Creative Designer

• Employment Type: Fixed-term contract (2 Years) 

• Hours: Full-time - 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours per week)

• Workplace: Hybrid (2 days in office, 3 days work from home)

• Location: Fitzroy VIC 3065

• Salary: $75,000 - $80,000 p.a. (+ 12% superannuation) commensurate with experience.
  

Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) represents and supports the continually evolving occupational therapy profession. Our vision is to support the profession so that people and communities are engaged in occupations that bring meaning and purpose to their lives, fostering health, wellbeing participation and inclusion.

OTA champions occupational therapists to support their community. As Australia's peak body and professional membership association for occupational therapy with over 13,000 members, OTA fosters evidence-based practice, enables lifelong learning and promotes the future of occupational therapy. We are incredibly proud of the work we do in delivering professional development, advocacy, practice standards, collegial networking, and broader member services, and we have big goals over the coming years.

Our Values

• PROGRESS: We believe in strongly representing and leading occupational therapy by looking ahead and anticipating the needs of the profession and the communities that we serve. We are a point of connection and a driving force in paving the way forward by providing a strong, united voice.

• PRIDE: We believe in the irreplaceable value occupational therapists make in the lives of those they serve. Inspired by the dedication and achievements of those we represent, we shine the spotlight on the profession and empower ongoing achievement and success throughout their professional careers. 

• EMPOWERMENT: We believe in protecting and progressing the profession through lifelong learning and development. We are the collector, curator, contributor and disseminator of evidence based learning and ongoing knowledge, understanding and translation to action. 

• CONNECTION: We believe in the unity of the profession and act as a beacon for all who are occupational therapists, those who use our skills and services and those who support our profession. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Creative Designer to join our Marketing & Communications team. Reporting to the Head of Marketing & Communications, you’ll bring OTA’s brand to life through high-quality graphic design across print and digital.

This is first and foremost a graphic design role, with around 80% of your time focused on design. You’ll develop visual concepts and creative, designed brochures, flyers, posters, merchandise and event signage, and create digital assets including web and email graphics and banners, email templates and presentations. You’ll take briefs from concept through to finished artwork, bringing strong design judgement and attention to detail at every stage.

You’ll also be a key custodian of OTA’s visual identity, maintaining brand templates and assets and helping people across the organisation apply the brand consistently, including our adherence to AAA accessibility standards. You’ll manage print production, liaise with printers and merchandise suppliers, maintain our image library and manage the creative and operational aspects of OTA’s merchandise ranges and print-on-demand store.

Around 20% of the role will involve multimedia – editing and repurposing video, creating simple animations and motion graphics, and working with Marketing & Communications colleagues to produce polished branded content for digital channels.

We’re looking for a skilled designer with strong graphic design fundamentals, an excellent eye for layout and visual consistency, and the creative judgement to make every piece of work look its best.

You’re confident taking a brief and turning it into an effective visual solution. You care about the details, understand good design and know how to get the best from an established brand identity.

You’ll also bring an understanding of what works visually across social and digital channels, designing with mobile and digital engagement in mind and keeping across emerging video and content trends.

Just as importantly, you’re easy to work with. As OTA’s sole in-house designer, you’ll work primarily with people who aren’t designers. You can understand what they’re trying to achieve, provide expert advice and turn their requirements into effective creative solutions. You’re patient with feedback, highly organised, comfortable juggling competing briefs in a high volume environment and take pride in producing consistently high-quality work.

What responsibilities form part of this role?

• Graphic design and creative development across print and digital

• Visual concepts and creative for marketing campaigns and communications

• Visual brand management, including templates, assets and brand application, including strict adherence to accessibility guidelines

• Print production and supplier management

• Video editing and multimedia content

• Image library management

• Merchandise design, production and management, including administration of OTA’s print-on-demand store

• Creative workflow and process improvement

You’ll be part of OTA’s Marketing & Communications team, working closely with marketing, content, communications and digital specialists to support priorities across membership, learning and development, advocacy, events and other areas of the organisation.

It’s a busy, collaborative environment with a varied pipeline of work, so you’ll need to be comfortable moving between projects and balancing multiple deadlines. You’ll also work directly with stakeholders across OTA and liaise with external printers, merchandise providers and other creative suppliers.

OTA also offers our staff a professionally satisfying, rewarding and flexible working environment. In addition to a hybrid working environment, OTA cares for our team with a Wellbeing Program and initiatives to support work-life balance that includes the following initiatives: 

• Flexible Work Arrangements: Melbourne-based employees can enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid work model (2 days in the office, and 3 days working from home) and flexible hours (choose when you start and finish), to help achieve a seamless work-life balance. 

• Employee Assistance Program: We partner with TELUS Health EAP to provide our OTA staff with free and confidential assessments, short-term counselling, referrals, and follow-up services for personal and/or work-related problems. Also included are various retail discounts and a wellbeing portal for our staff.

• Half-Day Off for Health Checks: As part of OTA's commitment to staff wellbeing, our employees get half a day (4 hours) off each calendar year for health checks ranging anywhere from a dental appointment to a mammogram or even just a regular check-up - no sick leave required! ​​​​​​

• Birthday Leave: Celebrate your Birthday with an additional day of leave off.

• Working From Anywhere Policy: This initiative could see you working remotely from interstate or overseas for up to 4 weeks a year.

• Professional Development & Networking Opportunities: Professional development at OTA is about equipping staff with the skills, knowledge, and tools they need to do their job effectively and grow in their role – this can include access to courses, webinars, conferences, workshops and networking events; in line with their annual goals and career development planning.

Qualifications required:

• Tertiary qualification in graphic design, visual communication or a related discipline; or equivalent professional experience.

Experience required will include:

• Minimum 4 years’ professional graphic design experience, ideally within an in-house creative team, agency or similarly fast-paced environment.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality graphic design across digital and print

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat, within a PC environment.

• Strong knowledge of print production processes, including artwork preparation, proofing and liaison with printers and production suppliers.

• Strong understanding of brand identity and demonstrated experience applying and maintaining brand guidelines, templates and visual assets.

• Excellent attention to detail and quality control, with strong knowledge of typography, composition, colour, hierarchy and layout.

• Demonstrated video editing skills and experience producing simple multimedia content for social and digital channels, with an understanding of mobile-first design and current visual content trends; motion graphics experience is highly regarded.

• Highly organised, with experience using project management platforms such as Monday.com or similar to manage multiple briefs and competing deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative, patient and solutions-focused approach to interpreting briefs and working with stakeholders.

If you would like to join our team and be a part of our growing success story, then please click on the apply link and send your cover letter (required as we want to know a bit more about you but can be brief - even half a page is fine!), resume, and either a copy of your portfolio (or link to it) in WORD or PDF format.

As part of the recruitment process, interviews will be conducted as we continue to receive applications. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a brief computer-based task in our office as part of the selection process.

If you wish to have a confidential discussion or to receive a copy of the Job Description, please contact HR on **@otaus.com.au.

OTA as an Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and gender, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people with a disability.

OTA is not accepting inquiries from recruitment agencies for this position.