Graphic Designer

We are the McGrath Foundation. Each of us, and all of us, together. And what we do matters. It matters to the thousands of families going through cancer.

They are why we show up each day. The families we know and the ones we don't. The families that need the support of a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse.

Showing up at the McGrath Foundation means showing up with your head and your heart.

It means bringing all your knowledge, your expertise, and your experiences.

And matching it with all your care, your courage and the commitment to support others.

We are the McGrath Foundation. Care to join us?

Why the McGrath Foundation is a great place to work:

We have a clear purpose: What we do and why we do it matters.

We have a strong brand: We are a trusted and well-known brand across Australia.

We are an Inclusive Employer: Certified Diversity Council of Australia Index – 2024/2025

We support flexibility: We embrace hybrid working and where possible, offer flexibility in core hours, including part-time options.

We offer attractive salary packaging benefits: Not-for-Profit salary packaging is offered to reduce your taxable income and keep more of your pay in your pocket.

We care about your overall wellbeing: We offer a range of generous leave options and free access to Sonder, an innovative total wellbeing platform.

We have fun, together: The annual Pink Test and is our major fundraising event and it's part of our DNA. We come together and work as a team to make it happen. We have fun and celebrate our success, because success means we can help deliver care to more people experiencing cancer.

More about the role:

We're looking to add to our talented and high performing Marketing team with this newly created role of Graphic Design Brand Lead.

Role is available initially as a 9 month Full Time contract, with the potential to extend or perhaps become permanent.

Reporting directly to our Senior Brand and Marketing Manager, the role will support the Brand and Marketing team to create quality branded assets that support initiatives across the Foundation.

Scope includes graphic design, digital media and video edits.

The role will be accountable for best-practice application and extension of brand guidelines, asset management and traffic management to meet business objectives.

For those of you that like a little more detail, key responsibilities include:

• Supporting delivery of core assets and campaign execution across the Foundation.
• Managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Oversight of brand guideline application, briefs and approvals.
• Development of robust asset management systems and self-serve assets

What you bring to the role:

Our ideal candidate has at least 3 years' experience in graphic design, with a strong portfolio showcasing brand-led creative work that aligns to strategic goals and proven experience owning and evolving brand guidelines across digital and print.

In addition they have a strong understanding of brand identity, tone of voice, accessibility and visual storytelling.

We're also looking for expertise designing for both organic and paid digital channels (social media, display ads, email, web) including development of templated assets along with experience with video editing and motion design.

To enable this, you have advanced skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva and Figma. After Effects is desirable.

So if you're just as comfortable working independently as you are working collaboratively with Marketing, Content and Digital teams, are highly organised and can juggle multiple priorities with ease, have high attention to detail with proven communication and interpersonal and genuinely love working at a fast pace and as part of a high performing team, we'd love to hear from you

The McGrath Foundation is an employer of equal opportunity and celebrates the diversity of our team. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to participate in our recruitment processes.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact and you see yourself in this role, we'd love to hear from you If you have any further questions, please contact the People and Culture team on people.culture@mcgrathfoundation.com.au.

Applications will be reviewed and progressed on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

This is a direct search process so respectfully, no agencies please.

We raise money to fund McGrath Cancer Care Nurses right across Australia and deliver world-leading clinical, psychosocial and emotional support to people with any type of cancer throughout their treatment. Every day, our team shows up with head and heart. Together, we bring our knowledge, expertise and commitment to supporting others through the Foundation, knowing that what we do makes a difference to the thousands of families going through cancer.