Wollongong City Council

Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

This is a six-month Term Contract Position with the possibility of extension. Salary from : $94,112.54 up to $105,571.26 per annum plus superannuation (Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications).

At Wollongong City Council we have a steadfast commitment to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong. We are in an exciting period of transformation and focused on delivering exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.

Our strength is the diversity of our people. Together our responsibility is to create an inclusive place where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. We lead with courage, openness and curiosity. Our conversations and actions celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about us here.

Are you passionate about graphic design ? Are you a highly creative, motivated, positive, team player, who loves to collaborate and work with various stakeholders?

Join our dynamic team of Graphic Designers and play both a strategic and supportive role in servicing the Graphic Design requirements across Wollongong City Council's, including print, digital and signage. This opportunity will see you working collaboratively with teams across our organisation, delivering graphic design projects to the highest standard. This includes working closely with the Communications and Marketing team to jointly deliver the majority of Wollongong City Council's design, marketing and communication messaging and collateral.

This role encompasses the entire Graphic Design practice from providing guidance at the initial job brief through to designing and presenting concepts to clients, to negotiating changes and approvals, and supplying final artwork for digital upload, press and signage output. You will work closely with your team and Art Director in the Wollongong City Council Administration building to ensure that all the work you produce aligns with all Wollongong City Council corporate brand standards.

You'll be juggling multiple projects at any one time, often with challenging and conflicting deadlines. It is essential to be fluent in the use of Adobe Creative suite, and you'll need to demonstrate an understanding of various corporate IT systems including job tracking software and Microsoft Office applications.

Exciting key projects that you will be working on will include designing for:

• Wollongong City Council (WCC) corporate branded campaigns including WCC Community Engagement, Waste Services and Lifeguards
• Various WCC corporate communications projects including community newsletters and infrastructure updates
• Various events including New Years Eve, Australia Day, Seniors Week, Christmas in the CBD, Carols, and Giving Tree
• Signage - Regulation, wayfinding, information, identification and promotional signage for all of WCC's Corporate services, business units, sub brands, and events
• Wollongong City Libraries
• Wollongong City Gallery
• Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
• Destination Wollongong
• Wollongong Botanic Garden
• Wollongong Tourist Parks
• Wollongong Memorial Gardens
• The Vale Golf Course
• Invest Wollongong

About you

You are a creative professional with a keen eye for detail who enjoys transforming ideas into visually engaging designs. You have excellent people and collaboration skills to work closely with stakeholders to ensure each project is successful by adapting to difference styles and feedback across various areas of the organisation.

Benefits of working for council

• We provide flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and flex- you just need to ask!
• 35 hour work week
• We are value-led, support and encourage personal and professional growth, recognise and reward performance and embrace change.
• We are committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (everyone, every day and everywhere) and make available wellbeing programs to support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.

For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.

Interested?

You will be prompted through the application to answer the essential requirements as outlined on Page 3

Contact Mark Dalla Pozza, Art Director (02) 4227 7513 for questions related to the job

For questions related to submitting your application online or our recruitment process,

please contact the Talent Acquistion Team on (02) 4227 7065.

Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 4 November 2024.

We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo an employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.