2023 Graphic Communication Co-worker

About IKEA Australia

IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943. IKEA's business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Their value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with their customers. The IKEA retail business is operated through a franchise system. Today, 12 different groups of companies market and sell the IKEA product range under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V.

Your role

The graphic communication team is responsible for ensuring all graphic communication in and outside the IKEA store complies with IKEA visual and copy identity guidelines. The team have the exciting challenge of presenting the uniqueness of the IKEA Brand and distancing the IKEA store from the competition. The graphic communication team develop and implement efficient and effective store communication that supports the customer journey.

As a Graphic Communication Co-worker, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• The implementation of the complete range of customer store communication and point of sale.
• Analysing the impact of graphic communications inside and outside the IKEA store to suggest solutions or improvements to facilitate the buying process for customers.
• Daily maintenance of in-store communication, ensuring communication is clear, consistent, understandable, uncluttered and correctly placed according to national guidelines.
• Using your graphic design skills, the IKEA Concept and IKEA visual identity to create and implement graphic solutions that support commercial priorities.
• Keeping updated with knowledge about home furnishing, communication and retail design trends and inspiring store visitors.
• Constantly on the move in the store to successfully implement your tasks and duties.

Training, development & rotations

IKEA Australia has its own system of learning and training designed for a specific job position. You will get introduction training as a new co-worker where you will learn about how the company operates, the safety and security rules, customer-friendly principles and their environmental approach. You will also get a mentor – a colleague who answers all your questions shows you your department and introduces you to your colleagues. You will pass more training according to your training plan then. Read more.

Salary & benefits

Roles as a Graphic Communication Co-worker may earn an average of A$47,000 to A$63,500 (Source: Glassdoor)

IKEA Australia believes in people. All their co-workers bring their unique ideas and talent to work every day. They want to make sure every co-worker feels welcome and valued. Because when their co-workers grow, so does IKEA.No matter where you are in the world, you’ll have a variety of benefits.

Here are some of them:

• Tack! co-worker loyalty program: Tack! gives all eligible co-workers an extra contribution to their pension funds. Unit, position or salary don’t matter – everyone receives the same amount.

• One IKEA - Bonus program: The One IKEA Bonus program is a bonus system for all Ingka Group co-workers, based on performance on their values of simplicity and togetherness, with everyone in the same unit working towards the same objectives.

Career progression

As leaders, IKEA Australia believes in their people, involves and cares about their people. They want all co-workers to feel important, and your personal development makes them become better as well.

See what it's like to be a co-worker at IKEA Australia:

Work-life balance

At IKEA Australia, their benefits are designed for the many. That means that all of their co-workers, both full-time and part-time, hourly and salaried, and their dependents are eligible for at least a portion of their comprehensive benefits package. Read more.

Culture & vibe

At IKEA Australia, you’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, what you look like and who you like to snuggle up in front of the TV with. They don’t even care how you organise your kitchen cupboards. The company is interested in you simply because you’re you. Welcoming differences is not just good for you, it’s good for them too. They’ve learned that diverse teams have more and better ideas which helps them understand and support their customers better. They also help them grow as an organisation. After all, everyone has a different way of looking at the world. Read more.

About you

With a strong eye for detail and aesthetics, you are driven by a passion for home furnishings and people’s lives at home and conveying IKEA Australia's messages in a meaningful and memorable way. You have strong communication skills with the ability to build trusting relationships and influence others across many areas of the business. You can prioritise and organise your workload. You have a practical hands-on approach to your responsibilities and the ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment with tight deadlines. You are driven by your desire to seek out opportunities that improve the way they work, minimising financial and environmental costs. Ideally, you have previous experience working in Graphic Design and all phases of the print production process. Previous exposure to Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, Microsoft office skills, and Design qualification or experience in Print Production would be preferred.

How to apply

To apply for this role, simply click the "Apply on employer site" button on this page to submit your application directly to IKEA Australia.