Vacancy: Junior Digital Content Producer
Position title: Junior Digital Content Producer
Location: Cape Town, South Africa (Hybrid)
Duration: 2-year full-time contract
Overview
Research ICT Africa is seeking a Junior Digital Content Producer with a flair for turning complex research and data into clear, engaging, and visually compelling digital content. This role is ideal for someone with 2-3 years of experience, preferably in research or science communications, who is eager to apply their creativity across multiple platforms, including digital publications, infographics, animations, and interactive visualisations. You will join a small communications team working at the intersection of research, policy, and digital innovation, contributing to the design and dissemination of impactful outputs.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Publication Design
– Design of reports, briefs, and other research outputs for digital-first dissemination.
– Ensure all digital content is consistent with brand guidelines, and optimised for digital platforms.
– Ensure that all digital publications follow the in-house templates
Data Visualisation and Infographics
– Translate complex data and ideas into visually clear and engaging infographics, charts, and visual summaries to be included in publications and presentations.
Social Media Content Development
– Create compelling graphics, animations, and short-form video content tailored for various platforms.
Digital Products and Platforms
– Support the development and management of digital tools such as visualisations, dashboards, and maps.
– Assist with updating and managing website content on WordPress.
Print material design
– Design of brand collateral such as business cards, branding, signage and other print materials, ensuring consistent and coherent brand rollout
Creative Collaboration
– Contribute ideas and execution to new ways of presenting research, including interactive tools, visual explainers, and creative campaigns.
– Work closely with researchers, the communications team, and external suppliers to deliver cohesive outputs.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Content Design, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop), Tableau, Canva and other design and data visualisation software.
- Proficiency in G-Suite as a content management and communication tool.
- Experience in social media content creation and management is preferred.
- Experience in WordPress publishing, design, and administration.
- Detail-oriented and capable of working independently without constant supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Application Process: Please submit your CV (2-page), portfolio and motivation letter in a single .pdf to info@researchictafrica.net
Application Deadline: 21 November 2025
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We particularly encourage applications from women and black Africans as we support positive discrimination on the grounds of race and gender to redress historical imbalances of the past and to achieve equity in the processes of recruitment. Non-South African applicants need valid work authorisation for employment in South Africa.
