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About the Role

Lead the visual creative direction of CommBank’s content ecosystem at Medium Rare, focusing on Brighter magazine and extending across digital content, commercial brand extensions, and marketing campaigns. Collaborate with the Content Director to translate editorial strategy and client objectives into compelling, brand-aligned creative, managing the full creative lifecycle from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end creative direction of Brighter magazine, from concept development and editorial design through to print production and press approvals.
• Art direct editorial and commercial photography shoots, developing briefs, mood boards, visual references, and managing external creative suppliers.
• Oversee creative output across digital channels, including long-form video, social assets, animation storyboards, owned-channel assets, and website content.
• Drive commercial creative direction across branded content initiatives.
• Design and review pitch decks, performance reports, and stakeholder communications.
• Serve as final creative approver prior to client presentation, ensuring brand consistency and creative excellence.
• Manage creative workflows, production schedules, supplier relationships, and budgets across concurrent projects.
• Provide direct leadership, mentoring, and creative direction to the Digital Designer.
• Identify and integrate emerging creative technologies and AI tools to enhance production efficiency and creative development.

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in creative direction, with a strong background in editorial, agency, or branded content environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Exceptional understanding of typography, layout, visual hierarchy, and long-form publication design.
• Proven experience producing and art directing editorial and commercial photography shoots from concept through to delivery.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance editorial storytelling with client and business objectives.
• Experienced in developing video storyboards and providing creative direction for video content.
• Highly organised, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.
• Working knowledge of image licensing, copyright, usage rights, and contributor documentation requirements.
• A collaborative and supportive leader who brings clarity, calm, and creative rigour to a fast-paced team environment.
• Curious about emerging technologies, with an openness to integrating AI tools into creative workflows where appropriate.

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Typography
• Layout
• Visual hierarchy
• Long-form publication design
• Photography art direction
• Video storyboarding
• Video creative direction
• Project management
• Budget management
• Stakeholder management
• Image licensing
• Copyright
• Usage rights
• AI tools

Location

• Australia

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Benefits

• Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
• Health and wellbeing advice, support, and facilities (including an onsite gym at Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
• Parental leave
• Birthday leave
• Volunteer leave
• Career break
• Compassionate leave
• Tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs
• Volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
• Employee-resource groups
• Multi-faith quiet rooms
• Parents’ rooms

About the Company

• Medium Rare is Australia’s leading content agency, creating award-winning campaigns and brand worlds across print, digital, social, audio, events and out-of-home channels.
• We work with some of the country’s most recognisable brands, including Qantas, Coles, Bunnings, Flybys and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
• Medium Rare Content Agency is an independent, award-winning Australian content marketing agency working with some of Australia’s most prestigious brands, including Coles, Bunnings, Qantas and Commonwealth Bank.
• We develop cross-channel content strategies focusing on robust, long-term creative solutions that deliver measurable ROI to our clients.
• Our team is dynamic and high-performing, and we encourage behaviours that strengthen and celebrate our unique culture.
• Our purpose as a business is “To make a real difference in people’s lives through quality content that inspires action - for the everyday and lifelong decisions of our clients’ consumers."

Equal Opportunity

• Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia.
• Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity.
• Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!
• We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process.
• If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here.
• In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line.
• For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.