(HEO8) $110,291- $123,734 per annum plus an employer contribution of up to 17% applies.

Maternity cover - Fixed term until June 2026

The Creative Manager inspires, nurtures and manages the University of Adelaide’s in-house creative team and all its talent and capabilities. The role leads the team to deliver compelling creative marketing communications that support the University’s strategic priorities and brand strategy.

In addition, the Creative Manager is responsible for overseeing the creative services model and agency roster. Reviewing the performance of the model and ensuring high quality outputs across all delivery types, as well as streamlined access to creative services for the University community.

To be successful you will bring together individual crafts to achieve integrated outcomes across platforms. You’ll nurture the individual talents of the team, empowering team members with clear accountability and ownership, while aligning outputs to brand and marketing objectives to ensure strong foundations for performance. You’ll work in cooperation with agencies and marketing leaders to interpret brand strategy into effective expression across visuals and voice.

A strong people leader, you’ll establish strong metrics and clear KPIs that guide the whole team towards success. You’ll be leading the prioritization framework and thinking ahead to how the creative services model will evolve and grow in value and maturity over time.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about teams and people leadership, with a focus on coaching as a way to lead a high-performing team. It’s important to have a growth mindset both for yourself, but also for the people you’ll be working with.

To be successful you will need:

• 10+ years in senior creative roles including agency environments.
• Experience in all aspects of integrated channel campaigns, including digital, print, ATL, social and web.
• Experience across video, web, photography, copy, social, design.
• Experience in creative concept development and nailing the creative brief in line with target audiences and marketing objectives.
• Demonstrated effective relationship management skills and the ability to liaise with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of the creative supplier market and experience in managing panels across all creative outputs. Comfortable directing both art and copy talent.
• Fantastic people leadership skills – including a strong sense of fostering creative culture, people and team.
• Demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

We offer a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government, and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-caliber people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of External Engagement is united in its commitment to the growth of the University through best practice marketing, the generation of international opportunities, and the forging of deep industry, media and alumni connections.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/external-engagement

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm Monday 30 June 2025.

To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be an Adelaide University, University of Adelaide or UniSA current employee at the time the position is advertised.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Anita Head
Director, Marketing
P: +61 08 831 30883
E: anita.head@adelaide.edu.au

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We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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