Senior Creative Designer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexibility for this role

Nearmap subscription (employee benefit

Wellbeing & technology allowance

Quarterly wellbeing day off

In-office lunch Tue/Thu (Sydney CBD)

Stocked kitchen & snacks

Showers available for cyclists

Job summary

Nearmap is seeking a Senior Creative Designer to oversee the brand’s creative vision globally. You’ll partner with Brand, Content, and GTM teams to bring our value proposition to life through design that resonates across regions.

You will lead visual identities and assets for campaigns, ensure consistency of guidelines, and drive excellence in design processes, while collaborating with cross-functional partners to keep customers at the center of everything we do.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead design initiatives across campaigns and channels.
• Strong visual storytelling and brand-building capability.
• Ability to evolve brand guidelines while maintaining consistency.

Responsibilities

• Own the creative quality bar across every campaign and brand touchpoint.
• Lead visual identity and asset creation for 5 global campaigns, from digital ads to event booths.
• Keep brand guidelines airtight across all platforms, working hand-in-hand with digital design.
• Run the full design process, ideation to delivery, and manage external designers when work is outsourced.
• Use campaign performance data to sharpen creative decisions.
• Bridge between brand and Product Design with shared research and UX principles.
• Push Nearmap's visual identity forward with templates, guidelines, and process.

Skills

Team Player

Design Leader

Genuinely Curious

Creative Problem-Solver

Detail-Oriented

Brand Advocate

Education

University degree in design, marketing, communications, or equivalent

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

Job description

Property intelligence is reshaping how the world understands the built environment, and Nearmap is driving that. We put powerful aerial imagery, AI-driven analytics, and geospatial tools into the hands of the people who plan, build, insure, and govern the places we all live and work. Our technology turns property uncertainty into decisive action, and our culture brings out the best in the people who build it.

Job Description

As a Senior Creative Designer at Nearmap, you'll be a key custodian of our brand's creative vision, keeping our visual identity cohesive and compelling across every touchpoint, globally. Working in partnership with the Brand and Content team and collaborating with marketing and GTM teams across regions, you'll bring our value proposition to life through design that resonates with our audiences.

You'll lead the creation of visual identities and digital and print design assets that support Growth Marketing campaigns and Nearmap's brand initiatives; driving brand awareness, leadership, and engagement. Your expertise and design leadership will elevate the creative output and build a culture of excellence and innovation, distinctive in design.

You'll also advocate for strong design culture at Nearmap, working with cross-functional partners to build an efficient design process that keeps our customers at the center of everything we do.

• Own the creative quality bar across every campaign and brand touchpoint
• Lead visual identity and asset creation for 5 global campaigns, from digital ads to event booths
• Keep brand guidelines airtight across all platforms, working hand-in-hand with digital design
• Run the full design process, ideation to delivery, and manage external designers when work is outsourced
• Use campaign performance data to sharpen creative decisions, not just personal taste
• Build the bridge between brand and Product Design, shared research, shared UX principles, shared visual language
• Push Nearmap's visual identity forward; templates, guidelines, process, all of it
• Bring outside design thinking in - trends, tools, techniques that keep Nearmap ahead

Qualifications

About You

• Team Player: You build great things collaboratively and it shows in how you work
• Design Leader: You improve briefs, challenge thoughtfully, and back decisions with strong design taste
• Genuinely Curious: You stay current on trends, tools, and what other brands are doing
• Creative Problem-Solver: You find solutions others in the room didn't see coming
• Detail-Oriented: You notice kerning, color, and alignment—the things that separate good design from great
• Brand Advocate: You understand that consistency builds trust and protects brand value

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience designing and executing integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print, and social (global scope preferred)
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Canva
• Competency in motion design and storyboarding, not just static assets
• Strong design fundamentals: typography, color, layout, and visual hierarchy
• Expertise in developing and maintaining brand guidelines while knowing when to evolve them
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and external contributors simultaneously
• Excellent cross-functional communication and relationship-building skills
• University degree in design, marketing, communications, or equivalent professional experience

Additional Information

We move fast and work smart; often wearing multiple hats. We adapted to remote working with ease and are continually looking at ways to improve. We're proud of our inclusive, supportive culture, and maintain a safe environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can be themselves.

In addition to your annual leave, Nearmap offers:

4 extra "YOU" days off each year- take a break, no questions asked!

Company-sponsored volunteering days to give back.

Generous parental leave policies for growing families.

Work from Overseas Policy - explore the world in the approved list of cities while you work!

Discounted Private Health Insurance plans.

Some of our benefits:

Nearmap takes a holistic approach to our employees' emotional, physical and financial wellness. Some of our current benefits include:

• Quarterly wellbeing day off - Four additional days off annually for your 'YOU' Days
• Wellbeing and technology allowance
• Hybrid flexibility for this role
• Nearmap subscription (of course!)
• Stocked kitchen with access to all the snacks you need
• In-office lunch every Tuesday and Thursday at our Sydney CBD office
• Showers available for anyone cycling to work or lunchtime gym-goers!

Why you'll love working at Nearmap:

We move fast and work smart; often wearing multiple hats. We're proud of our inclusive, supportive culture, and maintain a safe environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can be themselves.