Graphic Designer Intern (12-month contract)
Upstream 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
The intern will support the creation of visually compelling assets for various brand channels, including digital, social media, presentations, newsletters, and marketing campaigns. This involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute creative concepts and ensuring visual consistency across all outputs.
Responsibilities
- Support the creation of visually compelling assets for digital and print channels
- Design materials for presentations (PowerPoint), social media, newsletters, and marketing campaigns
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring creative concepts to life
- Adapt and optimize existing designs across different formats and platforms
- Contribute ideas and creative input to enhance brand storytelling
- Ensure consistency and quality across all visual outputs
Requirements
- Recently completed (or currently completing) a Diploma/Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field
- Up to 1 year of experience (internships, freelance, or academic projects) in graphic and/or digital design
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Strong skills in PowerPoint and presentation design
- A portfolio demonstrating creative thinking and problem-solving through design
- Basic understanding of layout, typography, and branding principles
- Familiarity with tools like Mailchimp or similar email marketing platforms
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn
- Good communication and collaboration skills
Benefits
- A paid internship program offering hands-on experience working on real business projects
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced designers and marketers
- Opportunity to build a professional portfolio
- A collaborative, inclusive, and learning-focused environment
- Competitive base salary and benefits
Key Skills
About Upstream
We are a leader in mobile technology, providing innovative solutions to 1.2 billion consumers. In an ever-increasing digital world we help businesses grow their digital reach & toolkits to optimize user experience, increase engagement, attract new customers and boost their revenues. Think of performance marketing but on steroids as our top-notch marketeers and engineers build digital journeys through an omnichannel marketing approach like no other. Currently we work with the biggest names in Telco, Insurance, Education, FMCGs and Retail in over 45 countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia.
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