We are looking for a Creative Assistant to support our creative team across multiple client accounts and marketing campaigns. This is a minimum 6 months’ contract role.

This role primarily focuses on graphic design, with a secondary focus of on-site production work and video editing, helping the creative team bring ideas to life across social media, advertising, and digital platforms.

You will assist in designing social media graphics, capturing photo/video content, and editing creative assets to ensure our work remains visually compelling and consistent with brand guidelines.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys design, content creation, and storytelling through visuals.

Key Responsibilities

Graphic Design

• Design social media posts, carousels, and marketing materials for client campaigns.

• Adapt existing brand guidelines into engaging visual content.

• Resize and format creatives for different platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Ads, Web).

• Assist in preparing visual assets for campaigns and content calendars.

Production Work

• Assist in planning and executing photo and video shoots.

• Capture photos and videos for social media, advertisements, and campaigns.

• Support lighting setup, camera setup, and shoot preparation.

• Assist in directing simple shots for Reels and short-form content.

• Become on-screen talents when needed during shoots.

Post-production

• Edit short-form videos (Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts).

• Perform basic color correction, trimming, subtitles, and sound adjustments.

• Retouch and optimize photos for social media and advertising use.

• Export content in the correct formats and specifications for each platform.

Brand Consistency & Quality Control

• Follow and apply brand guidelines across all design outputs.

• Ensure visual quality, alignment, spacing, and typography meet agency standards.

• Make revisions based on internal feedback and client requirements.

Collaboration & Workflow

• Work closely with the Creative Lead and content team to execute creative ideas.

• Manage assigned tasks and deadlines efficiently.

• Participate in creative discussions and contribute design ideas when appropriate.

Requirements

Technical & Creative

• Diploma or Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Basic to intermediate proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, or Canva.

• Strong understanding of layout, colour, typography, and visual hierarchy.

• Ability to follow creative direction and brand guidelines accurately.

Professional & Personal

• Detail-oriented and organised.

• Willingness to learn and take feedback constructively.

• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

• Good communication skills and a positive working attitude.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience designing for social media platforms.

• Familiarity with print production or packaging design.

• Experience working in an agency or fast-paced creative environment.

• Understanding of marketing or branding concepts.

• Experience with photography and videography, video editing is a big plus.

What We Can Offer

• Hands-on experience working on real client campaigns.

• Mentorship from experienced creatives and strategists.

• Exposure to branding, marketing, and content production workflows.

• Opportunities to get hired full time within the company as a Content Creator

• Flexibility of hybrid working

Our Interview Pipeline

We value work ethic and determination over any sort of qualifications. We will consider you if you can show us some portfolio of your previous work or demonstrate a willingness to learn and have a long term career in digital marketing!

We have an extensive interview pipeline which involves 3 main steps

1. Introductory video – candidates will be required to provide a short introductory video about themselves while also answering several questions from us.

2. Take home assignment – a simple take home project where you get to demonstrate the extent of your knowledge in design and editing.

3. 45min Culture Fit interview – you’ll be meeting with members of the team for a brief interview. This is the chance for us to have an open discussion and see how well we can work together.

If this position sounds like a good fit for you, do send us your CV and portfolio to careers@synapsebn.com. We will be sure to respond as best as we can to all applicants.