VA – Digital Design & Social Media Marketing

VA – Digital Design & Social Media Marketing

Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: 40 hours/week
Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

Working Hours: AEST/AEDT aligned
Industry: Professional Services
Reporting To: Head of Brand & Marketing
About the Role

We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented VA – Digital Design & Social Media Marketing to support a professional services business with branding, digital design, social media content and creative production.

This is a hands-on creative role, with design quality and ownership being the priority. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio of original branding and logo work, as well as experience creating social media content across multiple platforms.
Key Responsibilities

- Create original logos, brand identities and visual systems.

- Design marketing collateral including proposals, business cards, one-pagers, email signatures and digital assets.

- Create social media content for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube.

- Design posts, carousels, Stories, covers and YouTube thumbnails.

- Adapt creative and copy across platforms while maintaining brand consistency.

- Draft and proofread social media captions and marketing copy.

- Schedule and publish approved content and monitor comments/messages.

- Use AI tools such as Claude to support creative production while maintaining human quality control.

- Maintain organised design files, templates, asset libraries and version control.

- Manage creative tasks and deadlines independently and provide regular/weekly updates.

Requirements

- Strong portfolio showcasing original logo and brand identity work personally created by you.

- Proven vector design skills using Adobe Illustrator or an equivalent professional tool.

- Professional proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

- Experience creating social media content, including complete carousels and branded content.

- Strong understanding of typography, layout, spacing, hierarchy and colour.

- Confident using AI-assisted creative tools such as Claude.

- Excellent written English and proofreading skills.

- Ability to manage multiple brands, projects and deadlines independently.

- Availability for 40 hours/week aligned with AEST/AEDT.

Nice to Have

- Adobe InDesign and Figma experience.

- Meta Business Suite or GHL Social Planner experience.

- YouTube thumbnail/channel design.

- Print production knowledge.

- Experience building reusable templates and design systems.

- Understanding of social media performance metrics.

Portfolio Requirement

Portfolio quality will be a key factor in selection.
Candidates must provide:

- Original logo and brand identity projects.

- Evidence of true vector design work.

- Social media designs, including complete carousels.

- Live social media links where their work can be viewed in context, if available.

Template-only, copied/traced or unedited AI-generated work will not meet the requirements of this role.

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