Senior Designer

21 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Adairs Full time $104,000 - $140,000 per year

About Adairs & This Opportunity

Adairs is on an exciting journey to become Australia's Ultimate Home Style Destination, this is an exciting time to join us as we move into our next phase of growth.

We're seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Designer – Creative Lead to take ownership of our Kids & Nursery category while also delivering innovative designs across four Adult seasonal ranges (Soft Home, Tabletop, Wall Art, and more). This is a hands-on design role combined with leadership responsibilities – perfect for a creative with broad design expertise, strong trend awareness, and a proven ability to deliver commercially successful collections.

How you will spend your day

  • Lead Kids & Nursery design by owning seasonal trend direction, colour palettes and category design outcomes, ensuring collections are innovative, on-brand, and commercially aligned
  • Deliver Adult ranges, design across multiple homeware categories, from soft furnishings to tabletop to decorative wall art
  • Create and present trend boards, present seasonal inspiration and design direction
  • Work hands-on with design, develop floral artworks, hand-painted designs and original prints
  • Manage timelines & critical path to ensure projects are delivered on time, balancing creativity with business needs
    Mentor and guide a team of designers, ensuring design excellence across the team

About You

  • Exceptional hand-painting and illustration skills, creating original artwork
  • Excellent colour knowledge with the ability to create balanced, trend-forward colour palettes
  • Strong time management and organisational skills with proven ability to manage multiple projects, to meet critical timelines
  • A true collaborator and team player thriving in a cross-functional, creative environment
  • Passion for design, committed to producing high-quality, innovative work
  • Senior-level experience designing across categories from Kids prints to Homewares

Make Home Your Career

Our people are everything to us, and we're big believers in making our workplace fun and energising. It's why we provide the following tools and benefits to help you thrive in your role.

We are all about collaboration and connection here at Adairs, so our team do work from the office 4 days a week with the option to work from home 1 day (if you choose):

  • A passionate team who loves what they do and are great at it
  • Access to our infamous sample sales
  • Awesome team discounts 50% off full price styles, 15% off sale styles and free shipping
  • Impressive EAP partner to support you in all areas of life; health, finance, relationships etc
  • Access to tailored learning and development programs through our very own Adairs Academy
    Access to a wellness program which includes free events to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance

What Next

If you're ready to take the next step in your design career and join our fantastic Product team, click 'Apply Now' and submit your resume to express your interest.

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