Graphic Designer

• Permanent Full-time
• Band 6 ($99,705 - $108,027) +12% super + monthly ADO
• Footscray, Melbourne

At Maribyrnong City Council, we are committed to creating a connected, inclusive and thriving community where people feel proud to live, work and visit. Located in Melbourne's vibrant inner west, Maribyrnong is one of Victoria's fastest growing municipalities, celebrated for its diversity, creativity and strong sense of community. We are passionate about delivering innovative services and opportunities that support our residents, businesses and visitors now and into the future.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a talented Graphic Designer who can combine creativity with clear communication to help bring the City of Maribyrnong to life.

This role is for someone who believes good design makes information easier to understand, services easier to access and communities easier to connect with.

You'll create engaging design across print, digital, social media, web, campaigns, events and community engagement. From major projects to everyday communications, you'll help ensure everything we produce is clear, accessible, consistent and unmistakably Maribyrnong.

You'll play an important role in evolving and protecting our brand, developing templates and design resources, managing our Digital Asset Management System, and supporting colleagues across the organisation to communicate with confidence.

We're looking for someone who can turn complex ideas into simple, engaging design. Someone who is curious, collaborative and practical. Someone who enjoys solving problems, pays attention to detail and takes pride in creating work that looks great and delivers results.

Maribyrnong is creative, diverse, welcoming and proudly different. Our design should reflect that.

If you want to work with a welcoming, high performing and dedicated team and create work that people genuinely use, understand and enjoy, and help shape how Maribyrnong communicates, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design clear, engaging materials for print, digital, social media, web, signage, campaigns, events and community engagement.
• Champion the City of Maribyrnong visual identity and keep brand, templates and design tools fresh, consistent and easy to use.
• Turn complex Council information into simple visual content people can understand and use.
• Create inclusive materials for people with different language, literacy, digital access and information needs.
• Create and update style guides, templates, Canva resources and shared design tools.
• Develop and implement design, brand, and digital communications policies and procedures.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification in graphic design, visual communication, communication design or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Several years' experience delivering design, brand, template, digital asset and production work in a busy organisation or community-focused setting to a consistently high standard.
• Experience in local government, the public sector or a community-focused organisation, especially in accessible communication, plain English, diverse audiences, service design or place-based storytelling will be highly regarded.
• Experience with video editing, motion graphics or simple animation for digital channels would be a bonus.

Why Choose Maribyrnong?

• Work cross functionally in a friendly, supportive and professional multidisciplinary team;
• Enjoy a flexible and inclusive work environment;
• Work in a meaningful role within a Values driven organisation;
• Accrued Day Off every month.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a difference and you enjoy working in a diverse community focused environment, Apply Now!

How to Apply

To apply for this job go to: https://maribyrnong.recruitmenthub.com.au/Vacancies & enter ref code: 6910406.

To express your interest in this role, please send your Resume and a brief Cover Letter via our Careers website outlining your relevant experience and addressing the Key Selection Criteria

Enquiries: For further queries regarding this position, please contact Rebecca Solomon, Manager Customer Engagement on 0423 554 868, for a confidential discussion.

Closing Date: 19 July 2026 - 10pm

Maribyrnong City Council (Council) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and to operating in a manner that complies with its obligations under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and the Victorian Child Safe Standards. Council promotes an organisational culture that embeds within it child safe practices and expects its staff to perform their roles and engage with the community in a manner that is consistent with its child safe practices. To guide expected standards of child safe behaviours of all staff, Council has a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy.

As part of the appointment process, Council may undertake appropriate child safety pre-screening checks of candidates in accordance with Council Child Safety policies and procedures where appropriate. This may include asking child safety-related questions during interview, conducting relevant checks of the candidate's prior contact with children in employment and/or requiring proof of a valid Working With Children Check prior to commencement.

Council welcomes applications from all interested candidates including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. Council's recruitment process will be reasonably adapted to ensure all candidates have equitable access to Council's recruitment process and job opportunities.