The Australian Human Rights Commission has an ongoing role available for an EL1 Publishing Manager in their Strategic Communications team. The purpose of the Publishing Manager role is to oversee all the Commission’s creative services to support our communication and public engagement. The role manages the Commission’s brand and visual identity, and contributes to informing and influencing a broader community of stakeholders about human rights.

• Salary $111,649 - $124,836 plus 15.4% Superannuation
• Flexible work arrangements are available including hybrid office attendance.

Key responsibilities

Manage production processes, policies and schedule for Commission’s publications:

• Develop processes to improve production efficiencies, workflows and commitment to the continuous improvement of publishing products and processes.
• Manage the production schedule for Commission publications and associated policy reports and deliver high-quality, efficient and timely publishing services.
• Monitor and report on the progress of projects to internal stakeholders and manage interdependencies.
  Assure the quality of publications and ensure that they meet with the standards of the content governance guidelines, WCAG 2.0 accessibility requirements and ensure that standard templates are used.

Graphic design services:

• Design engaging and on-brand collateral including corporate publications, policy reports, summaries, event collateral, EDMs, templates, infographics and illustrations.
• Provide advice to internal stakeholders on best practice publishing that meets the needs of end users.

Brand management:

• Manage the Commission’s brand guidelines, templates, digital assets and image library.
• Ensure publications comply with brand and style guidelines, and the Commission’s communications strategy.

Skills and experience

Professional knowledge and skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Knowledge of Premier Pro would be an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Office 365, and digital and web-based applications.

Experience, qualifications and accreditations:

• Strong track record in publishing and graphic design, in both a digital and print environment.
• Qualification (or equivalent relevant experience) in Communications, Graphic Design or relevant discipline.

Shapes strategic thinking:

• Understands the strategic objectives of the Commission and develops work plans and priorities accordingly.
• Develops design and publishing options for consideration and can demonstrate how they meet the strategic objectives.

Relationships and interpersonal skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills including the ability to influence senior staff and build strong business relationships with staff at all levels.
• Well-developed relationship management skills, with a capacity to ensure that various stakeholder interests are recognised and managed positively and professionally.
• Anticipates the needs of clients and provides courteous, prompt and professional service to them.

Communication:

• Confidently presents solutions and concepts in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
• Negotiates outcomes with a clear understanding of the organisation’s objectives and desired outcomes.
• Ability to translate complex information into visual communication that can be easily understood by a non-technical audience.

additional information

We value inclusivity and diversity and seek people who support and model the behaviours we promote in our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, carers, LGBTQI+ and people with disability.

The Commission is committed to providing an accessible, inclusive work environment to enable people with a disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.

Applicants are encouraged to request reasonable adjustment as required to assist your participation in this recruitment process.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme, declare you have a disability, and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/working-aps/diversity-and-inclusion/disability/recruitability.

Additional Information may be obtained from [email protected] using the subject line: Publishing Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note that this position may be filled on either an ongoing or non-ongoing basis. If an offer of non-ongoing employment is made, the successful applicant would be employed for an initial period of eighteen months with the possibility of extension up to a maximum period of two years in total. The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies in the branch where the duties are of a similar nature.

A position description is attached.