Creative Director — Visionary Brand Studio Lead

Are Media; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Women’s Weekly, part of Are Media, seeks a Creative Director to lead visual storytelling across editorial and commercial content. You’ll shape a distinctive brand identity and guide a multidisciplinary team to deliver premium work across digital, social, and print platforms.

Lead high-profile shoots, develop standout concepts, and oversee production from concept to delivery, ensuring excellence and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Exceptional visual storytelling and design leadership across editorial, digital and commercial platforms.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills with the ability to translate ideas into beautifully executed work.
• Proven experience leading creative teams and delivering large-scale projects from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Set the creative vision across editorial and commercial content, ensuring a distinctive and consistent identity across every platform.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team, mentoring talent and collaborating with content and commercial teams to deliver premium work.
• Direct high-profile shoots and develop standout creative concepts, from mood boards to campaigns with photographers, stylists, illustrators and collaborators.
• Oversee creative production from concept to delivery, maintaining exceptional design standards and meeting deadlines.

Skills

Visual storytelling

Design leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

Team leadership

Editorial & brand styling

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

The Australian Women’s Weekly, part of Are Media, seeks a Creative Director to lead visual storytelling across editorial and commercial content. You’ll shape a distinctive brand identity and guide a multidisciplinary team to deliver premium work across digital, social, and print platforms.

Lead high-profile shoots, develop standout concepts, and oversee production from concept to delivery, ensuring excellence and on-time delivery.