Creative Designer Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 31 August 2026
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Safeboda
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| Safeboda |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Description
Role-based in Kampala
Start date: September 2026
Type: Onsite
Who we are:
At SafeBoda, we are driving Africa forward by transforming transportation and delivery services to be safe, affordable, and reliable. Our platform is carefully designed to meet the needs of African consumers as a one-stop shop for transportation and on-demand services.
Operational in Uganda and Kenya we are a venture-funded Series B company that is already having a huge impact on millions of people in Africa. Our backers include Google, Unbound, Argor (GoJek’s VC), AllianzX, Yamaha, and Beenext, among others. We have a passionate and highly engaged team of superstars based in East Africa. Together, we aim to revolutionise transport and logistics in Africa’s cities.
Position Summary
The Creative Designer is responsible for translating briefs, campaign ideas, and brand messages into clear, engaging, and on-brand visual communication. The role involves developing design concepts and producing high-quality creative assets across digital, print, outdoor, in-app, and other customer touchpoints. The designer will manage projects from initial concept and layout through feedback, artwork preparation, and final delivery.
Essential Duties:
Translate creative briefs and copy into strong visual concepts and design executions.
Design campaign assets for social media, digital advertising, email, in-app communication, websites, print, outdoor advertising, and point-of-sale materials.
Develop sketches, mood boards, layouts, mock-ups and storyboards to communicate creative direction.
Apply SafeBoda’s visual identity consistently across all designs, including colour, typography, imagery and layout.
Create campaign key visuals and adapt them accurately across different formats, sizes and platforms.
Produce illustrations, icons, infographics and other graphic elements where required.
Edit short-form videos for social media, digital advertising, in-app communication and other brand channels.
Create motion graphics and simple animations, including animated text, transitions, logo treatments and promotional content.
Resize and optimize videos for different digital platforms and formats while maintaining visual quality.
Select, edit and retouch images to ensure they meet the required creative and technical standards.
Present design concepts clearly and explain the creative thinking behind them.
Incorporate feedback while maintaining the quality, clarity and consistency of the final design.
Collaborate with copywriters, marketers, product teams, photographers, videographers and external production partners.
Maintain organised working files, templates and an accessible library of approved brand assets.
Review proofs, samples and final outputs to ensure accuracy and quality before publication or production.
Stay informed about current design, video and motion-graphics trends, tools and techniques, applying relevant ideas to improve the brand’s creative output.
Qualifications and Requirements
Proficient use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, CapCut, or other visual design and wire-framing tools; a supporting portfolio; Additional certifications or industry-specific training are a plus.
Hands-on experience with logo design, typography, color, web layout design, video & print production, image selection, and package design
Relevant education or training with a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, or a related field as an added advantage
Key competencies
High level of accountability and motivation.
Strong Interpersonal skills
Time management
Project management
Communication skills. presentation,
Leadership skill
Innovation & Creativity
Receptiveness to feedback
Ability to deliver under tight deadlines
Flexibility and adaptability.
Benefits
A supportive team environment with mentorship from SafeBoda leadership
Be a critical part of a team at the pinnacle of tech entrepreneurship in Africa.
Health insurance
Lunch at the SafeBoda Academy
SafeBoda Wallet Credits for transport
Company Values
Community: Community drives us. We treat every driver, staff member, and customer with respect, knowing that together, we are stronger.
Safety: We stand for safety. We protect our drivers and passengers
Innovation: We challenge the status quo and create smart, practical solutions that make everyday life simpler and safer
Transparency: We are open-minded and candid, openly sharing our opinions without fear of judgment. We actively seek feedback on our product and performance to continuously improve.
Integrity: We earn trust by staying true to our values, holding ourselves to the highest standards, and delivering on our promises.
Collective Commitment: Everyone is encouraged to disagree while a decision is being made. However, once a decision has been made, everybody must commit to it. “I agree, and I commit; I disagree and commit
Application procedure
Send an email to recruitment@safeboda.com attaching your CV. Please use Creative Designer as the email subject. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Posting Date: 2026-07-18
