This is a fixed term, full time vacancy available for twelve (12) months, with the possibility of extension, and/or permanency, subject to business requirements.
About Justice
When you join the Department of Justice, you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia. You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.
About the role
The Senior Graphic Designer undertakes a pivotal role in shaping and maintaining the Department’s visual identity, ensuring that all design outputs reinforce and elevate its public image and reputation. This position is responsible for delivering high-quality visual content, including creative concepts, layouts, and publications that support both internal communications and external engagement.
The role encompasses the production of corporate publications, digital content, signage, and print-ready artwork, while ensuring consistency with the Department’s Style Guide and Government requirements. With expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and strong organisational skills, the role collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including photographers, production houses, and printers, to produce visually compelling materials that align with the Department’s communications objectives.
This role requires a creative and strategic thinker with exceptional design skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
Eligibility
To be eligible for appointment to permanent positions in the West Australian Public Sector you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia.
Benefits and opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development opportunity programs
- Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness passport providing a wide range of gym, pool, and fitness centre discounts available for employees and their families.
- Check out the attached Applicant Information Pack to find out other benefits of working for Justice.
Application process
How to apply
Please ensure you review the attached Job Description Form (JDF) for further information about the requirements of the position. This information will assist you with the preparation of your application.
We require you to submit:
- A comprehensive Resume / Curriculum Vitae, that clearly outlines your transferable skills, experience and highlights your key achievements.
- A cover letter of no more than two (2) pages addressing the following Job Related Requirements and Role Specific Criteria. Please provide examples to support your claims:
- Achieve Results: The ability to; assess project and program performance, identify areas of improvement and suggest changes to ensure positive outcomes, demonstrate flexibility and cope with day-to-day changes in priorities, support projects to completion and a focus on quality in all areas of work are fundamental to this role.
- Builds Productive Relationships: The capacity to; network effectively to build and sustain relationships with key stakeholders, team members and other staff in the agency, consult and share information with the team and seek input from others where necessary, encourage contribution and engagement, recognise different views and to ensure that stakeholders are kept informed as appropriate are requirements for this role.
- Demonstrated graphic design skills and experience in developing concepts and design briefs for a range of communication materials to support the purpose and direction of projects and provide design updates at key milestones throughout each project.
- Contact details of two work related referees.
Note: Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be required to present examples of their graphic design work for discussion at the interview panel.
All remaining Job-Related Requirements and Role Specific Criteria will be assessed at a later stage in the recruitment process.
For further job-related information
If you would like further information regarding the vacancy please contact Shane Newton, Senior Project Officer on (08) 9264 1963 for a confidential discussion.
Equity and Diversity
The Department of Justice is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, women, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and other diversity groups.
Aboriginal job seekers may contact the Aboriginal Workforce Development Team on aboriginalworkforcedevelopment@justice.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9264 1700 for culturally appropriate application advice.
Applicants with disability requiring adjustments or accessibility support at any stage of the selection process can contact the hiring manager as listed under the ‘Further Information’ section or contact the Diversity and Inclusion team on WorkforceDiversity@justice.wa.gov.au or (08) 9264 1700 for a confidential discussion.
Submitting your application
Applicants are requested to apply online. To submit your application, click the “Apply for Job” button at the bottom of this advertisement.
Please ensure you allow sufficient time to submit your application, as late applications will not be accepted.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone RAMS Helpdesk ramshelpdesk@bigredsky.com on 1300 733 056 for assistance.
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