• Work across social and digital media platforms to make a real, positive impact on the lives of millions of people, through design projects that encourage workers to join their union and improve their rights.
• Permanent role working on design (digital and print) to improve workers’ rights and encourage union membership.
• The ACTU is an organisation that respects cultural and social diversity within the workforce and the community. Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour and LGBTIQ identifying people are especially encouraged to apply.

The Role

We’re looking for a creative person to fill our vacancy for the role of Graphic Designer (Growth) and play a key role in our team of digital content creators.

Reporting to the Visual Design Lead (Growth), you will be responsible for producing visual content that matches our organisation’s brand, aesthetic, and marketing strategy, including social media graphics, video animations, website banners, merchandise and promotional artwork.

You will work across social and digital media platforms to drive projects that advance the ACTU’s communications and design, with a specific focus on driving recruitment of new members through organic and paid video, social and digital media content. You will also provide graphic design support to the ACTU’s leadership for major presentations and events.

The ideal candidate should be able to take an idea and create engaging pieces of communication for our audiences. In this role, creativity, organisational, experimentation, and technical skills are key, and all candidates must possess in-depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.

About you

You’re a digital or graphic designer with 3-5 years’ experience who wants to work with purpose. You want to make a positive change to the lives of millions of people. You’ve worked at an agency, production or design studio, and are sick of the grind.

You have a portfolio filled with digital integrated campaign work. You’re able to help come up with new ideas for our growth campaigns, then jump on the tools and turn concepts into a finished product – either by yourself or with your colleagues.

You can get things done quickly when needed, as well as take the time to make things great. You’re proactive, well organised, happy to take feedback and hungry to learn and develop new skills.

OUR ORGANisATION

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak union body representing almost 2 million workers and their families.

Since its creation in 1927, the ACTU has spearheaded some of the most fundamental workplace struggles in Australia’s history. The ACTU’s role as a peak body is to be a national voice for our movement and to defend and advance workers’ rights.

The ACTU’s role as a peak body is to be a national voice for our movement and defending and advancing workers’ rights by coordinating union campaigns, representing workers at a range of government and non-government forums and to provide industrial, policy and other support to our affiliates.

Our current priority is to encourage workers to join their unions on a national scale, and to run campaigns that improve workers’ lives.

Key responsibilities & selection criteria

Responsibilities

• Designing, producing, and managing interactive digital and video content, including web/landing page and email templates, social media, and promotional artwork, video animations, and a range of print material.
• Translate insights and research into effective design and prepare briefs for each project and presenting design ideas to all the relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the Growth and Campaign work groups, ensure that all designs align with the brand image, while also meeting usability and website standards.
• Ensuring consistency in designs and content across all platforms.
• Work with colleagues to develop new creative and design content for encouraging workers to join their union, including our website, social media, YouTube, email, print, and a wide range of merchandise.
• Work with colleagues, affiliates, and other stakeholders to translate and create marketing requirements into compelling appropriate campaigns and designs.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-pasted environment with changing deadlines and scope.

Key selection criteria

We know not everyone has all of these criteria. We want to hear from you if you think you would be a good match, want to improve the lives of working people, and meet most of these criteria.

• Commitment to the values of social justice and the trade union movement.
• Tertiary degree in digital design, graphic design, or a related field.
• Three to five years professional design experience, with experience in an agency highly regarded.
• A portfolio of previous digital design work to showcase experience and creativity.
• Solid knowledge of design software programs, such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and InVision.
• Proven ability to work proactively and independently and to self-direct work and manage ambiguity.
• Ability to clearly present design ideas and concepts for campaigns and projects.
• A team player with exceptional organisational and technical skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in designing for e-commerce or digital advertising.

Benefits

The ACTU will offer the successful candidate a salary in the range of $78,000 to $98,000 dependent on skills and experience, along with an additional 15% superannuation, annual leave loading, hybrid working from home opportunities and generous leave arrangements (including up to 5 additional days of annual leave).

To apply

Please provide a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and your suitability for the role, as well as your CV to: Atosha McCaw, Digital Growth Manager - [email protected], using the subject line: Graphic Designer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Vaccination

The ACTU is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk. Therefore, it is a requirement that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake work outside of their ordinary place of residence (unless a medical exemption applies).