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Join the
studio.

We're a small team of designers, photographers and printers in Umhlanga building work we're proud of. If one of the roles below sounds like you, send us your portfolio.

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Open roles

WordPress Designer

Full-time

Durban (studio / hybrid)

Design and build conversion-led WordPress sites for our clients — from layout to launch. You own the visual craft and the build.

What we need

  • —3+ years professional web design experience
  • —Strong WordPress experience — themes, settings, page structure
  • —Confident building with Elementor (templates, global styles, custom layouts)
  • —Solid understanding of plugins — choosing, configuring and editing them
  • —Comfortable editing PHP/CSS snippets when needed
  • —Excellent eye for typography, spacing and responsive layout
  • —Figma or Adobe XD fluency for design handover

Nice to have

  • +WooCommerce, ACF and basic SEO know-how
  • +Experience optimising Core Web Vitals

Photographer

Full-time

Durban (studio + on-location)

Shoot studio, outdoor and event work for our brand, product and editorial clients. You bring the eye, we bring the briefs.

What we need

  • —3+ years professional photography experience
  • —Strong portfolio across studio, outdoor and event work
  • —Own (or fluent on) pro DSLR/mirrorless body and prime lenses
  • —Lighting fluency — strobes, modifiers, natural light
  • —Comfortable directing subjects and managing a set
  • —Fast, organised culling and delivery via Lightroom
  • —Reliable transport and valid driver's licence

Nice to have

  • +Basic video / behind-the-scenes capture
  • +E-commerce / packshot experience

Freelance Photo Retoucher

Freelance / project-based

Remote

Polish our shoots to magazine standard — skin, product, colour, composites. Paid per shoot or per image.

What we need

  • —Expert-level Photoshop — frequency separation, dodge & burn, masking
  • —Strong colour grading in Lightroom and/or Capture One
  • —Portfolio showing high-end beauty, fashion or product retouching
  • —Fast turnaround on agreed deadlines
  • —Tidy file management and consistent delivery formats

Nice to have

  • +Composite and clean-plate experience
  • +Familiarity with batch actions and automation

Apply

Send your
application.

Goes straight to info@austinmediacompany.com