Creative Team (Art Director and Copywriter)

Leo Burnett is built upon the foundation that what helps people, helps business. 

We are in the business of Reinvention - always adapting, shifting and evolving to identify and support the changing needs of today, using creative problem solving to unlock commercial success for our clients. 

We’ve worked hard to be one of Australia’s leading communications agencies, and our ambition is to be the most innovative creative solutions company in the world, and to have fun doing it.

https://www.leoburnett.com.au  

We have an exciting opening for a talented Mid-Level Creative Team to join the Leo Burnett network in Sydney. 

As an established Creative team, you will develop innovative, impactful, omni-channel creative solutions and help drive some of the agency’s most creatively ambitious clients/brands. You are curious and immersed in culture, and love to use your creative powers to solve human problems. 

Our agency is filled with smart, kind people who are passionate about the work and genuinely care about each other. We have industry-leading flexibility and a culture we’re famous for. There are endless opportunities for growth in both Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe more broadly, with access to global opportunities and L&D programs.

As an established Creative partnership, you’ll get to: 

• Concept, develop and help drive innovative and world class creative campaigns, and contribute to thought leading on creative concepts, direction and tone etc. 
• Work closely with Creative leaders and our broader team, as well as clients and stakeholders to bring all cross-channel campaign elements to life. 
• Take hands-on responsibility for project delivery and proactively take an interest in quality of care, seeing work through to final delivery phases.

The ideal Creative Team will have: 

• Evidence delivering effective, innovative and highly creative campaigns (all applications must include an online portfolio of creative work). 
• Minimum 4+ years of creative agency experience. 
• Good understanding of photography, typography, digital/social and print. 
• Fluency in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator CC - must be able to work at pace on your own concepts (Art Director). 
• Strong story telling ability – ability to turn insights into a narrative and effective creative solution for clients (Copywriter). 
• Excellent understanding of marketing and design principles. 
• A strong commitment to the needs of all clients and their brands and be passionate about delivering the best work to them. 
• Experience across the full creative channel ecosystem and understanding of customer journey mapping from a creative perspective. 
• Experience working in an agile environment and be comfortable with a fluid approach to work. 
• Understanding and experience presenting concepts and proposals to all levels, intelligently adapting approach to suit the needs of the audience. 
• A positive mindset and be a strong collaborator. 
• A keen interest in design, culture, technology, and innovation. 

This role is part-time/full-time negotiable.

What we will offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the 2023 Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:  

• A comprehensive Wholeself program assisting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing. 
• A rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”  
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, uniting our Publicis Groupe people with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes 
• A culture of open feedback and guidance to achieve your goals through our Career Conversations program.  
• A focused Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs.   
• Work Your World program enabling our people with the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year. 
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits. 
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to aid psychological, medical & safety needs. 

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process.  If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via[email protected] - your personal information will be kept confidential.