Senior Graphic Designer

Permanent

Full-time (38 hours per week)

The City of Rockingham is an award winning local government located 40km south of the Perth CBD and is known as the place where the coast comes to life. One of the fastest growing local governments in the south metropolitan area, we are responsible for the provision and delivery of high quality services, facilities and events that meet or exceed community expectations. Providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees is important to us and we are committed to employing team members who share the City’s Values of Recognition, Ethics, Service, Professional Development, Empowerment, Communication and Teamwork – RESPECT. These Values are incorporated into all aspects of employment at the City.

Bring ideas to life and create work that makes an impact.

Are you a creative designer with a passion for branding, visual storytelling and delivering high-quality design outcomes? We're looking for an experienced Senior Graphic Designer to join our Strategy, Marketing and Communications team and help shape the way we connect with our community.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects, from digital campaigns and social media content to publications, advertising, events and corporate branding. You’ll play an important role in shaping and strengthening the City’s visual identity while contributing to a recognised and trusted local government brand.

About The Role

As our Senior Graphic Designer, you will transform ideas into engaging visual content that informs, inspires and connects with our community. Working closely with internal stakeholders and the broader communications team, you'll lead the development of creative concepts and design solutions that support organisational objectives and strengthen our brand.

You'll provide specialist design expertise across the organisation, champion best practice standards and contribute strategic creative thinking to campaigns and projects. Managing multiple priorities, you’ll play an important role in ensuring all design work is visually compelling, fit for purpose and aligned with the City's brand standards and communication goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Design high-quality print and digital communication materials.

• Develop creative concepts and visual assets for campaigns, events and corporate initiatives.

• Create engaging content for websites, social media and digital platforms.

• Ensure brand consistency across all communication channels.

• Manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project objectives and deliver effective design solutions.

• Provide expert design advice and contribute creative ideas that enhance communication outcomes.

About You

You are a creative design professional who combines artistic flair with strong attention to detail and strategic thinking. You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working as part of a team to develop creative solutions and deliver high-quality design outcomes.

You are confident providing design advice, contributing innovative ideas, receiving feedback and translating briefs and concepts into clear, engaging visual communications. You understand the value of strong brand management and take pride in delivering work that is creative, consistent and aligned with organisational objectives.

You’ll Bring

• Tertiary qualification in graphic design, visual communication or a related discipline

• Proven experience delivering graphic design, branding and visual communications that support organisational, marketing and communications objectives.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, with the ability to produce high-quality print and digital communications. Familiarity with other Adobe Creative Cloud applications would be advantageous.

• Strong understanding of branding and maintaining visual consistency across multiple communication channels.

• A strong portfolio demonstrating creativity, technical expertise and strategic thinking.

• Excellent layout, typography and visual storytelling skills.

• Experience designing for both print and digital channels.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

• The ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and deliver outcomes aligned to brand and communication objectives.

Why work with us? Here's what we can offer you

• 12% superannuation with the option to co-contribute up to a further 5%.

• A variety of health and wellbeing programs - physical health reimbursement subsidy payment of up to $200 per annum, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services.

• Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per annum.

• A culture of learning with training/development opportunities, including paid study leave and study fees.

• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles, etc.

We are offering a remuneration package from $102,707 to $110,461 per annum, depending on skills and experience. An information package, including the position description and our Employee Value Proposition, is available on our website.

Applications must be submitted online by 8am, Monday 16 November 2026, or until a suitable pool of candidates exists. This means the vacancy may close without notice, so if you are interested in the position, we highly recommend you apply as soon as possible.

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact the Recruitment Team via email at jobs@rockingham.wa.gov.au or phone 08 9528 0333. We’re happy to discuss options to assist you e.g. we can provide alternate formats for application forms, or alternate methods of applying.

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.

Attachments

• Senior Graphic Designer - Information Pack - October 2026.pdf