Graphic Designer - Energetic Workplace

We are searching for a focused Graphic Designer to join our all-star team at Contour Education in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia.
Growing your career as a on_site Graphic Designer is a great opportunity to develop key skills.
If you are strong in negotiation, innovation and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Graphic Designer at Contour Education today!

We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a creative, detail-oriented, and imaginative individual to join our passionate team as a Graphic Designer, to spearhead all-things-visual at Contour Education!

Who Are We

We empower students and their studies by providing highly engaging small-group tutoring designed to prepare them for school assessments and final exams. Our sessions are presented by experienced but young tutors who can teach the study design in a simple and intuitive yet engaging way.

Over 3,500 students and 80 staff have joined our tutoring services since our founding in 2020. Our growth is a testament to our dedication to providing ALL our students and parents with a high-quality tutoring experience (from 24/7 personal support to on-demand resources) and our commitment to helping them achieve their goals. We were listed as the 17th Fastest Growing Startup by the Australian Financial Review in 2022 and ranked again for 2023, and we're continuing to multiply year over year!

It's our vision to reshape education, starting with tutoring.

The Role

Until now, our brand's visual identity has been largely crafted by the founders, and our creatives have been made by a range of freelancers and outsiders to the Contour Team. However, as our company continues to expand rapidly, the need for a dedicated individual and creative powerhouse to take charge of visual creativity and graphic design at Contour has become increasingly apparent. This role is your canvas to create compelling and engaging visuals that resonate with our students, parents, and the world, showcase our unique tutoring approach, and spread the word about our vision to reshape education.

As a Graphic Designer, you'll be integral to our Marketing and Brand Team. Your mission is to design compelling graphics for both digital as well as print media, maintain brand consistency across all creatives, and collaborate closely with content creators to ensure that our visual and textual narratives align perfectly.

In this role, you will work closely with our core team at Contour, and use and refine our brand's visual identity, harnessing the most appealing design trends to create aesthetic social media posts, ad creatives, brochures & pamphlets, flowcharts, infographics, and even billboard designs! These materials will not only capture the essence of Contour's brand identity and educational philosophy, but also showcase the passion of our team, and the quality of our services that have both helped us grow so much, so quickly!

You'll bring the Contour story to life across all kinds of media (Our Website, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Print Media at our Campuses, YouTube thumbnails...). Your creativity will not only help attract new students and parents to Contour, but will also deepen our relationship with our existing community and even Contour alumni.

This role is best suited for someone with a creative eye, and an ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. You will be expected to take initiative, manage multiple graphic design projects simultaneously, and contribute innovative ideas to enhance our visual storytelling as a brand. This role will require consistent part-time hours in-person at our offices, and it offers the prospect of transitioning into a full-time position, given a sufficient workload and commitment from you!

Why Contour, and Why This Role?

Working in our collaborative environment with an energetic team is a fantastic opportunity to let your creative brain thrive, hone your graphic design, visual expression, and marketing skills, and learn heaps along the way! At Contour Education, you’ll get an inside look at one of the fastest growing start-ups in education in Australia. Our team is super driven and hard-working, but we’re all easy-going and friendly, and we love our frequent (paid-for 😉) team dinners and meet-ups, where you’ll get to talk and vibe with everyone.

Our goal is to reshape education, starting with tutoring. We think there's an opportunity for a brand and organisation to create a significant impact on school-level education in Australia. We believe, through the implementation of technology and modern business practices, learning can be much more enjoyable and effective for students. As we progress, our small steps start to become big strides, as we make major advances in the resources & support we provide to our students.

If you can't already tell, our brand image and identity is really important to us, and this role offers you an opportunity to harness your creativity and work with our young and energetic team to display Contour's brand in its true, vibrant colours - our students and their journeys at Contour, our passionate team of tutors, our offices, our culture, our study and work environment, and much, much more!

We strongly believe that if you want to apply your graphics design skills in the education space, Contour is the place to be. We have heaps of exciting visuals and creative content planned - and if you're someone that enjoys being social and working alongside smart, passionate people, then this might just be the role for you!

Comprehensive Training & Support

We also understand that this role might seem a bit daunting because of the high expectations of taking creative responsibility for Contour's visual identity, but rest assured, we’re dedicated to making sure you’re well-prepared from day one. When you join, you'll be properly onboarded with all the support and personal feedback you need to settle in, and you'll work closely with the founders and gain a deep understanding of the voice and personality of our brand, and our design language. You'll also be thoroughly introduced to all our current marketing and content creation systems and processes, including our marketing and content creation teams.

Key Responsibilities

As our Graphic Designer, you'll work on a range of duties which include but aren't limited to:

• Design unique and visually compelling graphics content for various media, including websites, digital products, social media, print, advertising, and merchandise. Proficiency in graphic design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Figma is highly desirable, enabling the creation of high-quality, appealing visuals that resonate with our audience and help our brand stand out.
• Maintain brand consistency throughout all our graphics, visuals, and marketing creatives and projects, ensuring adherence to our brand voice, existing identity, colours, and style guides.
• Monitor design trends and incorporate contemporary visual design techniques into your work to enhance the effectiveness of created visuals.
• Collaborate with marketing and content teams to ensure alignment between visual design language and text/messaging, and to produce material across all media.
• Manage multiple projects from concept and prototyping through to completion without sacrificing on design quality, visual language adherence, or aesthetics.
• Collaborate with tutoring and support staff to showcase success stories, tutor profiles, and student achievements, using advanced content creation skills to highlight their narratives compellingly.

Expected Hours

• Minimum of 20 hours/week at our Glen Waverley office, with the opportunity to increase to a full-time workload :)

Skill Requirements

• 🙏 Honesty and Integrity
• 🧠 Creativity and a Keen Eye for Design
• 🤝 Excellent People Skills
• 💞 High Level of Empathy
• 🗣️ Exceptional Communication Skills
• 🔎 Detail-Oriented & Organised
• 🔥 Energy and Enthusiasm
• 💪 Independence & Proactiveness
• 🤝 Ability to Build and Maintain Relationships
• 👂 Willing to Listen, Learn & Lead
• 🎨 Exceptional Graphic Design Skills
• 📸 Proficiency with Graphic Design Tools (Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Figma)
• 🎬 Experience in Graphic Design/Visual Design/Brand Design/Multimedia Design
  

Experience Requirements

• 📜 Completed the VCE and Performed Well
• 🎓 Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or Related Field
• 🕒 2+ Years of Experience with Graphic Design or in Professional Design

NOTE: These are not hard-fast requirements; however, they are favourable to your application.

Personal Requirements

• ☃️ Passionate, and Engaged (we want you to genuinely interested in working in education!)
• 🔮 Long-Term Mindset & Vision (if you're selected, we'd like you to come for the ride for as long as you can!)
• 💖 Genuine Desire to Help Students & Parents (it's our goal to help students achieve their potential!)
• ⏳ Ability to Commit to Hours (e.g. can't constantly reschedule or miss work)
• 🚗 Travel to Glen Waverley, and occasionally to Box Hill and Melbourne CBD (so you can cover all our campuses!)
• 🤫 Sign an NDA (e.g. can't distribute our resources/company info to others)
• ❌ Agree to a non-compete clause (e.g. you can't work with similar organisations!)
• 🎓 Past VCE Graduate (we still accept applications from non-VCE graduates, just it helps!)

• Competitive benefits and pay, recognising the pivotal role of visual design in our growth.
• Opportunities to shape the brand voice and strategy of a rapidly growing educational startup - in a non-corporate setting, giving your creativity a chance to really shine!
• As we grow, so do your opportunities - envision a path that can lead to leadership roles within a dynamic start-up.
• Personalised mentorship, training and professional development, dedicated to refining your graphic design and creative expertise.
• Join an environment where team success is celebrated, - where your ideas make a real impact, while simultaneously boosting your public speaking, leadership, and collaboration skills.

Your expertise has the power to transform education. In this role, you won't just be creating graphics; you'll be part of a mission to innovate and reshape how students learn. If you're eager to make your mark in a growing company and influence education positively, we want you on our team!

Benefits of working as a Graphic Designer in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia:

● Excellent Benefits Package
● Rapid Progression
● Leading Industry Pay