Designer

Designer – Graphic & Motion Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Employment Type: Full-time · On-site Level: Associate / Mid-Level Company Description Mawj Marketing is a Riyadh-based marketing and branding agency helping modern businesses achieve strategic growth, stronger market positioning, and measurable commercial results. We work across multiple industries and brands, combining marketing strategy, performance advertising, branding, content, creative production, and digital execution. Our approach combines analytical thinking with strong creative execution. We are building an in-house team capable of producing high-quality work quickly, consistently, and at scale across multiple brands. Role Description The Designer at Mawj Marketing is a hands-on Graphic & Motion Designer responsible for producing high-quality creative work across social media, paid advertising, branding, campaigns, presentations, print, web, and short-form video. This is not a role focused only on making visually attractive posts. We are looking for someone who understands marketing, audiences, platforms, brands, and performance, and can translate creative direction into work that communicates clearly and supports business objectives. You will work closely with the Creative Director, Marketing Manager, Copywriter, Media Buyers, Account Managers, and content team. The role is full-time and on-site in Riyadh. What You Will Do • Design social media and campaign assets for platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Google, and other digital channels. • Create both organic and paid advertising creatives. • Produce Arabic-first and bilingual Arabic/English designs. • Adapt campaign concepts into multiple formats, placements, dimensions, and platform requirements. • Edit short-form video including Reels, Stories, advertisements, campaign cutdowns, and social content. • Create motion graphics and simple animations using tools such as Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. • Work within existing brand identities while maintaining strong visual consistency. • Develop scalable template systems and design families for recurring content. • Support brand identity development, campaign launches, presentations, print materials, events, and other marketing requirements. • Prepare professional production-ready files for both digital and print use. • Maintain correct platform specifications, safe zones, resolutions, export settings, and file formats. • Organize working files professionally so projects can be easily accessed and continued by other team members. • Participate actively in brainstorming and concept-development sessions. • Translate creative direction and marketing strategy into strong visual execution. • Handle feedback quickly and professionally while maintaining design quality. • Work across multiple brands and projects simultaneously. • Deliver creative consistently within weekly content calendars and campaign deadlines. • Stay updated on Saudi creative trends, social-media formats, advertising trends, design systems, and emerging creative technologies. Arabic & Bilingual Design Strong Arabic design capability is extremely important for this position. The Designer should be able to: • Design Arabic-first, rather than simply translating English layouts. • Demonstrate strong Arabic typography and composition. • Build strong bilingual Arabic/English layouts. • Understand hierarchy, spacing, readability, and cultural context in Arabic communication. • Adapt creative concepts naturally for Saudi audiences rather than simply copying international creative styles. Motion & Video The Designer should be comfortable working beyond static graphics. You should be able to: • Edit short-form social videos. • Produce Reels and Stories. • Create paid-ad video variations and cutdowns. • Add typography, captions, transitions, end cards, simple animations, and motion graphics. • Work efficiently with supplied footage from professional shoots. • Understand pacing, hooks, attention retention, and social-first video formats. Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects is highly preferred. AI & Modern Creative Tools Strong practical use of AI is an important part of how Mawj operates. We are looking for someone who can use AI as part of a professional creative workflow—not simply basic prompting. This may include: • Creative ideation • Moodboards and visual exploration • Image generation • Video generation or enhancement • Storyboarding • Pre-visualization • Asset variations • Retouching and post-production • Research • Creative automation • Faster production workflows Candidates should be able to demonstrate how AI has helped them improve speed, creative quality, production efficiency, or creative possibilities. Qualifications • 3+ years of professional graphic/digital design experience or an exceptionally strong portfolio demonstrating equivalent capability. • Strong portfolio of published digital and social-media work. • Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud or equivalent professional design tools. • Strong skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign or equivalent. • Working knowledge of Premiere Pro and After Effects is highly preferred. • Strong understanding of: • Typography • Layout • Composition • Color theory • Visual hierarchy • Branding • Design systems • Experience creating marketing and advertising creative rather than design only for artistic purposes. • Strong understanding of social-media creative and platform-specific formats. • Experience working with brand guidelines and maintaining consistency across large volumes of assets. • Ability to manage multiple brands, campaigns, and deadlines simultaneously. • Ability to produce high-quality work at speed. • Excellent attention to detail. • Strong communication and collaboration skills. • Comfortable receiving creative feedback and making revisions quickly. • Understanding of digital marketing and paid advertising environments is highly beneficial. • Experience working in an agency or multi-brand environment is strongly preferred. • Relevant education in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia Design, or a related field is beneficial, but portfolio quality and demonstrated ability are more important than the degree itself. Saudi Market Understanding Candidates should have a strong understanding of the Saudi market, Saudi consumers, local visual culture, and current content trends. Meaningful experience producing creative work for brands operating in Saudi Arabia is strongly preferred. The Designer should understand that work created for Saudi audiences often requires different visual judgment, communication styles, cultural awareness, and platform behaviour than generic international creative. Portfolio Requirements Applications without a strong portfolio may not be considered. Your portfolio should ideally include: • Publishe