Junior Designer Role at Wundesk | Apply Now!

🏢 Company: Wundesk
📍 Location: Remote, South Africa
🆔 Reference: 15271555

🌟 About the Role

Wundesk is seeking a Junior Designer eager to learn, experiment, and grow in a creative, collaborative environment. This role is perfect for early-career designers passionate about product design, visual storytelling, and brand building. You’ll work closely with experienced designers, product strategists, and brand experts to contribute to projects ranging from social media visuals to product and brand systems.

As a Junior Designer, you’ll gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and the opportunity to build a strong portfolio that demonstrates your design thinking and creativity.

📌 Key Responsibilities

• 🎯 Collaborate with senior designers on product, brand, and marketing design projects

• 🖥 Support the creation of digital assets across social media and other platforms

• 🗂 Contribute to design systems, visual libraries, and reusable components

• 💡 Participate in brainstorming sessions, critiques, and collaborative workshops

• 📊 Prepare mockups, presentations, and case studies

• 🚀 Continuously explore new design tools, techniques, and trends to enhance creative output

• ✨ Take ownership of tasks and learn through hands-on experimentation

🎯 Requirements & Skills

• 🖌 Strong foundation in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Suite

• 🎨 Basic understanding of layout, hierarchy, colour theory, and typography

• 🤝 Collaborative mindset with openness to feedback

• 💪 Self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented

• 📁 Portfolio demonstrating design process, thinking, and problem-solving

• 🔍 Curious, adaptable, and eager to grow in a fast-paced design environment

🎁 Benefits of Working at Wundesk

• 👩‍🏫 Mentorship from senior designers and structured learning sessions

• 🖼 Exposure to real-world projects to enhance your portfolio

• 🌈 Creative, inclusive, and collaborative work culture

• 💡 Opportunities to contribute ideas beyond execution

• 🏠 Hybrid/remote flexibility based on location

📝 CV Tips for this Role

1. 📂 Showcase Your Portfolio: Include examples that highlight process, problem-solving, and design thinking.

2. 💻 Highlight Software Skills: Explicitly mention Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or any other relevant tools.

3. 🖼 Include Relevant Projects: Even academic or personal projects that demonstrate creativity and process are valuable.

4. 🤝 Show Collaboration Skills: Highlight experiences working in teams, receiving feedback, or iterating on designs.

5. 🚀 Demonstrate Curiosity and Growth: Mention learning experiences, workshops, or courses that show a willingness to develop skills.

6. 📝 Professional Presentation: Ensure your CV is visually clean, easy to read, and free of errors—reflect your design sensibilities.