Creative Services Officer

City of Unley; City of Unley; On-site; AUD 94,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Unley is seeking a skilled Creative Services Officer to lead brand development and transform council identities across print, digital and social channels. This hands-on role blends graphic design with marketing flair to promote council brands, projects and events.

You will create engaging campaigns, manage style guides and templates, ensure accessibility, and coordinate external suppliers while delivering high-quality visual communications for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Qualifications and/or experience in graphic design, visual communication, marketing, communications, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead a brand transformation through the development of style guides, templates and assets for corporate, destination and community brands.
• Create high-quality visual communications across print and digital channels, including flyers, signage, social media graphics, advertisements, corporate publications, and other promotional materials.
• Transform complex information into clear, engaging communications across print and digital channels.
• Ensure all creative outputs align with brand identity, style guides, and accessibility standards.
• Develop and maintain templates and design assets to support consistent content creation.
• Deliver graphic design and marketing projects to support organisational goals.
• Coordinate external suppliers, including printers, photographers, and other creative service providers.

Skills

Graphic design

Visual communication

Marketing

Communications

Adobe Creative Cloud

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Canva

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Canva

Job description

• Part-time 0.6 FTE 3 Year Fixed Term position
• Classification at MOA 4 commencing at $93,500.34 - $100,138.11
• Turn strategy into identity and lead a rebrand that matters.

About us

The City of Unley is a vibrant and dynamic local council that provides a range of valued and diverse services to the surrounding community. Based on the city fringe, less than 4 kilometres from the Adelaide CBD, the Council engages with their community across local business initiatives, community events, arts, environmental sustainability, community services and volunteering programs.

We are passionate leaders in many fields and believe that what we do makes a positive difference to our community.

We are committed to creating a dynamic City that embraces new ideas, prioritises sustainability, and enhances quality of life. With the newly endorsed Community Plan responding to climate change, we will support a growing population and enhance the wellbeing and prosperity of our community.

About the role

Are you an experienced graphic designer with a passion for developing corporate and community brands and bringing them to life? Do you enjoy creating engaging and accessible campaigns, assets and content? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

The City of Unley is seeking a Creative Services Officer to join our Communications, Marketing & Engagement team.

This is a hands-on, dynamic role where you'll combine graphic design expertise with marketing flair to help promote Council brands, projects, services, events, and initiatives across print, digital, and social media channels.

What you will do

• Lead a brand transformation through the development of style guides, templates and assets for corporate, destination and community brands.
• Create high-quality visual communications and persuasive copy across print and digital channels, including flyers, signage, social media graphics, advertisements, corporate publications, and other promotional materials.
• Transform complex information into clear, engaging and visually compelling communications across print and digital channels.
• Ensure all creative outputs align with the City of Unley's brand identity, style guides, and accessibility standards.
• Develop and maintain templates and design assets to support consistent and efficient content creation across the organisation.
• Deliver relevant graphic design and marketing projects to support organisational goals.
• Coordinate external suppliers, including printers, photographers, and other creative service providers.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Qualifications and/or experience in graphic design, visual communication, marketing, communications, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in brand development and execution.
• Demonstrated experience producing high-quality graphic design and visual communication materials across print and digital channels.
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop) and Canva.

Why work with the City of Unley?

For 150 years, the City of Unley has been defined by service to our residents, our businesses, our neighbourhoods, and to each other. Generations of employees and volunteers have been united by a commitment to serve and have contributed to making Unley a place of character, connection, resilience and pride. Building on our proud history, we have an aspiration and a plan to continue to evolve, strengthen our culture and create the conditions for every person to do their best work, making a meaningful impact each day.

We believe this is a great time to join us to shape and share in the future.

More information

All enquiries and applications will remain private and confidential. Position specific enquires please contact Daniel Stevens Manager, Customer Experience & Communications at [e-mail] or on 8372 5111.

This position is subject to satisfactorily meeting the following employment requirements:

• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check
• Facet-5 Personality Profiling.

Everyone Belongs at Unley

As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to candidates seeking workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds including people living with a disability and First Nations People to apply.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier free recruitment process and a supportive workplace. Please refer to the Manager's contact details above for any support you need along the way.