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Design Director - Maternity Leave Contract

Apparent • CONTRACTOR • Redfern, New South Wales, AU • 1w ago

Design Director – Maternity Leave Contract

We are seeking a Design Director, to cover a 12 month maternity contract, to join our talented team of designers–pushing how we approach design and art direction across advertising campaigns, branding, social media and a further variety of outputs. You’ll be part of a broader multi-disciplinary creative team of creatives, writers, illustrators and UXIers, being the champion of all things design.

Allow us to introduce ourselves

We’re Apparent, a full-service, independent agency made up of 170 thinkers, creators and solution-makers doing what we do best. One thing you should know about us: we’ve got an entrepreneurial spirit, and we know the work worth doing doesn’t fit into neat, tidy boxes. And neither should you, for that matter.

Our warehouse space in Redfern is here for you to gather, make stuff you’re proud of and grow your strengths (even if they have nothing to do with your job description).

We punch well above our weight, with some of the biggest clients in the world on our roster, from tech giants like Google, Volkswagen Group Australia, and Cricket Australia. We exist to amplify our clients’ impact, shaping customer experiences and decisions through the integration of media, content and technology.

On any given day, you can expect to cross paths with someone in strategy, brand, creative, content production, social media, UX/UI, technology and media planning and buying. Oh and dogs, too. You’ll definitely cross paths with adorable dogs.

A few things you’ll like about working here:

A flexible and hybrid working policy
Generous parental leave and summer days off
Heaps of growth and training opportunities
24/7 access to our employee assistance program for you and your famil

The role:

You will be hands-on designing a range of outputs. From high level concepts to billboards, branding, storyboards, social media posts, infographics, presentations, illustrations, animations, printed materials and physical events.
Taking the lead on projects and mentoring our junior team members along the way.
Responsible for ensuring we elevate our standard of design craft at every opportunity. You will constantly be pushing the boundaries on our design output, both technically and conceptually.
Finding new and exciting ways to push and evolve our client’s brand guidelines (and persuading those clients teams to do so).
Collaborating with writers and strategists to come up with idea-led designs that will be scaled across brands, videos, campaigns and asset-kits.
You’ll be working with some of the most incredible brands within a large tight-knit design team. You will also collaborate with the wider creative, production, strategy and account service teams.
Have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met without compromising quality.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends, new software, and motion design techniques.
Action feedback and revisions based on client and team input, while maintaining design consistency and integrity.
Participate in brainstorming sessions to contribute creative solutions to various challenges.

Desired Skills and Experience:

8+ years of experience in a creative agency or design studio with a relevant tertiary degree
Strong graphic and brand design fundamentals.
Obsessed with both the details and the big picture.
Experience managing or mentoring designers.
A hunger to push boundaries and continue to grow.
Strong creative, problem solving and organisational skills
Positive, flexible, self motivated attitude with a willingness to learn and adapt on the fly
Ability to generate key design concepts – taking jobs from concept to rollout, through to finished work with a high level of attention to detail applied throughout.
Collaborative approach to design and ideating.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in articulating design decisions.
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite applications including Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Sound experience in Figma. Familiarity with Google Slides or Powerpoint.
Ancillary skills such as UI design, illustration or animation are a huge bonus.