Mid-Weight Designer (Full-Time, Remote, South-Africa Based)

About Us

Ajile is a growth partner for DTC brands. We provide “Ecom Marketing in a Box” that brings creative, paid media, email, social, and reporting under one roof. You’ll be part of a high-performance pod supporting 3 to 5 clients at a time.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Mid-Weight Designer with 3 to 5 years of experience creating marketing assets for digital channels. You’ll be responsible for producing premium, performance-focused creative for ads, email, and web. You’ll also collaborate with our strategy and media teams to ensure that your designs not only look good but also drive results.

What You’ll Do

• Create static ads, banners, landing page layouts, and organic social content
• Build reusable design systems, templates, and organised files
• Translate campaign briefs into multiple creative variations optimised for testing
• Work closely with media buyers to align design with ad performance data
• Iterate on winning concepts and refine underperforming assets
• Maintain high standards of brand consistency and export-ready polish across platforms

Role Details

• Full-time position
• Remote, with overlap during 12 pm to 8 pm South Africa time (to align with US team)
• Work across multiple clients and industries with varied creative challenge

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in digital or marketing design
• Advanced skills in tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva, or similar platforms
• Strong portfolio of ad creatives and digital marketing assets (ideally for DTC or eCom brands)
• Solid understanding of direct-response design principles (hierarchy, CTA, contrast)
• Strong sense of visual trends and digital aesthetics, especially for social platforms
• Ability to work under deadlines while maintaining quality and consistency
• Clear communicator who thrives in collaboration with media and strategy teams

Application Requirements

• A 2 to 3 minute video introducing yourself, your background, and why you’re excited about this opportunity
• A portfolio showcasing your design work (with a focus on marketing and digital assets)

Why Ajile

This role offers the chance to produce high-level creative that directly drives performance for leading DTC brands. You’ll have the autonomy to shape campaigns while also learning from strategy and performance feedback loops.