Communication Graphic Designer

Job Description This is a remote position. OVERVIEW: The role of Communication Designer is to take the client's brand systems and strategy and turn them into genuinely creative, high-craft communications work — social, print, digital and motion — for the studio's client retainers. This is not a brand design role; the identity and strategy are already resolved. The job is to bring an idea to every brief and push each client's existing brand assets as far as they can go, at volume, without breaking the brand system. JOB DESCRIPTION / RESPONSIBILITIES: ● Responsible for the full graphic design output across social, print, digital and environmental channels for active client retainers. ● Responsible for bringing an idea to every brief, including always-on content where nobody has asked for one — proposing creative directions unprompted, within the client's brand system. ● Responsible for pushing the expressive range of each client's brand assets (typography, colour, imagery, illustration, motion, format) to their outer limit, without breaking the system. ● Responsible for social graphics across feed, story, reel, carousel and short-form video for all active client channels. ● Responsible for campaign asset suites — full rollout across paid, organic, owned, email and print from one creative idea. ● Responsible for print and collateral artwork preparation, including print specification and supplier-ready file release. (Note: print production support can be resourced elsewhere if needed — design craft is the priority.) ● Responsible for short-form motion — animated social assets, kinetic type, platform-spec video export. ● Responsible for EDM and digital assets — email design and build, digital display, landing page assets, web banners. ● Responsible for building templates and component libraries that support the studio's automated publishing workflow. ● Responsible for interrogating a brief before starting — raising gaps, ambiguities or conflicts in writing rather than designing around them. ● Responsible for a written end-of-day summary: what shipped, what's in progress, what's blocked, what needs a decision. ● Attending live daily stand-up, weekly design review with the Senior Graphic Designer, weekly forward-planning session with the Digital Marketing Coordinator, and a fortnightly full studio session (fully online). ● Other projects and tasks as assigned by the Senior Graphic Designer or leadership. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: We are looking for someone who has: ● Tools used: Asana, Dropbox, Canva, Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma ● 3–6 years' experience in an agency, studio or in-house creative team. ● A strong portfolio showing design craft, typography and composition first — this is the make-or-break skill and will be assessed directly from portfolio review. ● Demonstrated versatility working within different client brand systems, and the ability to match and expand on style guides. ● Expert command of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Figma. ● Ability to work fast and deliver at high volume without dropping craft quality. ● Written English strong enough for independent review of client-facing copy and confident participation in live critique. ● Genuine willingness to sustain a 6:00am PHT start during Australian summer. NICE TO HAVE: ● Motion/After Effects experience (trainable on the job). ● Print production experience — bleeds, stock, supplier liaison (trainable; not central to daily work). ● EDM/email build experience (Klaviyo, Mailchimp or similar). ● Experience with templates and component libraries for publishing workflows. ● Illustration or hand-craft capability. ● Experience working with an Australian, UK or US client team. Requirements TYPE OF POSITION, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, & EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: ● Full Time Position ● Work From Home Set up ● Works to Melbourne business hours, 9:00am–5:30pm AEST/AEDT (approx. 6:00am–2:30pm PHT during AU daylight saving, 7:00am–3:30pm PHT outside it — shifts by one hour twice yearly) ● Reliable home working environment with stable internet and power backup SALARY AND BENEFITS: ​ ● Salary: $15AUD per hour ● Paid Australian Holidays ● Paid Time off Benefits ● Permanent Work from Home ● HMO after 90 days ● 13th month pay bonus ● Supportive Team