Overview
Design Lead Jobs in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at Talently
Title: Design Lead
Company: Talently
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
* Hiring on behalf of our client
Title: Design Lead
Time: Full-Time
Location: Hybrid (4 days in Century City)
Compensation: R520,000/y
The Company
Our client is an established destination for unbeatable deals and unforgettable experiences in the UK. Founded in 2011, they have helped thousands of customers access a wide range of services and products, from professional training and home improvement to the latest gadgets and health and beauty services. They have partnered with some of the UK’s leading brands and operate with an entrepreneurial spirit, looking to make a major impact as a successful, fast-growing company.
Role Overview
The Design Lead drives the visual and creative direction of the company, ensuring design brings the brand to life in a way that drives engagement, clicks, and conversions. This role combines creative excellence with operational strength, requiring someone who can inspire great work and ensure it gets delivered efficiently, on time, and to a high standard. Acting as a central anchor for organization, prioritization, and stakeholder management, the Design Lead will oversee the design team, manage workflows, and ensure briefs are clear and structured using Asana as the central engine.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain high design standards, visual consistency, and overall creative direction across all brand and marketing output
- Lead, mentor, review, and guide work from the design team to maintain quality, impact, and commercial effectiveness
- Manage the full design workflow, project tracking, deadlines, and team capacity within Asana to increase efficiency and reduce bottlenecks
- Act as the key point of contact between Design and Marketing, ensuring all incoming briefs are clear, complete, and fit for purpose
- Align stakeholders on priorities, timelines, and expectations while constructively pushing back when briefs lack necessary detail or strategic direction
- Allocate work effectively based on skill set, workload, and deadlines while establishing clear accountability for delivery
- Contribute hands-on to design execution for key projects or high-priority work when needed
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in visual, brand, or marketing design
- Experience leading, mentoring, or managing a design team
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality, commercially effective design work
- Proven ability to manage workflows, planning, and processes, ideally using Asana or similar tools
- Proficiency with tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Figma
- Exceptional organization, prioritization, and project management skills
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to manage expectations and improve briefing processes
- Proactive mindset with a strong foundation in typography, layout, color, and visual systems
What Success Looks Like
- High-quality, consistent design across all outputs that drives commercial engagement and brings the brand to life
- Balanced leadership that seamlessly blends strategic direction with strong, impactful, and hands-on design execution
- Smooth and efficient workflow management with reduced bottlenecks and clear capacity tracking in Asana
- Strong stakeholder alignment and elevated briefing standards through constructive collaboration and clear expectations