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Looking for your next move as a Graphic Designer in Pietermaritzburg? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in KwaZulu-Natal.
About the Opportunity
This Graphic Designer role sits within the marketing jobs function in Pietermaritzburg. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across KwaZulu-Natal.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Graphic Designer taking on this position.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the marketing jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Pietermaritzburg much easier.
The Environment
In addition, the environment is creative, deadline-driven and data-aware. Cross-functional work with sales, product and design is the norm, and ideas are tested with real audiences quickly.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
A Typical Day
You usually start by scanning campaign dashboards over coffee, checking performance against targets and flagging anything that needs attention. Mornings are often given to creative work — briefing designers, refining copy, planning the next content drop — while afternoons mix stakeholder meetings, agency calls and a steady stream of approvals. In between, you’re watching what competitors are doing, listening to what customers are saying online, and shaping the next set of experiments to push the brand forward.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Pietermaritzburg.
Beyond that, the Pietermaritzburg office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Core Functions
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
- Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
Candidate Profile
- Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
- Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
- Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.