Ecommerce Creative Designer
Location: Remote (South Africa)
Compensation: $2,000 - $2,500 USD/month
Industry: E-Commerce / Licensed Merchandise / Consumer Products
Schedule: Full-Time | US Time Zone Overlap Preferred
About The Company
Our client is a fast-growing U.S.-based merchandise and consumer products company operating across multiple brands, licenses, and direct-to-consumer channels.
As Ecommerce And Paid Media Continue Becoming a Larger Part Of The Business, We Are Building a Modern Marketing And Creative Infrastructure Focused On
- Speed
- Creative iteration
- Ecommerce conversion
- Campaign execution
- Paid media support
- Scalable systems
We are looking for a highly adaptable, execution-focused Ecommerce Creative Designer based in South Africa to help support this next phase of growth.
Role Overview
This is not a traditional brand designer role focused on isolated creative projects or long creative timelines.
This role is heavily execution-focused and ideal for a designer who enjoys producing high volumes of creative across multiple campaigns, brands, and formats while maintaining strong attention to detail and speed.
You Will Support
- Paid advertising campaigns
- Ecommerce launches
- Product launches
- Shopify storefronts
- Email and SMS marketing
- Landing pages
- Creator and UGC content
- PDP optimization
- Merchandising initiatives
A significant portion of this role involves creating, editing, and adapting creative assets that support customer acquisition, conversion optimization, and ongoing performance marketing initiatives.
You Will Work Closely With
- Director of Strategy
- Senior Performance Marketing Manager
- Ecommerce and Owned Media Manager
- Leadership
- Brand Leads
to help execute fast-moving marketing initiatives across paid, organic, and ecommerce channels.
Success In This Role Is Measured By
- Creative output volume
- Speed of execution
- Responsiveness
- Adaptability
- Iteration velocity
- Ability to support customer acquisition initiatives
- Ability to support ecommerce conversion initiatives
- Ability to support fast-moving launches and campaigns
Key Responsibilities
I. Paid Media Creative Production
- Design static and video assets for paid advertising campaigns across Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, and other digital channels
- Produce multiple creative variations and iterations quickly to support ongoing testing
- Adapt existing creative into multiple formats, sizes, and platform requirements
- Collaborate with Growth Marketing leadership to execute performance-focused creative needs
- Create promotional graphics, banners, landing page visuals, and conversion-focused assets
II. Performance Creative Production
- Create static and video ad creative for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Google campaigns
- Edit creator, customer, and UGC footage into ad-ready assets
- Produce multiple creative variations and hook concepts from existing source material
- Rapidly create and iterate new creative based on campaign performance data
- Build platform-specific creative adaptations for ongoing testing initiatives
- Create conversion-focused landing page assets and supporting campaign creative
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Growth Marketing to improve testing velocity and creative performance
- Turn campaign insights into new creative assets quickly and efficiently
III. Ecommerce & Organic Creative Support
- Design visual assets for social media, organic campaigns, email marketing, and ecommerce launches
- Support product launches, promotions, and seasonal campaigns across multiple brands
- Create conversion-focused PDP assets, comparison charts, collection page assets, landing page visuals, merchandising graphics, promotional assets, and product storytelling content designed to improve ecommerce conversion
- Assist with visual asset preparation for creator campaigns, photo shoots, and video shoots
- Maintain visual consistency across customer-facing channels
IV. Creative Operations & Asset Organization
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining turnaround expectations
- Organize design files, templates, and creative assets in a scalable and accessible structure
- Accept and implement feedback quickly while adapting creative to campaign priorities and platform needs
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, ecommerce, and growth teams
- Support a fast-moving, high-output campaign environment
Required Skills & Experience
Hard Skills
- 3+ years of professional design experience supporting ecommerce, marketing, or consumer brands
- Strong portfolio showcasing paid media creative, ecommerce creative, video editing, and digital marketing assets
- Advanced proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Experience using Figma for digital design workflows
- Strong video editing capability using CapCut, Premiere Pro, or similar editing platforms
- Experience designing for digital advertising and social media platforms
- Experience creating paid social creative for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
- Experience supporting Shopify or ecommerce storefronts
- Strong understanding of layout, typography, branding, and visual hierarchy
- Ability to create both static and video assets for performance marketing campaigns
- Ability to work quickly without sacrificing organization and consistency
Preferred Experience
- Experience supporting DTC or ecommerce brands
- Experience creating paid social ad creative at scale
- Experience with Premiere Pro, After Effects, Descript, or similar creative tools
- Experience working with creator-generated content and UGC workflows
- Familiarity with Canva and collaborative design tools
- Experience supporting performance marketing teams through rapid creative iteration and testing
- Experience in apparel, merchandise, lifestyle, music, outdoor, or creator-led brands
Soft Skills & Traits
Fast-Moving & Adaptable
You thrive in environments where priorities shift quickly and campaign needs evolve constantly.
Execution-Oriented
You enjoy producing work efficiently, iterating quickly, and supporting high-volume creative output.
Collaborative & Coachable
You communicate well, implement feedback professionally, and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Ownership Mentality
You proactively solve problems, stay organized, and take responsibility for deliverables without constant oversight.
Detail-Oriented
You maintain strong organizational and creative standards while balancing multiple competing priorities.
Why This Role Matters
Your Work Will Directly Influence
- Customer acquisition
- Ecommerce conversion
- Paid advertising performance
- Product launch success
- Creative testing velocity
- Creator campaigns
- Merchandising initiatives
across a fast-growing portfolio of ecommerce and merchandise brands.
This role is best suited for someone who enjoys creating, editing, iterating, and launching high volumes of creative across multiple brands while directly contributing to business growth.
As the business continues scaling, there will be opportunities for increased responsibility and long-term growth within the creative and marketing organization.