The Role
Create conceptual and production-ready designs across POS, social, OOH, digital, print, events, and video formats. Develop original concepts, edit video and motion content, prepare print-ready artwork, manage multiple projects, and collaborate with Marketing and stakeholders. The role requires strong visual design fundamentals, brand consistency, creative problem-solving, feedback management, and independent time management in a high-volume environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
This is a high-volume, fast-paced creative environment. You'll be switching between a social post, a store banner, and a video format in the same week. The designers who thrive here are the ones who bring the same standard to all three.
We don't want a technician who executes. We want a creative who thinks, then executes brilliantly. If your portfolio shows both, we want to see it.
What the job actually looks like
- Designing across the full brand mix - POS, social, OOH, digital, print, events, and everything in between.
- Originating concepts, not just executing briefs - we want ideas, not just outputs.
- Creating and editing video content and motion formats as part of your regular output.
- Preparing print-ready artwork to exact printer specifications.
- Running multiple projects at the same time without letting quality slip on any of them.
- Working closely with the broader Marketing team and business stakeholders to bring briefs to life on time.
- Understanding that design, copy, and photography are parts of the same customer experience and designing like it.
What we need from you
- A degree in Graphic Design or Multimedia Design
- 4 - 5 years of experience as a Graphic Designer or Conceptual DTP Artist (agency, retail, or QSR background preferred)
- A portfolio that shows conceptual range, not just technical execution.
- Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills across InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects.
- Solid understanding of layout, colour, typography, scale, and composition.
- Ability to work within a brand CI while still finding room to be creative.
- Someone who handles feedback well, asks good questions, and manages their own time without being chased.
Software
- Required: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects
- Advantageous: Premiere Pro, 3D software, Videography, Photography
What you get
- A brand with genuine creative ambition and the volume to keep you sharp.
- A Marketing team that treats design as central to how the brand competes.
- Broad creative scope.
- A seat at the table when campaigns are being built, not just when the artwork needs doing.
WHO WE ARE
Hungry Lion opened its first store in Stellenbosch in 1997. One store, one idea: great food, served with energy and genuine warmth. Today that idea runs across more than 500 stores in multiple African countries and we're still growing. Innovation is part of how we compete - from the way we use AI and technology to run smarter operations, to the way we back our people to think differently and solve real problems. Whether you're on the floor, in the kitchen, or behind the scenes at HQ, every person here shapes what this brand becomes. The best of Hungry Lion is still ahead and we're looking for people who want to be part of building it.
Skills Required
- Degree in Graphic Design or Multimedia Design
- 4–5 years of experience as a Graphic Designer or Conceptual DTP Artist
- Portfolio demonstrating conceptual range and creative thinking
- Advanced Adobe InDesign skills
- Advanced Adobe Illustrator skills
- Advanced Adobe Photoshop skills
- Advanced Adobe After Effects skills
- Understanding of layout, colour, typography, scale, and composition
- Ability to work within brand corporate identity guidelines while remaining creative
- Ability to handle feedback, ask effective questions, and manage time independently
- Agency, retail, or quick-service restaurant background
- Adobe Premiere Pro experience
- 3D software experience
- Videography experience
- Photography experience
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The Company
What We Do
Hungry Lion is a South African fast-food restaurant franchise established in 1997, specializing in fried chicken, burgers, and other chicken meals. It operates in multiple African countries, aiming to provide affordable, high-quality food in a modern fast-food environment.
