Company Overview

Belva Digital is a leading marketing-technology agency building future-ready brands across Africa. We use data, strategy, creativity, media, and technology to deliver positive outcomes for businesses. You can rely on us to drive your acquisition, activation, retention, referral and revenue (AARRR) goals in a dynamic digital world. Belva Digital can provide full service, part service, or consultation only.

Role Context

The Junior Creative Designer supports the creative team in developing high-quality visual designs for client campaigns across digital and traditional platforms. The role focuses on interpreting briefs, contributing creative ideas, maintaining brand consistency, and delivering quality designs within agreed timelines. You'll work with the Creative Arts team. Reporting to the hiring manager.

Role Expectations

We expect this role to deliver Relevant creative, visual design, UX, or art direction experience with a portfolio.-level impact across our client portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative and visually engaging designs for digital and traditional advertising platforms.
• Interpret client briefs and translate them into effective visual concepts.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and creative ideation for campaigns and pitches.
• Design digital assets, including social media graphics, banners, and other campaign materials.
• Develop visual concepts that align with client brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
• Use design tools and software, including Adobe Creative Suite, to produce high-quality creative work.
• Incorporate feedback from the Art Director, senior designers, and other stakeholders to improve design outputs.
• Ensure all designs are accurate, consistent, and free from errors before submission.
• Deliver assigned projects within agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Collaborate with copywriters, photographers, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers, and marketing specialists.
• Support the creative team in developing concepts and materials for client pitches.
• Stay updated on emerging design trends, tools, technologies, and industry best practices.
• Participate in training and development initiatives to improve design skills and creative capabilities.
• Provide timely support to internal teams on design requests and campaign execution.
• Ensure creative deliverables align with client objectives and contribute to agreed campaign KPIs.
• Maintain professional communication, accountability, and a proactive approach to assigned tasks.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

Diploma in Design, Fine Art, Visual Communication, UX, or related field; Bachelor's degree in Design, Fine Art, Visual Communication, UX, or related field.

Experience

Relevant creative, visual design, UX, or art direction experience with a portfolio.

• Develop creative and visually engaging designs for digital and traditional advertising platforms.
• Interpret client briefs and translate them into effective visual concepts.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and creative ideation for campaigns and pitches.
• Design digital assets, including social media graphics, banners, and other campaign materials.
• Develop visual concepts that align with client brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
• Use design tools and software, including Adobe Creative Suite, to produce high-quality creative work.
• Incorporate feedback from the Art Director, senior designers, and other stakeholders to improve design outputs.
• Ensure all designs are accurate, consistent, and free from errors before submission.
• Deliver assigned projects within agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Collaborate with copywriters, photographers, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers, and marketing specialists.
• Support the creative team in developing concepts and materials for client pitches.
• Stay updated on emerging design trends, tools, technologies, and industry best practices.
• Participate in training and development initiatives to improve design skills and creative capabilities.
• Provide timely support to internal teams on design requests and campaign execution.
• Ensure creative deliverables align with client objectives and contribute to agreed campaign KPIs.
• Maintain professional communication, accountability, and a proactive approach to assigned tasks.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

• Creative design
• Visual design
• UX design
• Art direction
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Brand consistency
• Client brief interpretation
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Time management

• Diploma in Design, Fine Art, Visual Communication, UX, or related field
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Fine Art, Visual Communication, UX, or related field
• Relevant creative, visual design, UX, or art direction experience with a portfolio