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About the Role

We are seeking a freelance graphic designer for a branding & content agency. This involves supporting the design team in delivering various projects for clients under the supervision of the Design Director. The role includes working on conceptual projects like branding and campaign creative, print projects such as long-form documents and stationery, as well as digital projects like presentations, social media, digital ads, and UI design. Progression to end-to-end project responsibility, including smaller branding projects, is possible over time.

• 4+ years of experience in a design role
• A strong portfolio demonstrating creative capability and thinking
• Experience in a fast-paced creative environment
• The candidate should be proficient in various software like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Google & Microsoft Office Suites, and have the ability to effectively and efficiently deliver design projects. They should be adept at identifying and troubleshooting design issues, handling different file formats, and preparing designs for digital and print outputs.
• Curious, hungry, straight-talking, and a good team player
• Passionate about creativity and detail-oriented
• Proactive and forward-thinking
• Collaborative, always striving to improve their work

As a Designer at We Are Social, you’ll be bringing to life impeccably-crafted, socially-led creative ideas across multiple platforms for some of the world’s biggest brands. 

You’re not just a pro with static layouts, but also well-versed in motion design, video editing, and probably even dabble in animation, illustration, or shooting your own stuff with either a phone or DSLR camera. 

You’ll work closely with a close-knit design team as well as creatives, editorial staff, and account management to output brilliant, impactful work at the speed of social. 

You’re a power user of pretty much everything Adobe Suite (like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro), but also always keeping up to date with social-first apps such as Capcut and cutting edge developments in new fields. 

Naturally, you’re across typography, colour theory, grids, and all that. And you’re ready to break the mold when necessary and work in various different graphic styles depending on the brand. 

You soak up design inspiration like a sponge and are keen to push visuals in new directions and be proactive and flexible in your work approach. 

You’re ready to do some of the best work of your career, and maybe win some awards.

Being a socially-led agency, you have the ability to be always-on, with a high level of versatility, and you’ll be able to flex your skills across multiple projects at a fast pace. 

You’ll have:

• At least 3 years experience in a digital, creative or social agency
• Proficiency in design for digital and, in particular, social media platforms
• A degree level education in graphic, digital or interactive design, 
  fine arts, illustration and/or other related design discipline
• Excellent knowledge of industry standard software such as Adobe Creative Suite.
• Motion design and video editing skills
• Ability to take direction and execute/create to a high standard under pressure

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Designer you’ll be expected to:

• Conceptualise and visualize content for social media as well other channels
• Have an excellent knowledge of industry trends, campaigns and platform requirements
• Challenge yourself and those around you to consistently improve
• Ensure the level of design that comes out of the agency is of a high visual standard and crafted to meet the rapidly-changing requirements of the various social platforms

• Have a keen eye for detail and be able to maintain quality control of own work
• Work efficiently on a number of different clients within the working day, meeting deadlines and making sure projects are completed both on time and on budget
• Self initiate ideas and proactively contribute to briefs

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Collaborate with clients and colleagues at all levels

ABOUT US

We Are Social is a global, socially-led creative agency working at the forefront of marketing and culture. We help some of the world’s best brands immerse their stories in real conversations their audiences are having. We create Ideas Worth Talking About for brands like Samsung, Audi, Foxtel, Mastercard, TikTok, Kayo, PwC, Moët Hennessy and more. We are the world’s leading social specialist network with over 1000 social experts in 15 offices around the world proving the power of social thinking to drive business value. 

Here in Sydney, we are a group of people from different walks of life, united by a passion for popular culture. We Are Social is an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity of thought and experience at our company.  Learn more about our culture and our work. 

You will be working with a team of multi-disciplinary graphic designers and artists to produce infographics and artwork for digital and print.

You’ll collaborate with teams across all sections of the newsroom, executing polished designs to illustrate news stories and creating promotional content to support the website, socials, events and podcasts.

Day to day you will:

• Translate complex financial data, business concepts and statistics into engaging graphics, including: charts, tables, maps, infographics, and timelines
• Produce creative artwork to illustrate stories, including vector and photo illustrations
• Present data in a way that is engaging, easily absorbed, and accurately portrayed
• Execute a range of projects simultaneously across digital and print mediums including website, social media, podcasts, newsletters and daily newspaper edition
• Work effectively with the wider editorial team to ensure graphics are delivered on time and are relevant and effective to the target audience

This position involves shift work that may occur on weekends, public holidays and at night with paid weekend and night loading.