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📈 AU Design Market Demand
Fintech / Banking
🔥 Very Hot
Gov / Public Sector
🔥 Hot
SaaS / Product
📈 Strong
E-commerce / Retail
📈 Good
University / Education
📈 Good
Healthcare / NFP
Steady
Agency / Consulting
Steady
| Company | Role | Type | Location | Date | Status | Next Action | Criteria | Fit | Priority | Actions |
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Submit DEWR selection criteria response
STAR format per criterion. Highlight accessibility, Figma, stakeholder workshops. Due 26 Feb.
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Complete MYOB design assessment task
Showcase Figma component systems, accessibility annotations, user flow documentation.
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Follow up La Trobe Financial — 10-day mark
Warm email to hiring manager: reiterate Figma dashboard experience.
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Prep Publicis Sapient interview — Honda case study
Brief → research → wireframes → testing → outcomes. Include metrics. Practice 5-min walk.
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LinkedIn outreach: Aquent + Design People (national)
Message 3–4 AU recruiters. Open to UX, UI, Product Design. Include portfolio link.
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Apply to 5 new AU UX/UI/Product Design roles (see Targets tab)
Check LinkedIn, Seek, APSJobs, UIUXJobsBoard. Target Sydney remote-OK roles.
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Tailor CV for Product Design roles — add outcome metrics
Add: "Reduced [metric] by X% through [design decision]." Product roles value business impact.
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Update portfolio: add Product Design + UI system case study
Many AU roles use "Product Designer" title. Show UI systems + product thinking.
🎯 AU Target Roles 20 roles
Strategy: Sydney & Brisbane roles are often remote-eligible. "Product Designer" titles pay 15–20% more than "UX Designer" for equivalent work. Use filters below.
💼 Interview Prep UX · UI · Product Design
CV Lines — Top Applications
Fintech: "Designed Figma dashboards for [X] users — reduced task completion time by Y% through 3 iterations of usability testing."
Gov / APS: "Applied WCAG 2.1 AA standards across [project] — audited with Axe/WAVE, achieving full compliance within whole-of-government digital standards."
Product Designer: "Partnered with PMs to translate business goals into validated design solutions — measured via [OKR], improving [outcome] by X%."
UI / Design Systems: "Built Figma component library of [X] components, reducing design-to-dev handoff by Y% ensuring consistency across [N] products."
STAR Story 1 — Research & Complexity (Honda / Publicis)
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At Publicis Sapient, redesigned Honda Australia's [feature] — complex system used by [X] users across multiple channels.
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Run discovery research, define IA, prototype 3 Figma concepts, validate with users — 6-week sprint.
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8 contextual interviews, 3 journey maps, A/B tests in Maze — uncovered critical navigation flaw missed in the brief.
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Task success: 61% → 89%. Delivered on time. Client extended for Phase 2.
STAR Story 2 — Accessibility / WCAG
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Client portal needed WCAG 2.1 AA compliance before audit — 40+ violations in existing design.
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Audit, redesign non-compliant components, implement with dev — 8 weeks.
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Axe + WAVE audit, rebuilt 12 Figma components with WCAG annotations, screen reader testing with real users.
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Violations: 43 → 2. Passed audit. Adopted as internal WCAG template.
STAR Story 3 — Stakeholder Alignment
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4 conflicting stakeholders: product wanted velocity, compliance needed risk controls, users wanted simplicity.
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Align all groups on shared UX vision without compromising compliance or user needs.
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Facilitated design sprint, prioritisation matrix, used research data to shift opinion to evidence.
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Sign-off in 1 session vs 3 planned. On schedule. "Clearest design process we've had."
🧠 AU Market Intel Mar 2026
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Fintech / Banking
ANZ · Macquarie · La Trobe · Afterpay
Australia's hottest design sector. Figma-heavy, complex dashboards. Sydney is the hub but Melbourne (ANZ, NAB) is strong. Product Designer titles common. $100–140k.
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Gov / Public Sector
APS · VicGov · NSW · Services AU
Largest consistent UX employer nationally. WCAG essential. Selection criteria required. $90–125k. Canberra roles often remote-eligible.
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SaaS / Product
Canva · Atlassian · MYOB · Xero
Canva and Atlassian are AU's top design employers. Figma-first. Fully remote roles available nationally. $110–155k.
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Agency / Consulting
Publicis · Deloitte Digital · Accenture
Your Publicis CV is gold here. Honda automotive UX is a rare AU differentiator. Agencies pitch this to clients. $95–125k.
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E-commerce / Retail
Coles · Kmart · THE ICONIC · Woolworths
Rapid post-COVID growth. UI Design valued alongside UX. Melbourne (Coles, Kmart) and Sydney (THE ICONIC). $90–115k.
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Healthcare / NFP
Medibank · Bupa · Beyond Blue · NDIS
Steady, mission-driven. Accessibility + inclusive design critical. WCAG directly applicable. $80–105k.
Where to Find AU Design Roles
LinkedIn Jobs
Best signal. Set weekly alert for UX/Product Designer AU.
Best signal. Set weekly alert for UX/Product Designer AU.
Seek.com.au
Largest AU board. Design & UX · All Australia.
Largest AU board. Design & UX · All Australia.
APSJobs.gov.au
Federal gov roles. Check daily — they close fast.
Federal gov roles. Check daily — they close fast.
careers.vic.gov.au
VicGov. Set alert for UX, digital experience.
VicGov. Set alert for UX, digital experience.
UIUXJobsBoard
Specialist board — less competition, better signal.
Specialist board — less competition, better signal.
I Work For NSW
NSW gov roles. Set UX + service design alerts.
NSW gov roles. Set UX + service design alerts.
Aquent AU
Best design recruiter nationally. DM on LinkedIn.
Best design recruiter nationally. DM on LinkedIn.
Design People
Melbourne-strong. Good gov + agency pipeline.
Melbourne-strong. Good gov + agency pipeline.