Chalhoub Group Graphic Design Trainee

About Chalhoub Group

Founded in 1955 by Michel and Widad Chalhoub, Chalhoub Group has grown into a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. Headquartered in Dubai, the family-owned group brings together international maisons and homegrown concepts across fashion, beauty and lifestyle, combining regional expertise with retail and distribution capabilities. As an employer, it offers career opportunities spanning client experience, brand management, merchandising, logistics and digital innovation. Its multicultural environment connects employees with the evolving expectations of luxury consumers, while its emphasis on learning, entrepreneurship and sustainability provides a distinctive setting for professionals seeking to shape the region’s luxury landscape.

Role & Responsibilities

• Create and adapt visual assets for CRM campaigns and customer communications.
• Resize campaign imagery and develop graphic collages for digital formats.
• Design greeting cards and creative content for special occasions and customer engagement.
• Support the creation of GIFs and short-form video assets.
• Design and adapt static and video assets for paid social media campaigns.
• Support creative deliverables for Level Shoes, external brand partners, and private-label collections, including The Line, Farsa, and Al Maraee.
• Ensure visual content follows brand guidelines and remains engaging and relevant to its audience.
• Adapt campaign imagery and graphics for website placements.
• Support the development of website banners, promotional content, and digital campaign assets.
• Assist with GIFs, video content, and other creative requirements across e-commerce channels.
• Learn how graphic design supports the online customer experience.
• Develop reusable Canva templates and creative assets for the Social Media team.
• Work with the content calendar to understand upcoming campaigns and creative priorities.
• Translate creative briefs into clear, accurate, channel-ready designs.
• Coordinate multiple design requests while managing deadlines and changing priorities.
• Collaborate with the Creative and Marketing teams to maintain a consistent visual identity across channels.

Qualifications

• UAE national with a Family Book.
• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication, Multimedia Design, or a related creative field.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• A creative eye and understanding of composition, layout, typography, and visual storytelling.
• Proactive mindset, curiosity, and willingness to learn through feedback and hands-on experience.
• Interest in developing a long-term career in Graphic Design, Creative, or Digital Marketing.
• Familiarity with Canva and social media content creation is an advantage.
• Exposure to Adobe After Effects, GIF creation, motion graphics, or basic video editing is an advantage.
• A portfolio of academic, personal, or professional design projects demonstrating creative abilities is an advantage.

Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication, Multimedia Design, or a related creative field.

Culture

Chalhoub Group combines its heritage as a family-owned business with the dynamism of the Middle East’s luxury sector, fostering a multicultural workplace rooted in collaboration and long-term relationships. Its culture emphasizes continuous learning, entrepreneurial initiative and excellence in customer experience, encouraging employees to develop their expertise while contributing to the evolution of luxury retail.

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