ASO7 Brand and Creative Lead

Department for Education, South Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Education is advertising for a Brand and Creative Lead to steer the department's integrated creative function and brand framework. This role sits within the team responsible for communications, media and online services across South Australia, including schools and preschools.

You will provide strategic direction and standards to ensure consistent brand execution. In a fast-paced, sensitive environment, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, balancing priorities and

Qualifications

• Essential: Nil
• Desirable: A tertiary qualification in graphic design, multimedia, visual art or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department's integrated creative function and provide strategic brand and creative direction.
• Work within a broader team that provides communications, media and online services for the department and its schools, preschools and services across South Australia.
• Own the brand framework and provide tools and standards to corporate areas, schools and preschools alike.
• Balance creative priorities across competing demands in a fast-paced, politically sensitive environment, focusing on audience needs, reputation and continuous improvement.

Education

A tertiary qualification in graphic design, multimedia, visual art or related discipline

Job description

Department for Education

Job reference: 859806

Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: SA Public Sector Employees only

Why work with us

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

About the Role

The Brand and Creative Lead position leads the department's integrated creative function, providing strategic brand and creative direction that supports the department to deliver on its vision.

The position works within a broader team that provides communications, media and online services for the department and its schools, preschools and services across South Australia. As the department's senior creative authority, the role owns the brand framework and provides advice, tools and standards to corporate areas, schools and preschools alike - requiring a high level of collaboration, responsiveness, flexibility, resilience and customer-focused service that responds to a diverse audience and constantly changing priorities.

Working within a fast-paced and politically sensitive environment, the position leads a multidisciplinary creative team and exercises significant autonomy in determining creative priorities across competing demands - balancing strategic importance, audience needs, reputational considerations, capacity and public value - while maintaining a strong focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Essential: Nil

Desirable: A tertiary qualification in graphic design, multimedia, visual art or related discipline.

Special conditions

The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.

The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN -EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

Remuneration

ASO7 $116,089 - $125,490 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%) and leave loading

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to: [email protected]

Additional Note

This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), initial 3-year term contract.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications close

13/10/2026 11:30 PM

Attachments

• ASO7 Brand and Creative Lead - position description.pdf
• Application Cover Sheet - PS Act.pdf
• VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.