Graphic Designer

at FightMND
Published September 16, 2024
Location Melbourne, Australia
Category Information Technology  
Job Type Full-time  
Salary
$90,000 per year pro rata

Description

Graphic Designer FightMND location Melbourne. $90,000 per year pro rata.

About FightMND established in 2014, FightMND is the largest independent funder of motor neurone disease (MND) research in Australia. Our vision is a world without MND. MND was first described over 150 years ago, but still remains a terminal diagnosis with no effective treatments or cure.

FightMND are the voice for Australians who want to fight back against the Beast that is MND. With support from our supporters, we raise MND awareness and vital funds through a range of campaigns, partnerships, and events.

About the role reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, the Graphic Designer is responsible for developing and designing all creative assets for FightMND’s key campaigns including the Big Freeze. We're looking for a talented graphic designer who can take concepts and ideas and create visual representations, in both print and digital formats.

Your duties include developing engaging graphic design solutions using various software programs, across all campaigns, fundraising activities that appeals with a user-focused design. Working collaboratively with key stakeholders and translate written and verbal concepts to creative visual representations in both print and digital formats.

Working independently as well as collaboratively with the marketing team to meet deadlines, and be adept in managing competing priorities. Thinking critically, examine briefs, highlight practical considerations and solve design problems creatively.

Acting as a brand custodian and gatekeeper to ensure a strong and consistent application of the FightMND brand is implemented across all internal and external assets

Updating and managing brand guidelines, templates and tools to guide relevant and consistent brand application for the whole organisation. Understanding how different assets should live across different environments, providing creative expertise and recommendations to simple resizing.

Reasonable tasks above and beyond those outlined in this position description may be required. Work outside of Monday-Friday (9am-5pm) will be required during key campaign periods.

Your experience qualifications in graphic design, marketing and communications or related fields. Minimum three years’ experience with design software, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop.

Proven experience in effectively delivering multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines and limited production budgets. A strong understanding of design across print and digital marketing. Experience in the development and application of brand guidelines.

About you - Key attributes our values are urgency, Integrity, Efficiency, Boldness and Collaboration. We're looking for someone who has great interpersonal skills – ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, excellent communication skills, organisational and time-management skills for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment, the ability to adapt and work flexibly, the ability to work collaboratively with peers.

Our benefits fightmnd provides an excellent range of benefits including discounts with our corporate partners, an additional 5 days gifted leave annually, an additional 1% superannuation above standard, leading learning and development opportunities, state-of-the-art offices, competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and NFP salary packaging. We also have hybrid working environment combining working from home and from our Burnley office.