Freelance Mid-Weight Digital Designer

About the Role

Ardent Communications is looking for a creative freelance mid-weight digital designer to strengthen its growing team. The ideal candidate will come from an advertising background, be comfortable producing campaign-led work for a range of platforms, and be confident taking charge of studio priorities and day-to-day workflow.

In this position, you will partner closely with strategists, communications specialists, and media experts to craft design solutions that resonate with audiences and support campaign outcomes. The role combines hands-on creative production with responsibility for keeping the studio organised, balancing workloads, and helping projects progress smoothly from briefing through to delivery.

This opportunity suits a designer who enjoys making work that not only looks polished, but also performs effectively in market, while contributing to an efficient and well-run creative studio.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop digital campaign concepts for social media, display advertising, and video.
• Produce and adapt creative assets for different channels and platform requirements.
• Create strong visual output for print, outdoor media, and brand activation campaigns.
• Build new brand identities or update existing ones, including logos, colour systems, typography, and brand usage rules.
• Work with creative and media teams to ensure design choices align with audience insights and campaign strategy.
• Edit polished, well-timed video content in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Work on short-form video and image-based content for social channels.
• Use tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Canva in the editing process.
• Oversee studio workflow, priorities, and timelines to keep projects moving efficiently.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a design or creative agency environment; advertising experience is strongly preferred.
• Advanced ability in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro.
• Practical experience with video, animation, and motion graphics.
• Comfort using AI tools within creative production workflows.
• Ability to design across both digital and traditional formats, including social, display, out-of-home, print, and video.
• Good understanding of client needs, target audiences, and what makes advertising effective.
• Experience managing studio priorities, workflow, and project deadlines.
• Hands-on video production and editing experience is a plus.
• Collaborative, proactive, and motivated by design that delivers real-world results.

Application Note

Applicants are asked to submit a CV, portfolio, and a short message explaining what interests them about the role.

Additional Information

This position is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is full-time and onsite. No salary, stipend, start date, application deadline, or number of openings was specified in the source information. The role is described as freelance in the title, but the employment type provided is full-time.

All source details have been incorporated here, including studio management responsibilities, software requirements, and the request for a portfolio and short note with the application.