Art Director

Full-time

Employment Status: Full Time

**Company Description**:
**Are you ready to be a big part of something big?**

At carsales, we're all about making buying and selling a great experience. For 28 years we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow.

When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. But for this to be possible, we strive to feel small. Small enough to quickly change tack, small enough to learn from different departments and small enough to connect authentically with leadership.

The** Marketing**team come together to create the stories and campaigns that inspire and educate as well as provide strategic, innovative and cost-effective solutions for our customers. They’re a nimble and collaborative team that offers the full suite of services that you’d find in a digital design agency.

Not something you’d expect from one of the country’s biggest tech companies, is it?

We embrace a hybrid way of working - mixing working from home with the energy and connection that comes from being together in the office. We champion flexibility and have many policies, procedures and leave options to support flexible work.

**What’s on offer**:

- A place where you can move your career forward, where you’ll be continuously backed to make new ideas happen, and the chance to do work that makes real, significant impact in the world.
- _ We’re proud to be recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work®, a Family Friendly Workplace, a WORK180 endorsed employer for women._
- The support of a highly engaged, high-performing team including a leadership team that’s you’ll actually have face time with.
- 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave, six weeks paid gender affirming care leave.

**What you will be doing**:

- Develop and execute creative campaigns from concept to delivery, including Key Visuals, storyboards, scripts, and cross-channel adaptations (digital, social, print, OOH, video).
- Create 360º ideas that maintain brand consistency while tailoring messages and formats to each platform - balancing functionality and creativity.
- Build compelling narratives and storyboards for motion design and filmed productions, driving engagement and brand alignment.
- Collaborate on brand identity projects, ensuring cohesive visual storytelling and innovative design across all touchpoints.
- Leverage AI tools and Figma to design impactful landing pages, EDMs, digital assets, and campaign visuals.
- Engage confidently with stakeholders, managing timelines, presenting ideas effectively, and fostering a collaborative, positive team culture.

**Qualifications**:
This role requires not only strong design craft, but also **conceptual thinking**, **narrative development** and **ownership of the creative process—from idea to execution**. We’re looking for someone who thinks **360°**, capable of envisioning a campaign from its core idea to how it comes to life and adapts across digital, print, social and motion channels.

**What are we looking for**:

- roven experience as an Art Director (or similar), with a strong portfolio showcasing campaign concepts, storytelling, and multi-platform design.
- Expertise in Key Visual creation, storyboarding, and narrative development for motion or filmed content, with a strong 360º campaign mindset.
- Proficient in AI tools for image generation, illustration, and video, plus solid command of Figma for digital design.
- Strong visual design skills and deep knowledge of branding principles, able to translate strategy into compelling creative.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, confident in stakeholder engagement and idea presentation.
- Self-motivated, autonomous, and solutions-focused, with a collaborative, proactive, and positive attitude.

**Additional Information**:
**A few other things we want to let you know about...**
- We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer, including part time work. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process - if you want to know more just ask.
- We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant.

**_ So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big._