About the Junior Associate Program
Marketwake’s Junior Associate (JA) Program is designed to provide ambitious, motivated individuals with hands-on experience in the fast-paced world of digital marketing. This program offers recent graduates and early-career professionals an opportunity to work alongside our talented team, contributing to real projects and gaining invaluable skills in a supportive and dynamic environment. The program emphasizes learning, mentorship, and professional growth, equipping participants to thrive in the marketing industry.For more details about the Junior Associate Program, visit Marketwake JA Program.
Position Overview: Junior Associate Visual Designer
This full-time apprenticeship is ideal for a proactive, creative, and detail-oriented individual with a passion for visual storytelling. As a Junior Associate Visual Designer, you will play a hands-on role in shaping compelling, on-brand designs that support our clients’ digital marketing goals across various platforms.
Responsibilities
Creative Ownership
- Take initiative in managing the end-to-end design process—from concept to execution—while ensuring visual outputs are high-quality, engaging, and aligned with client goals.
Collaborative Ideation
- Partner with mid- and senior-level designers, as well as cross-functional teams, to brainstorm and refine creative concepts rooted in strategy and brand identity.
Design Execution
- Design and iterate on a wide variety of visual assets including mood boards, storyboards, and final deliverables for digital campaigns, paid media, and social content.
Brand Consistency
- Maintain alignment with client brand guidelines across all touchpoints, reinforcing consistency and professionalism in every piece of work.
Strategic Presentation
- Confidently present concepts internally and externally, clearly articulating the creative rationale, strategic intent, and executional details behind your work.
Feedback Integration
- Absorb feedback with a growth mindset, applying it constructively to elevate the quality and effectiveness of your designs through multiple iterations.
Design Trends & Insights
- Stay informed on current and emerging design trends, tools, and techniques, and bring fresh insights into the creative process.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with account management, paid media, social, and content teams to ensure that visual work supports broader strategic objectives.
Technical Proficiency
- Demonstrate working knowledge of tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, XD, Premiere, and Figma, applying them effectively across projects.
Content Support
- Provide light support on content creation (e.g., basic copywriting, formatting, layout tweaks) when needed to strengthen creative output.
Analytical Support
- Occasionally assist with creative performance reviews and data interpretation to improve campaign results and inform design strategies.
Professional Development
- Proactively pursue growth through workshops, courses, design blogs, and real-world application to continuously hone your design skills.
Qualifications
- A degree or relevant experience in graphic design, visual communication, digital media, or a related field.
- Strong portfolio showcasing design fundamentals, including layout, typography, color theory, and digital-first thinking.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, XD, Premiere) and Figma.
- Excellent visual storytelling and concept development skills.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and feedback-rich environment.
- High attention to detail, organizational skills, and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative ideas clearly.
- Interest in digital marketing, social media, and paid media creative trends.
- Familiarity with motion design and video editing tools is a plus.
