Junior Graphic Designer (Marketing & Communications Business area)

ABOUT US

Chisholm is Victoria’s premier public vocational education and training provider, with campuses located across Melbourne and the south east.

Each year, we welcome some 41,000 students from over 43 culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. More than 1,400 passionate and dedicated Chisholm employees work together to deliver quality training and education in Melbourne’s south east manufacturing heartland and key residential growth corridor.

A Victorian Government-owned TAFE, we aim to lead the way in education and training to inspire success and transform lives.

Our purpose is to excel in education and training and be respected and valued for enhancing the social and economic futures of individuals, industry and communities.

Our drive for commercial success is underpinned by our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity and Respect.

In the past 20 years, we have grown significantly to become a multi-sector institute, delivering a broad range of education and training programs and services in higher education, vocational education and training (VET) and school sectors across ten campuses in Victoria, online, in the workplace and overseas with partner educational and government organisations.

We offer over more than 400 courses, from Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)/ Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM)/ Vocational Education and Training Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS), through to nationally accredited qualifications such as certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, degrees, graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and short courses.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Junior Graphic Designer is responsible for effectively communicating our brand message and values to our customers by supporting the production of graphic design and communication materials, under the guidance and supervision of the Design Lead.

The Junior Graphic Designer is part of the Marketing and Communications department. They collaborate and share responsibility to support the design needs of the business across a range of assets, including but not limited to: eDM, website, social media and print.

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Create, review, and update creative assets for a range of stakeholder needs, ensuring brand guidelines are followed, under the guidance of the Design Lead.
• Work collaboratively and independently on specific design projects or tasks within overall institute policies and guidelines.
• Support the creative team to develop effective, on-brand content to enhance the Marketing team’s self-service functionality, enabling stakeholders to access assets on-demand.
• Understand and apply design principles related to specific cohort needs, including culturally and linguistically diverse students, mature age students, those with barriers to education, and training and employment requirements.
• Assist with the prioritisation and monitoring of workflows and production schedules within the creative team.
• Participate and support with duties as required by the Design Lead.

ABOUT YOU

You will have a relevant degree with 1+ years of relevant work experience in graphic design or similar, or a suitable combination of lesser qualifications and a dedicated portfolio of creative work.

Crucial to your success in the role will be your demonstrated technical skills in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. You will have a basic understanding of design principles, typography and colour theory.

You will have creative thinking and the ability to interpret briefs to produce considered design assets.

You will also have good communication and interpersonal skills together with good attention to detail and good organisational skills to manage workload and meet deadlines, with the ability to work independently, in a team environment and under supervision.

BELONGING AND INCLUSION

Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people’s unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education. Chisholm’s culture of Belonging & Inclusion strives to promote a self-regulating culture that enhances the experiences of our employees, students and communities.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to a fair and equitable merit-based recruitment process for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our People, Culture & Safety Team at Pcsops@chisholm.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. If you have specific support requirements please contact our People, Culture & Safety Team at Pcsops@chisholm.edu.au

Chisholm has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated consistently in accordance with Chisholm policy and procedure.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for this position close 9am Tuesday 7 May 2024.

Applications should include:

• a covering letter
• curriculum vitae
• contact details of three (3) referees

Appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory completion of Safety Screening requirements including but not limited to:

• valid Employee Working With Children Check
• National Police Check
• International Police Check (if applicable)
• verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia, eg citizenship, passport or birth certificate
• certified copies of qualifications and transcripts

If you have any questions regarding the position or require further information, please email Sachi Jayasinghe, Senior Brand and Campaign Specialist on sachi.jayasinghe@chisholm.edu.au

Chisholm Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.