Designer

**DESIGNER - Sydney**

**The Affinity Partnership Pty Ltd**

**$80,357 plus superannuation**

The Affinity Partnership Pty Ltd is seeking a full-time Designer with an eye for visual communications and a flair for creativity.

At AFFINITY we believe in accelerating growth for client brands to realise their full potential. As a Designer, you’ll be part of a team that’s constantly driving growth through what’s possible with bold ideas and human-centred design.

In this role, you will develop innovative, impactful, omni-channel design solutions and help drive growth for some of the agency’s most ambitious clients/brands. You are curious and immersed in culture and love to use your creative powers to solve problems.

You will support, nurture and help drive innovative and world class marketing solutions with visual designs that are effective, impactful and original. You will be given opportunities to partner with the best clients in Australia and make some of the best work of your career. The position carries with it a salary of $80,357.14 plus superannuation.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design for a wide range of brands across a variety of communications and advertising media including digital (eDM, website, apps, social), CRM, print, collateral, outdoor, presentations and more.
- Interpret projects briefs and develop visual solutions and creative ideas that help solve the brief or project objectives.
- Work with a passionate, dedicated, and highly-awarded team of colleagues including art directors, copywriters, project managers, strategic advisors, media gurus, and leaders of creativity and business.
- Ensure quality of design output, efficient workflow, and impeccable file management.

SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- A relevant degree and at least 5 years experience as a designer in an advertising agency or similar field.
- Excellent communication in English, both written and verbal.
- A portfolio of design samples from projects or campaigns that went live.
- Hands-on experience in visual design for eDM, website, app, social media, print/press, OOH, collateral, and other visual communications, with fluency and knowledge of the requirements and parameters of each such as colour space (CMYK vs RGB vs Hex vs PMS), print-ready media specs (margin, trim, bleed, dpi, print weight, etc), digital media specs (pixels, colour space, file size, file type, W3C, etc), font management, image manipulation, typography, file packaging, etc.
- Experience in UI/UX design in planning digital projects ahead of visual design.
- Experience in motion design including motion graphics, video editing, kinetic typography, visual overlays, visual effects, video specs for multiple formats (native social, digital, screen, etc).
- Strong understanding of marketing and advertising media.
- A collaborative attitude to amends and input from others, while providing your own expert advice to ensure quality across all projects.
- A natural problem-solving disposition that remains calm under pressure and resolves issues before they escalate.
- Creative thinking and visual ideation.
- Clear, confident communication skills and excellent workflow/process skills.

The position is a full-time on-site role located in Sydney.

ABOUT AFFINITY
We’re an eclectic blend of some of the industry’s most talented thinkers who work hard to deliver business-changing outcomes. Creating an environment that produces world-class thinking is our first priority. Recent winner of AFR Boss Best Places to Work 2022 in Media & Marketing as well as AFR Boss Most Outstanding Practice - Employee Wellbeing, we are a growing agency with a solid new business Hit List.

JOB TYPE & CATEGORY

**Salary**: $80,357.14 per annum plus superannuation

No telephone enquiries at this stage. Only successful applicants will be contacted. No recruitment agencies. No international applicants.

Pay: $80,357.14 per year

Work Location: In person