Graphic Designer

PART/TIME FULL-TIME, FIXED TERM UNTIL 19 JUNE 2025

THE ROLE

We are looking for a designer with a passion for arts and culture to help bring our festival brand to life with dynamic and engaging branded design.

Reporting to the Senior Designer, the 
Graphic Designer
 is the go-to design resource for the Brand and Commercial team, and the wider organisation, crafting everything needed for a festival to run smoothly, from marketing and social assets to signage and menus. This is a role suited to a collaborative creative with experience in brand storytelling, and multi-channel content creation spanning digital, print and social media.

The role is suited to a designer who understands brand guidelines' role in communications, and where literal interpretation is required and where boundaries can be stretched. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail, be comfortable in project management tools, confident in managing their own briefs and deadlines, and be a well-oiled content machine when we just need to get shit done (hello, web banners).

The role is suited to someone who is unflappable, practical and solutions-driven, while also hungry to stretch their skills, capabilities and creative thinking. The successful candidate will be able to adapt to a fluctuating workload and a dynamic, demanding work environment, and thrive in collaborative team.

This role includes three weeks of part-time hours (0.6), the remainder being full-time, and is fixed term until end of June 2026.

ABOUT RISING

Taking place at the beginning of winter, RISING is a festival new art, music and performance in the heart of Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). For more details of current and past program, view our website and the 2025 program. RISING returns 27 May—08 June 2026.

We are nestled right on Lonsdale Street, in the heart of the CBD. Our culture is a key part of what makes working here special. Whether it's doing a crossword around the lunch table, experiencing Melbourne's arts and culture from within, or simply the everyday interactions, you'll feel part of something vibrant.

Benefits of working at RISING

• RISING offers flexible working arrangements and hybrid office/work from home
• Leave and wellbeing policies that support you—including five weeks of annual leave (pro rata), dedicated wellbeing leave, and other forms of paid leave. You'll also have the option to transfer Australian public holidays that don't align with your cultural, religious, or personal values to another day.
• Bring your pet to work We are a pet-friendly workspace and run a roster so there's always a furry friend nearby
• Complimentary tickets to RISING events
• Opportunities to attend exclusive events and experiences within the arts industry
• Access to a network of creatives and professionals that will allow you to learn and grow in your career
• Free access to Uprise, our Employee Assistance Program, which includes coaching and counselling sessions.

HOW TO APPLY

• Submit your application and see the full position description at our website: https://rising.melbourne/about/jobs.
• The closing date for applications is 11:59pm Sunday 23 November 2025. Please note: Close date is subject to change, as RISING is keen to interview early and may fill the position if we find the right candidate. We recommend submitting ASAP
• Please provide a cover letter, resume and link to your portfolio.
• If you have access requirements that will cause difficulty applying online and you need assistance, please call , Monday to Friday, between 9AM–5PM. We are only able to respond to accessibility enquiries at this number, for all other queries please email .melbourne

RISING is a festival aspiring to be a cultural leader in inclusion and accessibility. We want our organisation and program to be a true reflection of our city, representing people with a variety of skillsets and life experiences, cultures and backgrounds. We encourage applications from First Nations people, those who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who are LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergent people, people who have a disability and/or who are d/Deaf.