UX/UI Designer

Our vision is of a library for all in a changing world.
- An exciting opportunity for a seasoned digital designer to contribute to production of winning digital products for one of most-renowned cultural institutions
- Permanent, full-time role
- Hybrid work (3 days in the Melbourne CBD office & 2 days working from home)
- Attractive VPS 4 salary between $90,067 - $102,192 + 10% superannuation

About the opportunity
Reporting to the Creative and Digital Products Manager, your key accountabilities will include:

- Developing new and existing digital user flows, wireframes and high-fidelity designs to ensure the digital products meet relevant usability and accessibility standards
- Driving the design thinking of digital platforms and developing content rich assets that leverage and offer digital solutions, onsite, online and beyond the physical spaces
- Leading project teams and working with vendors to deliver design solutions within the agreed timeframe, budget and scope
- Working with Content Producers to ensure content design is appropriately employed within the digital landscape, considering the user's journey through the Library digital ecosystem
- Ideation of immersive, innovative and best practice digital design assets and solutions that provide an engaging, accessible user experience

For more information about the role, please refer to the position description.

About you
- Proficient in Adobe XD and sound knowledge of the broader Adobe Creative Suite
- Deep understanding of the interactions between design, digital technologies, user experience and frontend development processes in relation to the development of content management system (CMS) templates that utilise modern CSS, HTML5 and responsive libraries
- Ability to use UX tools to identify the needs of users and informing the design process
- Significant experience working in digital design, digital production or multimedia
- Experience implementing innovative design across visual media platforms, ideally in an agile environment
- Knowledge of one or more project management methodologies
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Ability to develop team capability and improve knowledge, skills and ability of others
- A collaborative problem solver with a customer-centric approach and a creative flair
- Ability to adapt and manage changing and competing priorities
- A recognised tertiary qualification in digital media, graphic design, visual communication, creative arts or a relevant discipline and/or equivalent professional experience working as a UX/UI or digital designer in a digital or advertising agency, or in-house
- A valid Working with Children Check card or ability to obtain one prior to commencement

State Library Victoria promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from cultural and linguistical diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ and people of all ages and abilities to apply.

Culture and benefits
We are committed to developing and supporting a high performing workforce and an inclusive work environment. We offer attractive rewards and benefits to employees, including:

- Competitive salary and 10% superannuation
- Career advancement opportunities across a range of disciplines including information management, conservation, preservation, digitisation, curatorship, philanthropy, communications, information technology, strategy, policy, governance, finance and procurement, human resources and more
- Transparent performance framework that allows you to approach your work with confidence in how you are tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager
- Professional development opportunities including assignment and secondment opportunities, internal and external learning opportunities and Victorian Public Sector employee networks (e.g. diversity & inclusion groups, new ways of working group, etc)
- Generous leave entitlements including 20 days of annual leave, 18 days of paid personal leave, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, purchased leave, study leave, multicultural leave, family violence leave and more
- Flexible working arrangements including changes in hours of work, patterns of work and work area
- Salary packaging including salary sacrifice arrangements
- Discount on public transport
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including discount on private health insurance, employee assistance program and annual flu vaccination

Find out more about our inclusion, diversity and access initiatives.

About us
State Library Victoria is overseen by Creative Victoria, part of the Victorian Government's Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, and reports to the Minister for Creative Industries.
It is Australia's oldest public library. Over more than 160 years, we have collected almost 5.5 million items including books, manuscripts, serials, photogr