Lead Digital Campaign Designer | Studio Leader

Ardent Communications; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Communications is seeking a Mid–Senior Creative Superstar to lead our creative team and own the studio workflow. You’ll design campaigns across social, display, and video while guiding priorities and freelancers to ensure smooth delivery from brief to final output.

You’ll collaborate with Strategists, Communications and Media specialists to connect with client audiences and achieve campaign results. A background in advertising and a passion for high-performing design are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in design or creative agency role, advertising background preferred.
• Strong skills in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Experience in video, animation and motion graphics.
• Familiarity with AI tools in creative production.
• Ability to deliver across digital and traditional formats (social, display, print, video).
• Understanding of clients and audiences and what makes advertising effective.
• Experience managing studio priorities, workflow and timelines.
• Bonus: hands-on experience in video production and editing.
• Collaborative, proactive attitude and passion for design that performs.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualise and design digital campaigns across social media, display and video.
• Create assets for multiple platforms and adapt visuals for each channel.
• Deliver high-impact creative for print, outdoor and brand activations.
• Develop or refresh brand identities including logos, colours and typography.
• Collaborate with the creative and media team to align with audience insights and strategy.
• Edit engaging content using Adobe Premiere Pro; produce short-form video for social.

Skills

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Video editing

Motion graphics

Branding design

Campaign design

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Canva

Job description

Ardent Communications is seeking a Mid–Senior Creative Superstar to lead our creative team and own the studio workflow. You’ll design campaigns across social, display, and video while guiding priorities and freelancers to ensure smooth delivery from brief to final output.

You’ll collaborate with Strategists, Communications and Media specialists to connect with client audiences and achieve campaign results. A background in advertising and a passion for high-performing design are essential.