Assistant Director, Creative Services

Executive Level 1
- Adelaide, SA; Bendigo, VIC; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Newcastle, NSW; Orange, NSW; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
- $115,996 - $128,200

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**About Jobs and Skills Australia**
Our vision is for the full skills potential of our nation to be realised, resulting in improved workforce participation, productivity, wages, and equity.

We have a diverse, inclusive, and professional team of specialists with skills in policy, data, stakeholder engagement, digital solutions, economics, and research, to reach and work with stakeholders.

Our work is enriched through tripartite engagement and collaboration with unions, business, employers, state and territory governments, and education and training providers from across Australia to provide critical advice to improve skills development, employment opportunities and economic growth.

JSA is an independent secondary statutory body situated in the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). The acting Commissioner is accountable to the Minister for Skills and Training. Our enabling legislation is the Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Director of Communications and Media, the Assistant Director, Creative Services is responsible for delivering best practice creative services to support Jobs and Skills Australia including creative and brand strategy, graphic design, multi-media and digital content production and agency management.

The role will lead a small multi-disciplinary team that provides creative services to support the delivery of strategic communication and media plans across our diverse channel and audience mix, and in line with agreed priorities.

The Assistant Director, Creative Services works closely with the Assistant Directors for Media and Strategic Communications to ensure high quality, responsive servicing of the organisation and to deliver the objectives of the Communications and Media team.

This role is trusted to provide accurate, creative, and timely advice across the organisation, and acts as a leader within the Communications and Media team. This role has the visibility, and support, of the Commissioner and Executive team.

Please note, this process may be used to create a merit pool to fill current and future vacancies across JSA.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the role may include:

- Lead a small team to design and produce high-quality and visually engaging print, digital and social media materials for Jobs and Skills Australia that help deliver organisational objectives.
- Ensure that the integrity of the Jobs and Skills Australia brand and reputation is maintained consistently across communications materials, in alignment with the relevant brand policy and style guides.
- Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, including monitoring and communicating progress effectively, identifying and managing risks, and managing resources, agencies, and suppliers, to ensure targets and deadlines are met.
- Take complex information and translate it into engaging and clear assets using information design principles. Support the uplift of this capability across the organisation and act as an advocate for best practice information design.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and design practice including identifying and implementing current design trends and new ways of working.
- Keep up to date with latest trends and best practice digital design including brand, usability, and web standards.
- Leading by example to demonstrate Jobs and Skills Australia values - innovative, collaborative, respectful, accurate and courageous.

**Qualifications and Education**
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Communications, Marketing, or a closely related field, or demonstrated relevant equivalent work experience.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than **1000** words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with t