[Hiring] Design Lead @Employment Hero

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform. We have no plans to slow down. 

There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!

Reporting to the Head of Creative & Design; We’re looking for a Design Lead to join our global creative team, as we shape our vision to change employment for good. The right candidate will be our brand custodian and creative powerhouse, leading and inspiring a high performing, best in class multidisciplinary design team to deliver highly effective strategic creative work.

As our Design Lead you will;

• Provide design direction to the team, overseeing the creative outputs of the design studio.
• Own concept development, creative direction, and brand application for integrated campaigns and creative project delivery, including campaign identities, OOH, digital and micro sites, editorial content, reports, social media assets, video, and experience design direction.
• Drive the development of audience-focused creative for brand campaigns and multi-channel marketing initiatives to meet business targets.
• Create visually compelling creative assets that align with our brand identity, exploring new design territories across digital ads, social media content, email, landing pages, presentations, event collateral, print materials, and motion content.
• Present vision, concepts, and solutions to stakeholders, communicate the impact of design in solving business problems, rationalise decisions, and incorporate feedback.
• Be a creative voice in the business, contributing ideas and offering a design perspective to discussions.
• Collaborate with a global team of writers, designers, and external agencies to conceptualise and execute integrated marketing campaigns from initial ideation to final delivery, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and strategic objectives.

The role is fully remote, requiring a self-starting team player with diverse experience across brand, design and creative – able to craft campaigns and design for all content types from digital, print and everything in-between across the Employment Hero house of brands. 

What you will bring:

• 8+ years agency/design industry experience in a fast-paced environment.

• 4+ years leadership/management experience is required for this role.

• Seasoned designer/creative with a varied and highly creative portfolio showcasing award winning work across marketing campaigns, creative projects and social content. 
• Passion for creativity, branding, design, and everything motion.
• A natural storyteller, with interest in video, digital content, and social trends - who always seeks to push boundaries, innovate, and elevate brand experiences through outstanding visual storytelling.
• Willingness to take ownership and learn, with a flexible mindset and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• High proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) Bonus:  AfterEffects and Premiere Pro.
• Familiarity with project management and marketing operations tooling, for example - Slack (comms), Asana (project management), Hubspot (email marketing) and Canva (templates), Google Slides (presentations).

Bonus Points:

• Motion graphics / video editing experience (After Effects and Premiere Pro).
• Experience working with CSS / basic understanding of Javascript.
• Experience working with frontend developers.
• Experience with HTML5 and Google Web Designer.

Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe The EH Way of working. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we’ll empower you to let your talents shine.

The EH Way

The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page: https://employmenthero.com/careers/ 

In short, you’ll love working with us if:

• Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
• You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
• Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
• You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.

Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including: 

• A generous budget for your home office.
• Cutting-edge tools and technology.
• Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
• Cashback offers and discounts on popular brands through our Swag app.
• Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam and are excited to meet in Bali in September 2024.

Are we a match? 

Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.

At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. To understand how we do so, you can read our Applicant Privacy Policy here: https://employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/

Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.

Employment Hero is one Australia’s fastest-growing SaaS companies. Our platform helps small and medium-sized businesses manage all of their HR, payroll, recruitment and employee benefit needs via one beautiful, cloud-based platform.

Over the past 6 years, we’ve had enormous growth. After taking Australia by storm, we set out to take on the rest of the world, launching internationally in New Zealand, The United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore -- with many more to come. We’re now home to more than 140 members of staff in Australia, and 110 further employees throughout our international hubs.

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious group of people on a mission to make employment easier and more rewarding for everyone. We like to stay ahead of the curve and provide our team with tools to innovate. We pride ourselves on our inclusive, innovative culture that rewards and recognises our team for great work.

If you’re looking for a meaningful career where you'll be challenged every day and supported on your journey, we could be just the place you’ve been looking for! We’re a passionate bunch who are tirelessly working to help SMEs. We’re mission-driven and never lose sight of our goal.

Oh, and we don’t want to toot our own horn (actually yes, we do), but others think we’re pretty cool too – we’ve received many awards for smashing some seriously ambitious goals including:

* LinkedIn Top 10 Startups 2020

* Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019, ranked #20 in Australia

* GetApp Category Leader Q1 2019

* Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2018, ranked #12 in Australia

* HRD Gold Medalist - Human Capital Management Systems 2018

* HRD Gold Medalist - Rewards and Recognition Service Provider 2018

* HRD Rewards and Recognition Employer of Choice 2018

* LinkedIn Top 25 Startups 2018

* EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Finalist 2018

* Dynamic Business Top 10 Entrepreneurs, our CEO Ben Thompson ranked #2

* BRW Most Innovative Companies 2015

* Anthill Smart 100 List 2015

* Startup Daily Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2015

* HRD Employer of Choice Award 2015

* Aon Hewitt Best Employers 2013