Design Lead

OVERVIEW
Full-time role 🤝Responsible for leading and over seeing key projects 🧮 An expert knowledge of Figma and Motion design.A hunger to experiment, implement and use Ai.A broad range of challenging, meaningful work ✏Time in lieu overtime policy 💸Beautiful open-plan office in Surry Hills 🌿 Flexible working hours 🕙Be part of a growing B Corp ⭐
ABOUT PAPER MOOSE
Paper Moose exists to create a world where good organisations reign supreme and we do this by delivering wildly effective work.
We’re an independently owned full-service BCorp creative agency providing answers to our client’s biggest problems. We thrive on creative problem-solving and are constantly striving for simplicity and clarity in a world that is not.
We believe that an agency without production is like a pub without beer, with our origins in entertainment, our production and design studio remains core to our offering. This allows us to shorten the distance between brilliant ideas and proven results for our clients and effectively make more work without the big agency roadblocks.
We want to make some serious impact on the world and we’ll do this through our mission: to create wildly effective work. That’s where you come in!
ABOUT YOU
Craft and creative problem solving. Your well honed technical skills underpin a mind which is constantly looking to solve creative and design problems. You love sinking your teeth into a creative problem, you are not afraid to challenge a brief and push for the most effective solutions.
Big picture thinking. You make it your mission to understand the client’s business, their problems and potential opportunities. Even the simplest task brief is thought of within the big picture of the account.
You love all things design. Whether it’s creating a brand from scratch, working on a campaign launch, or designing a website, you get excited to bring your ideas to the table. You obsess over the details and know what it takes to create world-class work.
You are not afraid of AI and are an early adopter, you move beyond the hype and engage with it in a thoughtful, conscious way that adds value to your creative practice.
Collaboration. You love working as part of a team and collaborating with others across the agency, particularly the broader creative department, strategy and accounts teams. You seek out conversations and love to bounce ideas.
Selling your ideas. You are confident in your design thinking and rationale, you craft amazing presentations and are comfortable having constructive conversations about your work, both internally and client facing.
Devil is in the details. You have a keen eye for detail, whether it’s a double space or a pixel out of place, your work is always polished. And it’s not just what’s on the outside that counts; your working files are meticulous and easy to navigate when the team is collaborating.
Cool, calm and collected. You are at home in a fast-paced agency environment, you’re calm under pressure while ensuring your colleagues feel safe and secure that your work is being done efficiently and to the highest of standards.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a full-time role, offering the opportunity to lead key design projects and collaborate with our full-service team. Our design team is small but mighty, tackling a huge range of briefs across the design spectrum on a day-to-day basis. Your role will be broad and cover many aspects of the design process so a well-rounded and broad range of skills is required. Beyond technical design skills and experience, a can-do attitude and a passion for creative problem-solving is essential in this role and is key to creating great work.
You are comfortable and confident presenting and being client-facing, able to build relationships and collaborate with both internal and external teams.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Agency or studio experience of 7+ years. Minimum 5 years in a senior position.A portfolio with a broad range of design projects, as well as demonstrating excellent all-around design skills across campaign, digital and print mediums.Experience in leading and managing others.Expert skills in Adobe and Figma.Be open and keen on adopting AI into your processes.Be proficient in the google suite.Animation skills are a bonus.Confidence in leading projects and experience in a client-facing role.Strong communication and team collaboration skills.Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.Ability to present designs with compelling rationale and clear strategic thinking.A can-do attitude, with a flexible and adaptable approach. Recognise opportunities to go above and beyond, with a sense of adventure and exploration.An insatiable passion and enthusiasm for design craft.
OUR AGENCY VALUES - DO THESE FEEL LIKE YOU?
CRAFTSMANSHIPWe are makers. We have a deep understanding of the ‘doing’ which makes us more effective creatives. We are driven by excellence in craft and delivering the very best work.
BRAVERYWe are brave. We take regular calculated risks for the benefit of our clients and ourselves, we push boundaries and test what works better.
SPARKWe have an insatiable hunger to uncover opportunity and to strive for excellence in all that we endeavour.
EFFECTIVENESSThis applies to the work we do for our clients, as well as the time we spend internally. We are thinking of ways to do our work better - every day.
KINDNESS & HUMOURKindness and humour is key to the way we work and how we communicate; with clients, stakeholders and each other. It's all about empathising with each other, being generous of spirit and maintaining a good sense of humour.
PERSONALITY & LIFE BALANCE
We are a small bunch who like to come together over a Pub lunch, so it’s important that you fit in and feel like part of the team. But we also think life balance is important so we respect that you probably have a life outside of work and don’t want to be working late nights or weekends all the time.
ADDITIONAL INFOPaper Moose is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any status protected by applicable federal, or state laws.