Senior Designer - Cultural Projects

• Don't just work for the City, co-create it!
• Full time, fixed term role until the end of 2025
• Rare opportunity to partner with Newcastle's cultural institutions

City of Newcastle (CN) is currently seeking and enthusiastic and innovative Senior Designer to join our team in this fixed term opportunity until the end of 2025.

As our Senior Designer - Cultural Projects, you'll be responsible for the art direction and graphic design of creative assets and materials for the CN's Cultural Institutions and cultural projects, including the Newcastle Art Gallery.

This role develops and delivers the concept, creation, production and distribution of digital and print assets, and creative concepting for signage, motion graphics, video and audio production.  The position enables the organisation to build meaningful connections between CN, its stakeholders and the community through impactful visual and creative solutions.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Why join CN?

• 35-hour working week with flexible work options available
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment 
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $6.45 per week
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

Life at CN

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance. To read more, visit here!

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city.  We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. 

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 06 April 2025

Remuneration: $104,536.76 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week

Contact: Linda Deubel - Brand and Marketing Manager - 02 49741317 or ldeubel@ncc.nsw.gov.au

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.