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Creative Workplaces is a division of Creative Australia. It was established in 2023 to promote fair, safe and respectful workplaces for artists, arts workers and arts organisations. Creative Workplaces performs its work by providing information, advice and referrals (primarily through our website ) [KS1] on issues of pay and work conditions, and workplace safety and respectful workplace behaviour to the arts and culture sector.
Creative Australia
Creative Australia is the Australian Government's principal arts investment and advisory body. With artists at the heart of what we do, we invest in creative talent and stimulate the market for Australian stories to be told on a national and international scale, sharing our rich culture with the world. We do this because art and creativity define us, recording what we have been and what we might yet become. As a nation, creativity connects us and benefits us all.
Our Culture
We are proud to have been named an Inclusive Employer for the third consecutive time by Diversity Council Australia. This achievement reflects our commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We strive to establish and sustain a diverse and inclusive workforce, fostering a culturally safe and supportive environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work.
Your role
As the Legal Adviser, Creative Workplaces, you will develop legally accurate, plain language information and educational resources to support the delivery of Creative Workplaces' mandate of promoting fair, safe and respectful workplaces in the arts and culture sector.
With your legal experience, you will be:
- Creating plain language trauma-informed website content, web-based resources, templates, policies, guidance and training materials, and education resources on workplace relations topics for the sector.
- Building and maintaining a legal plain language toolkit for Creative Workplaces, including interactive web-based tools and resources.
- Researching, reviewing and adapting plain language content, ensuring content is up to date including when legislation changes.
- Providing specialist advice on issues of working conditions, fair pay, work health and safety and workplace respect and make recommendations that align with and support the broader strategic priorities of Creative Workplaces.
- Engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders to draft high quality public submissions, briefs, reports and policy documents for internal and external contexts.
What you will need:
- Tertiary qualifications in law (eg: anti-discrimination law, commercial law, work health and safety, workplace relations/labour law).
- Relevant experience working in a legal or policy setting, such as work health and safety, commercial law, anti-discrimination or human rights, industrial relations, or government.
- Excellent writing skills, with demonstrated experience creating high quality plain language information resources that are inclusive and accessible for a broad range of audiences.
- Strong legal research skills, with demonstrated ability to synthesise complex concepts and apply it to a diverse range of work.
- Strong project management skills, including preparing project plans, reporting against key milestones and evaluation processes.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office.
What this means for you
- Full time, Permanent
- Office Location: Sydney or Melbourne
- Salary of $110,812 per annum + 12% superannuation
- Hybrid work arrangement (two days' work from home and three days on site)
- Paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Paid cultural leave to attend religious or cultural obligations
- Wellbeing programs and corporate discounts
- Holistic employee assistance program for employees, their families, and kin
Deadline
Applications close on 16 September 2025 at 10am
How to apply
We recognise that exceptional talent comes in various forms. We welcome and celebrate candidates from all backgrounds, believing that diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and drive our success. Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the job requirements at Careers - Creative Australia.
If you need any support or have any questions about submitting your application, please reach out to Louise Pine, Manager Creative Workplaces at and People and Culture at
This is not an Australian Public Service position.
Creative Australia is committed to equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, cultural and regional communities, including people with disability.
Seniority level- Seniority levelMid-Senior level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionLegal, Project Management, and Strategy/Planning
- IndustriesGovernment Administration, Artists and Writers, and Performing Arts
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