Who are we?
At Early Settler, we're passionate about stylish modern living. We create beautiful, affordable furniture and homewares designed to help customers build homes they truly love living in. With creativity at our core, we bring inspiration, personality, and comfort into everyday spaces.
Why Join Us?
At Early Settler, we love what we do and we love supporting each other to succeed. To support our most important asset - YOU - we offer:
Amazing team member discounts on our fabulous products
Holistic wellbeing programs
Career development opportunities
A fun, supportive and collaborative team environment
Hybrid working arrangement - WFH Mondays & Fridays
Description
We're looking for a passionate and commercially minded Senior Creative Lead to join our Marketing & Customer Experience team. This role is all about bringing the Early Settler brand to life through compelling creative, visual storytelling, strategy lead and customer-focused campaigns. From digital and social to print, retail and in-store experiences, you'll lead creative direction across all touchpoints while ensuring every piece of content feels distinctly Early Settler. You'll collaborate closely with Marketing, Studio and Category teams, mentor creative talent and help drive strategy-led product launches and marketing campaigns. We're seeking someone who goes beyond creating visually compelling work - someone with a strategic mindset who can define and communicate the reason behind a product campaign, establishing the campaign strategy and foundation before it moves into creative development.




Working Arrangement
Monday to Friday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Hybrid role: Work from Home Mondays & Fridays.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead creative direction across campaigns, digital, social and retail channels
Create strategy-led frameworks to ensure campaign launches are successful
Bring campaigns and brand concepts to life across multiple touchpoints
Ensure all creative aligns with brand identity and visual standardsCollaborate with Marketing, Studio and Category teams
Mentor and guide designers and creative contributors
Drive workflow efficiencies and explore AI and creative technologies
Manage creative production across digital, print, POS and in-store assets
Present and pitch creative concepts to internal stakeholders
Help create inspiring customer experiences through impactful design
Who Are We Looking For?
You're a creative thinker with a strong eye for design, storytelling and brand consistency. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, love collaborating with others and know how to balance creativity with commercial outcomes. You're someone who:
Loves retail, interiors and home styling
Enjoys turning ideas into engaging creative




Brings positive energy and initiative to the team
Can juggle multiple projects and deadlines
Stays curious and embraces new ideas and technology
Appreciates Keeping It Real
What's Needed to Succeed?
Must Haves
Minimum 6 years' experience in graphic design or creative roles
Art direction or creative direction experience across campaigns and brand execution
Previous experience working within a retail or omnichannel environment
Nice to Haves
Experience contributing to creative or brand strategy
Experience leading, mentoring or managing creative team members
Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills with the ability to confidently pitch and present creative concepts internally
Technical & Professional Skills
Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills
Experience across digital, social, print and retail creative
Strong project management and workflow coordination capability
Experience with project management, asset management and AI tools
A passion for creativity, interiors and design trends
A willingness to live our values: WeAddValue WeAreDistinctive WeMakeItPersonal WeAreExperts WeKeepItReal
Applicants must be an AU citizen, resident, or hold valid working rights in Australia
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Early Settler is an equal-chance employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.
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📌 Senior Creative Lead (Victoria)
🏢 Early Settler
📍 Victoria