions of Employment