Senior Officer Graphic & Digital Design

Graphic and Digital Designer

$98,528 – $117,647 + 15.4% super

Canberra based (Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney-based applicants will be considered)

Ongoing

ABOUT THE ROLE

Do you have a flair for crafting captivating visual content that enhances engagement across digital and print? As Graphic and Digital Designer, you will lead the design and delivery of both digital and print assets at AMSA. If you enjoy a positive, dynamic culture and you thrive on challenge and a high-paced environment, this could be the job for you.

Reporting to the Advisor, Digital Engagement, you will be responsible for:

• Developing graphic design products for delivery across a range of digital and print channels for campaigns, engagement activities and other purposes;
• Managing the design production schedule, including outsourcing work if required;
• Developing and maintaining the AMSA corporate brand and guidelines;
• Photography, animation and video editing and production.

This position is Canberra-based; however Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane locations will be considered for the right candidate.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

• At least five years’ experience in creative design in a government or corporate digital marketing or communications environment, with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office suite and Office 365;
• Demonstrated ability and experience in engaging with stakeholders to develop positive working relationships and working collaboratively to interpret design briefs and develop design products and assets for a range of digital and print channels;
• Excellent attention to detail, time and task management with the ability to take ownership of tasks through to completion and manage a design production schedule, including outsourcing work when required;
• Knowledge of the Digital Service Standard and experience in applying it to designing for digital channels;
• Proficiency in video editing, animation and photography;
• Knowledge of stock image libraries, licensing and copyright, best practice record keeping and filing practices.

The following attributes are desirable but not mandatory:

• Experience in digital content publishing (web content editing and publishing in SharePoint, Drupal CMS and other content management systems).

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027.

ABOUT AMSA

 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 450 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

AMSA BENEFITS

 We are committed a supportive and collaborative work environment, which is why AMSA offers:

• Flexible work including work from home arrangements
• Health and wellbeing programs including annual flu vaccinations and a healthy lifestyle reimbursement
• An office-wide Christmas period shutdown (in addition to annual leave provisions)
• An ability to work for an organisation charged with protecting our marine environments and saving lives

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at AMSA.

Our role means that we impact and influence communities right across Australia, this is why it is essential that we draw on the diversity of our people to successfully deliver our mission of “ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”.

We are proud to have been recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023 by the Diversity Council of Australia, and continue to focus on embedding inclusive values within our organisation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At AMSA we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you might just be the person we’re looking for!

We encourage applications from people of all diverse backgrounds and are committed to supporting you to reach your full potential.  You can find more information about our diversity and inclusion commitments in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete your application on our website via the Careers at AMSA page by 11.55pm AEDT 15th December 2024. You will need to provide:

• your resume (maximum of 3 pages)
• a brief cover letter (maximum 800 words) outlining what you will bring to this role
• a link to a portfolio of your recent design work

For any questions regarding the role please contact Kelly-Ann Stuart at kelly-ann.stuart@amsa.gov.au.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on recruitment@amsa.gov.au

 AMSA does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999. AMSA engages employees under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and our remuneration arrangements are specific to AMSA.