Graphic Designer – Layout & Visual Design

Location: Kochi, Kerala, India

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: 2–5 years preferred

About Us

We are a Kochi-based creative studio working across branding, advertising, digital communication, print, and visual design. We work on a diverse range of creative projects for brands and businesses, with a strong focus on thoughtful design, visual storytelling, and high-quality execution.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly creative and detail-oriented Graphic Designer with a strong eye for layout, typography, composition, and overall visual design.

The ideal candidate should be someone who can take content, information, and a creative brief and turn them into well-structured, visually compelling, and polished designs.

Our primary requirement is someone who is exceptionally good at layouting and overall design. Experience in video editing, motion graphics, or basic animation will be an added advantage.

This position is exclusively open to designers from Kerala.

What You'll Be DoingGraphic Design & Layout

- Design high-quality creative assets for both digital and print applications.
- Develop layouts for brochures, leaflets, catalogues, presentations, advertisements, hoardings, signage, social media creatives, and other marketing materials.
- Create strong visual hierarchy and ensure information is presented clearly and effectively.
- Work confidently with typography, grids, spacing, alignment, proportions, imagery, colours, and composition.
- Transform rough concepts, content, references, and briefs into polished visual designs.
- Develop multiple design directions when required and present concepts clearly.
- Adapt existing brand guidelines into different formats while maintaining visual consistency.
- Handle designs across different sizes and aspect ratios without compromising visual quality.
- Pay close attention to details such as alignment, spacing, typography, image quality, margins, and print specifications.
- Prepare artwork correctly for both digital publishing and professional printing.

Creative Thinking

- Understand the objective behind a design rather than simply executing instructions.
- Suggest better visual approaches, layouts, compositions, and design solutions when appropriate.
- Keep up with current design trends while maintaining a strong and professional design sensibility.
- Use references and inspiration intelligently without simply replicating existing work.
- Contribute ideas during creative discussions and brainstorming sessions.
- Be comfortable working on both concept-driven and execution-heavy design projects.

Collaboration





- Work closely with creative, marketing, content, and other internal teams.
- Understand creative briefs and ask the right questions when requirements are unclear.
- Take feedback positively and implement revisions efficiently.
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining design quality.
- Communicate design decisions and ideas clearly to the team.

Video & Motion Skills – Added Advantage Video editing is not the primary requirement, but candidates with additional skills in video and motion will have an advantage.

Experience in:

- Video editing for social media and marketing
- Short-form videos / Reels
- Motion graphics
- Basic animation
- Text and graphic animation
- Video transitions and pacing
- Basic colour correction and audio editing

will be considered a plus. Candidates who are primarily graphic designers but have some experience with video editing are absolutely welcome to apply.

Required SkillsEssential

- Strong understanding of layout and composition
- Excellent sense of typography and visual hierarchy
- Strong understanding of colour, spacing, grids, and proportions
- Ability to create clean, balanced, and visually engaging designs
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to translate content into effective visual communication
- Good understanding of branding and visual consistency
- Ability to work across both print and digital formats
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work within deadlines

Software Strong proficiency in relevant design software such as:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign

Proficiency in Figma is an added advantage. Knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or similar video/motion tools will be an additional advantage.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

- Has a robust design eye, not just software proficiency.
- Can identify when a layout feels cluttered, unbalanced, or visually weak and knows how to fix it.
- Understands why certain design decisions work.
- Has excellent attention to detail.
- Can work with large amounts of content and turn them into clean, easy-to-understand layouts.
- Is comfortable designing both simple and highly detailed communication pieces.




- Can maintain consistency across multiple pages and formats.
- Is willing to explore different creative directions rather than relying on one familiar style.
- Can work independently while also taking direction when required.
- Is organized and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.
- Takes ownership of the final quality of their work.

Experience 2–5 years of professional graphic design experience is preferred.

However, we are more interested in the quality of your portfolio and design thinking than simply the number of years of experience.

Designers with exceptional portfolios and strong layout skills are encouraged to apply even if their experience falls outside this range.

Portfolio Is Important A strong portfolio is mandatory.

Your portfolio should demonstrate your ability in:

- Layout design
- Typography
- Branding
- Print design
- Digital creatives
- Brochures / catalogues / presentations
- Advertising creatives
- Multi-page design
- Visual hierarchy
- Overall design quality

If you have video editing or motion design work, you may include those as well. We are particularly interested in seeing projects where you have handled the layout and overall visual design — not just individual social media posts.

Eligibility

This opportunity is exclusively for designers from Kerala.

Why Join Us?

- Work with a Kochi-based creative studio on a diverse range of projects.
- Work across branding, advertising, print, digital, and visual communication.
- Work closely with a creative team and contribute to the visual direction of projects.
- Get exposure to different industries, brands, and creative challenges.
- Opportunity to expand into video and motion design.
- Work in an environment where design quality, creativity, and attention to detail are genuinely valued.

How to Apply

Please share

- Your CV / Resume
- Portfolio link — Behance, Adobe Portfolio, personal website, Google Drive, or similar
- A brief introduction about yourself
- Details of your professional experience
- Video/motion work, if available

Portfolio quality will be one of the key factors in the selection process.

Important

This is primarily a Graphic Design & Layout role.

We are not looking for someone who is simply proficient in Photoshop. We are looking for a designer with a strong understanding of visual communication, layout, typography, composition, and overall design quality.

If you have a strong design eye and can turn content into well-structured, visually compelling communication, we'd love to hear from you.

Work Location: In person

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