What we're like

At BIG W everyday’s a big day. For you, this could be the start of something big. There are over 18,000 of us, in the biggest cities and the tiniest towns. And each of us has an important role to play to help make a real difference for families by providing real value, real solutions and real care. 

If you have a passion for digital-first ideas and designing and delivering great customer experiences; a desire to join BIG W's journey to become a purpose led digital retailer enabled by a great store network and if you’re looking for a place to develop, you could be who we’re looking for.

The Role

Calling all Art Directors keen to buck-the-trend and jump client-side! We are looking for a conceptual Art Director with Digital Agency experience to join our Blue Dot Creative team inspired by talented creatives and designers. You'll be working on Brand & Social Campaigns, learning directly with Google, Adobe and other platforms, whilst overseeing production too. You nail visualisation & come backed with exceptional design skills. You will generate ideas and execute high quality branded content across all channels. Digital first ideas are second nature to you & you are always looking to push the envelope to make work that gets noticed for being innovative.

Your responsibilities would include but are not limited to: 

• Attend all relevant marketing briefs and work with the Content Production and Blue Dot Studio’s team to interpret creative briefs
• Generate concepts and ideas in response to marketing briefs and brand strategies
• Drive and develop big ideas that translate through the line to build brand recognition 
• Collaborate with stakeholders from all areas of the business to deliver digitally-led content that will inspire and excite customers
• Work across traditional, digital and emerging platforms
• Partner with Blue Dot Studios to bring the campaign concepts to life including the art direction of photography (casting of talent, locations, props, directing shoots and briefing retouching) to deliver high quality photographic output in line with brand guidelines
• Be hands-on with design, typography, colour, layout, pre-production, shoot, and post-production
• Work collaboratively with the design and digital teams as well as other Marketing stakeholders and channel specialists to deliver high quality content and a consistent brand across all channels

About You

You’re a team player - to thrive in our high performing and innovative culture. You’ll understand how to partner with stakeholders in a positive but effective way to deliver creative ideas and artwork to enhance our customer experience. You’ll also be on the lookout for new creative ways to bring our BIG W brand to life throughout the year and use your unique skills to showcase our new initiatives. 

You will bring to the role:

• Demonstrable experience working in a role delivering content first creative, ideally in an agency environment for a successful retail business or brand
• Possess a detailed portfolio showcasing well-crafted TTL creative solutions
• Experience in concepting and executing for multiple channels including print, OOH, TVC, websites, eDMs, social media, and display banners
• Ability to deliver multiple projects simultaneously to tight deadlines
• Thorough understanding of photography, motion, typography, print and digital channels, with a strong attention to detail
• Experience in art directing motion, storyboarding and an understanding of animation principles
• Highly skilled in Adobe CC Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent at problem-solving
• Up-to-date with developing trends in creative and design industries as well as emerging tech and digital platform

What's in it for you?

• An attractive remuneration package including base, super and bonus
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths
• Opportunity to join the most engaging team in the business
• Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too
• An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive
• Experience working within BIG W, one of Australia's mosted loved brands, and partnering with top tier Digital and Social companies to bring your ideas to life