About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role:
The Senior Designer reports to the Director, Partnerships and Marketing, Strategic Communication and Engagement Branch, People, Information and Communication Services Division. Your role provides graphic design services for all areas of the department, executing creative solutions for publications and promotional products across print and electronic media. You will provide expert advice to project teams on all aspects of design and production that ensures adherence to Queensland Government Corporate Identity and departmental publishing standards.
As our Senior Designer, you will:
- Provide creative graphic design solutions for departmental communication projects, ensuring they meet objectives while working within the parameters of the Queensland Government Corporate Identity and the Department's Visual Style Guide.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills in graphic design for contemporary publishing and marketing platforms such as social media, animation and video graphics.
- Manage the production of design projects including quotations, ensuring that all activities meet deadline and have cost effective outcomes.
- Support the graphic design team by providing expert design and production advice and assist in managing the competing priorities of workloads in the section.
- Advise the department on all aspects of design and production, including the selection of appropriate communication tools, templates, publishing processes and procedures, timelines and scheduling and the correct application of the Queensland Government Corporate Identity and the Department's Visual Style Guide.
- Maintain relationships with external organisations when outsourcing the production of printing, graphic design, illustration, photography, video and animation ensuring the quality of these services.
- Support the Manager, Design and Production with day-to-day operations by maintaining processes that ensure a high standard and delivery of products and client service from the design team.
- Contribute to the management of production resources such as computer hardware, software and photo libraries.
Responsibilities include:
Provide creative graphic design solutions for departmental communication projects using the Queensland Government Corporate Identity and the Department's Visual Style Guide.
- Self-manage the production of design projects including quotations.
- Advise the department on all aspects of design and production, including publishing processes and procedures.
- Maintain good relationships with external organisations and suppliers.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
- Attach a 2-page written response outlining your role in a high-profile design project or campaign.
- This should include providing an overview of the project or campaign and the design components delivered.
- Include production stages from design brief through to finished products.
- Demonstrate how you executed the creative design process; liaised with stakeholders and suppliers throughout the project; outline any challenges and how you resolved them - attach a current portfolio of work.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
nts to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.