Visual Communications Designer
Job Description
About ArchitectusWe design to make a positive and lasting impact on
people, cities, and communities. We're a multi-disciplinary practice with
national reach and deep expertise, enabling us to achieve design excellence at
scale.
Our 800+
architects, interior designers, landscape architects, urban planners, urban
designers, digital experts, and wayfinding specialists collaborate across 13
studios in Australia and New Zealand, working onprojects of every type and
size. This makes us the largest, most versatile design
practice in our region.
Through a
- thoughtful, integrated approach to design, we form genuine partnerships with
- our clients and collaborators to create meaningful and resilient places that
- endure.
- About the Role
Based in either Melbourne or Brisbane as part of our
national Communications team, you'll have the opportunity to shape how our
projects, people and ideas are presented to the world. From compelling
submissions and presentations to campaigns, reports and digital content, you'll
combine graphic design, photography and visual storytelling to create work that
is distinctive, engaging and unmistakably Architectus.
Photography is
a big part of this role. You'll take the lead in building and evolving our
project image library, working with some of Australia's leading architectural
photographers to develop creative briefs, coordinate and direct shoots, and
select and refine the imagery that best captures our work. You'll also get
behind the camera yourself, capturing projects, people, events and the moments
that reveal the culture behind our studios.
You'll work
closely with our design leaders, sector leaders and project teams, turning
complex ideas into clear and visually compelling stories. You'll work across
digital and print, applying and evolving our brand while balancing creativity
with the realities of a fast-paced studio environment and competing deadlines.
With projects spanning
10+ sectors and nine locations, you'll have plenty of variety and the
opportunity to work with talented people across architecture and design.
If you're a
designer who loves great typography, beautiful imagery and the challenge of
making complex ideas simple – this could be your next opportunity.
About You
You're a visual storyteller
at heart. You know what makes a strong image, understand the power of a
well-crafted layout and have the design skills to turn an idea into something
people remember.
You'll be curious,
collaborative and creatively driven, with a genuine interest in architecture,
design, sustainability and the way our cities are evolving.
Above all, you'll care
about the work. You'll want to understand the story behind a project, find the
right image, refine the detail and create communications that do justice to the
ideas and people behind it.
To be considered for this
role, you'll bring:
• Tertiary qualifications,
Bachelor of Graphic Design or Photography
- 5+ years' experience in
- graphic or visual communications design
- A strong portfolio
- showcasing high-quality graphic design and visual storytelling
- Advanced Adobe Creative
Cloud skills, particularly InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Experience
- coordinating photography shoots and working with photographers and creative
- suppliers
- Photography
- skills of your own – with a personal photography portfolio highly regarded
- Strong
- communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to turn complex briefs
- into compelling visual outcomes
- The ability to
- juggle multiple projects, priorities and deadlines without compromising quality
- Employee Benefits
With a focus on corporate social responsibility and environmental
initiatives, you'll appreciate our welcoming, community-driven atmosphere. Here's
some of what we offer our team:
Flexible work options including
recuperation time and work from home days
Access to our in-house mentoring program
Generous paid parental leave: 16 weeks
primary carers, 4 weeks secondary carers
$5,000 employee referral bonus and
novated lease options for electric vehicles
Income protection insurance to cover
part of your wage if you're unable to work
Access to confidential counselling, wellbeing,
legal and financial advice
* Supportive and diverse workplace culture
To Apply
Don't miss this opportunity to become part of the Architectus team. Suitable
applicants are encouraged to submit their resume and cover letter via the 'Apply'
button.
Architectus is proud to be an equal
opportunity employer, we actively promote an inclusive workplace culture and
encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. This position requires an
appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa. Pre-employment checks will be
required of the successful candidate.
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