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Junior Graphic Designer | VML KSA
We’re looking for fresh Saudi graduates who are ready to begin their careers in graphic design and creativity with VML KSA.
As a Junior Graphic Designer, you’ll join our Creative team and gain hands-on experience working on real brands, client briefs, campaigns, and content. You’ll work alongside experienced creatives and collaborate with teams across Strategy, Account Management, Social, and Production to bring ideas to life.
This is an ideal opportunity for a fresh graduate looking to take their first step into the agency world, build their portfolio, and develop their skills in a fast-paced creative environment.
Your role
You’ll support the Creative team in developing high-quality, on-brand visual work across different channels, taking projects from brief → concept → design → delivery.
What you’ll do
- Design and adapt creative assets for social media, digital, presentations, campaigns, and print
- Translate creative briefs into engaging layouts and visual executions aligned with brand guidelines
- Support the development of concepts through mood boards, references, visual exploration, and design directions
- Work with typography, imagery, color, composition, and brand identity systems
- Prepare accurate, production-ready files and maintain organized working files
- Collaborate with Creative, Strategy, Social, Account Management, and Production teams
- Respond to feedback and revisions while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
- Support the development of templates, presentation materials, and internal design assets
- Explore AI-supported creative tools for research, ideation, and design iteration, while maintaining strong human creative judgment
What we’re looking for
You don’t need years of experience. We’re looking for someone with strong creative potential, good design fundamentals, and the ambition to learn and grow.
Ideally, you will have:
- A degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Multimedia, or a related creative field with 6 months COOP experience in Design.
- A good understanding of layout, typography, hierarchy, composition, and color
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Familiarity with Figma is a plus
- Strong attention to detail
- Good organizational and time-management skills
- The ability to take feedback positively and apply it to your work
- Curiosity about branding, advertising, social media, digital content, and emerging creative technologies
- Good communication skills in Arabic and English
- A willingness to learn, experiment, and contribute ideas
Who should apply
- Saudi Nationals
- Fresh graduates looking for their first full-time opportunity in graphic design
- Candidates who have recently completed a relevant university degree
- Individuals interested in building a long-term career within the creative, advertising, and agency industry
- Candidates with a portfolio of university, freelance, internship, or personal creative work
A portfolio link or PDF is required as part of your application.
Why VML KSA?
You’ll have the opportunity to start your career in a real agency environment, learn directly from experienced creative professionals, and contribute to work for clients from the beginning.
You’ll gain exposure to different disciplines, brands, and ways of working while developing the craft, confidence, and commercial understanding needed to grow as a designer.
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