Graphic and Motion Designer

About Mawj Marketing

Mawj Marketing is a Riyadh-based agency specializing in marketing and branding, dedicated to helping contemporary businesses achieve strategic expansion, enhanced market standing, and measurable commercial success. They operate across various industries, blending strategy, advertising performance, branding, content creation, creative production, and digital implementation.

Role Overview

This full-time, on-site position in Riyadh seeks a hands-on Graphic & Motion Designer to deliver top-tier creative content across social media, paid ads, branding campaigns, presentations, print, web, and short-format videos. The role demands a deep understanding of marketing principles, audience targeting, platform nuances, branding, and performance to translate creative strategies into impactful communications that align with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop social media and campaign designs for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Google, and other digital outlets.
• Create creatives for both organic and paid advertising efforts.
• Produce designs prioritizing Arabic language use and bilingual Arabic/English formats.
• Adapt campaign ideas to various formats, sizes, and platform specifications.
• Edit short-form videos including Reels, Stories, advertisements, and campaign cutdowns.
• Create motion graphics and basic animations utilizing tools like Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Maintain brand consistency within established identities.
• Build scalable template systems and design families for recurring content pieces.
• Support brand identity formulation, campaign rollouts, presentations, printed materials, events, and marketing-related tasks.
• Prepare production-ready files suitable for digital and print uses.
• Ensure adherence to platform guidelines such as safe zones, resolution, export configurations, and file formats.
• Organize project files professionally for ease of team collaboration.
• Participate actively in brainstorming and conceptual development sessions.
• Translate creative directions and marketing strategies into compelling visual executions.
• Respond to feedback swiftly and professionally without compromising design quality.
• Manage multiple brands and projects concurrently, delivering outputs aligned with weekly content schedules and deadlines.
• Stay abreast of Saudi creative trends, social media advertising formats, design systems, and emerging creative technologies.

Arabic and Bilingual Design Expertise

• Develop Arabic-first designs rather than direct translations.
• Demonstrate strong Arabic typography skills and layout composition.
• Craft bilingual Arabic/English layouts with appropriate hierarchy, spacing, and cultural sensibility.
• Adapt creative concepts suitably for Saudi audiences distinct from international styles.

Motion and Video Design

• Edit and produce short social videos such as Reels and Stories, including paid ad variations.
• Add typography, captions, transitions, end cards, and simple animations/motion graphics.
• Handle supplied professional footage efficiently.
• Understand factors like pacing, viewer engagement hooks, and social-first video formatting.

AI and Contemporary Creative Tools

• Integrate AI technologies into the creative workflow for ideation, moodboarding, image/video generation, storyboarding, asset variation, retouching, research, automation, and enhancing production speed and quality.
• Demonstrate tangible benefits gained from AI in terms of efficiency and creative output.

Candidate Profile and Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional graphic/digital design experience or an equally strong portfolio.
• Robust portfolio showcasing published digital and social media projects.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Preferred working knowledge of Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Sound knowledge of typography, layout, color theory, visual hierarchy, branding, and design systems.
• Experience creating marketing/advertising-focused designs rather than purely artistic work.
• Familiarity with social media-specific creative formats and platform requirements.
• Capable of maintaining brand consistency across multiple assets and projects.
• Strong multitasking skills to handle various brands and deadlines effectively.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and feedback receptivity.
• Understanding of digital marketing and paid ads is a plus.
• Experience in agency or multi-brand environments is strongly preferred.
• A relevant degree is beneficial but not mandatory; portfolio quality and capability take precedence.

Saudi Market Insight

Candidates should possess a good comprehension of the Saudi market, consumer behaviors, local visual culture, and trending content styles within the region. Experience creating campaigns tailored for Saudi audiences is highly favored, with an appreciation for cultural nuances and platform-specific behavior.

Portfolio Requirements

• Include published social media projects with at least three strong Arabic or bilingual examples.
• Showcase at least one paid advertising or campaign piece.
• Present brand identity or system work.
• Feature a short-form video or motion graphic personally created or edited.
• Clearly outline personal contributions to projects.
• Provide at least one example illustrating significant use of AI within the creative workflow.

Additional Information

• Must work on-site in Riyadh.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced agency setting.
• Manage simultaneous projects and multiple brands.
• Fluent in both Arabic and English.
• Immediate starters will be given preference.

Values and Work Ethic

• Deliver high-quality work efficiently without compromising standards.
• Combine strong visual skills with commercial awareness.
• Curiosity about marketing beyond just design.
• Manage multiple brand projects in parallel.
• Ability to accept direction while contributing original ideas.
• Highly organized and detail-focused.
• Reliable in meeting deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Continuous learning of new creative technologies and AI tools.
• Create reusable design systems instead of starting designs anew every time.
• Aiming for growth within an expanding creative and marketing team.