Designer

About the role

Hivory is a growth consultancy that sits at the intersection of brand, technology, and strategy. We work with ambitious B2B companies to build brands people remember and products people love. We believe in empowering every field with AI, and design is no exception. As our first permanent designer, you won't just be executing briefs. You'll be building the design function from the ground up: defining how we work, what tools we use, and how AI fits into every stage of the creative process. You'll work directly with founders, strategists, and engineers to bring ideas from brief to pixel-perfect execution, and you'll lead the charge on integrating AI into our design workflows to move faster, think bigger, and push creative boundaries.

What you'll do

• Own and build Hivory's design function as our first permanent designer, setting standards, workflows, and creative direction
• Create and maintain social media content across platforms including Instagram, LinkedIn, and X, from static posts to motion graphics and carousel designs
• Develop and evolve brand identity systems for clients, including logos, typography, colour palettes, brand guidelines, and collateral
• Design responsive websites and web applications in Figma, delivering production-ready designs and prototypes to our engineering team
• Design mobile app interfaces with a focus on intuitive user experience and visual consistency
• Build, develop, and spearhead our AI-powered design workflow, researching, testing, and integrating AI tools into ideation, asset generation, prototyping, and production
• Collaborate with strategists to translate brand positioning into compelling visual narratives
• Present design work to clients and iterate based on feedback
• Maintain and contribute to our internal design system and component libraries

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional design experience across brand identity, social content, and digital product design
• Strong portfolio demonstrating work across social media content, branding, and website or app design
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma
• Genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for AI-assisted design. You should already be experimenting with AI tools in your workflow
• Solid understanding of typography, layout, colour theory, and visual hierarchy
• Experience designing responsive websites and/or mobile applications
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be based in South Africa (remote position with occasional in-person collaboration)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with AI design tools such as Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Runway, or similar
• Experience with motion design or animation tools (After Effects, Lottie, Rive)
• Familiarity with front-end development concepts (HTML, CSS, component-based design)
• Experience working in or with B2B / SaaS companies
• Understanding of social media strategy and content performance metrics
• Experience building or documenting design processes and workflows from scratch