Art Director

**About The Travel Corporation**

TTC Tour brands is a collection of 5 of the most recognised, trusted and loved travel brands in Australia. The **Art Director** will come in a on **fixed-term** maternity cover contract and work across Contiki, Costsaver, Trafalgar, Insight Vacation and Luxury Gold and help define TTC Tour Brands within our Industry. The Art Director Role is a **hybrid role between Senior Graphic Designer and Studio Manager.**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Conceptual & Creative Lead / Graphic Design - A significant portion of this role will be dedicated to the output of your own design tasks, taking the creative lead on campaigns and providing art direction for your team.
- Effective team management: ensuring both team members are producing high quality work, feel supported, continue to grow and maintain a healthy work life balance. This involves weekly check ins and quarterly development reviews.
- Resource Allocation: Assign tasks and projects to appropriate team members based on their skills, availability, and workload capacity.
- Project Scheduling: Create and maintain project schedules, ensuring that deadlines are met and that there is a clear understanding of project timelines.
- Workflow Management: Develop and enforce workflows and processes to streamline project progression from initiation to completion.
- Communication: Act as a central point of contact between different teams, departments, and your designers to ensure that information flows smoothly and that everyone is informed of project status.
- Prioritisation: Assess project priorities and allocate resources accordingly to meet critical deadlines.
- Problem-Solving: Identify and address potential bottlenecks or delays in project execution and propose solutions to keep projects on track.
- Quality Control: Ensure that projects meet quality standards, adhere to brand guidelines and that all necessary approvals are completed before delivery to stakeholders.
- Client Liaison: Communicate with stakeholders regarding project progress, timelines, and any changes or updates.

**Key Competencies**
- Demonstrate advanced design and people management skills
- Self-motivated and willing to take responsibility
- An ability to work successfully under pressure and tight deadlines
- Strong organisational skills
- Able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
- Proven aptitude for problem solving
- A solid understanding of print production processes
- Extensive experience in digital design and production
- Experience in social media advertising
- A strong aesthetic sense
- Flexible attitude
- Mac literacy

**Experience and Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualifications in Graphic Design or similar
- Minimum 10 years experience within the design industry and 3 years experience in a similar role.

**Required Knowledge**
- Adobe InDesign (advanced)
- Adobe Photoshop (advanced)
- Adobe Illustrator (advanced)
- Adobe Premiere (beginner-advanced)
- Adobe XD (familiarity)
- Adobe After Effects (beginner-advanced)
- Microsoft Suite

**Desirable Knowledge**
- Smartly / AdLib
- Microsoft Teams
- Press print production and colour settings
- Video Production skills
- Social Media Platform first advertising
- Unbounce

**What's in it for you**.
- Staff travel discounts for family and friends.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for eligible employees.
- 2 team engagement days per year to share quality time with your team.
- Access to retail and wellbeing discounts.
- 2 days paid leave per year for volunteer opportunities of your choice.
- Great working culture working with people who are passionate about travel.