• Employment Type: Temporary Full Time for period up to 13 months
• Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
• Remuneration: $97,812 - $116,013 per annum, excluding superannuation
• Hours Per Week: 38

A great opportunity for an experienced graphic designer to join a driven and collaborative team of communications professionals.

• Combine your communications expertise and creativity to make a difference in cancer
• Opportunity to grow and promote an established and respected brand
• Engage with internal stakeholders across a diverse range of programs
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply

Where you’ll be working

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.  Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

What you will be doing

The role of the Graphic Designer is to provide creative advice, and to execute Cancer Institute NSW visual communications, including graphic design (for print and digital channels) layout, branding, photography, video and print production to support the Institute’s communications strategy and the NSW Cancer Plan.

You will have demonstrated graphic design experience in design studio or a creative communications environment, with exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills. You will have the ability to receive highly complex briefs/information and translate these into simple, effective visual communications including infographics. Your high-level analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills and the ability to manage competing priorities whilst maintaining attention to detail are critical to the role.

Your understanding of and experience in, corporate branding, layout, colour theory and typography in both print and digital media is essential as is your experience in print production, including a sound knowledge of the various print formats, methods, materials, finishes and specifications.  You will be able to critically understand the functional needs of marketing materials and their intended audiences.  In addition you will have experience in providing strategic communication counsel and creative rationale across all levels of management and staff to achieve wider communication and organisational objectives.

Proficiency in video editing software, photography/filmography would be highly regarded. 

Essential requirements

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in Graphic Design or demonstrated relevant professional experience and training.
• Demonstrated graphic design experience in a design studio or internal Communications Division in a corporate organisation/relevant government agency.
• High-level skills and experience in Adobe Creative Suite essential.
• Understanding of, and experience in, corporate branding, layout, colour theory and typography in both print and digital media.
• Experience in print production, including sound knowledge of the various print formats, methods, materials, finishes and specifications required to brief in print jobs.
• Ability to receive highly complex briefs/information and translate into simple, effective visual communication.

All Cancer Institute roles are based at Eveleigh, however, the Ministry of Health will be relocating the Cancer Institute to St Leonards in mid-2020.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

The Cancer Institute NSW supports flexible working practices for all employees and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health. For more information please visit www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au.

Please indicate if you have any accessibility requirements in your application or speak with the contact person should you be called for an interview. We provide reasonable adjustment for people with a disability during the recruitment process and during their employment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

A position description is attached.