Learn to become a creative craft professional…

The Distillery design and print spectacular creative projects, specialising in letterpress printing, hot-foil stamping and embossing.

Our Production Team is a creatively inspired, multi-talented unit who craft projects from PDF into tangible and creative communications touch points.

We are a small, strong team seeking to take on the right person who is ready to swim in our unique pond.

What’s it like working at The Distillery?

Our studio is a fast paced, supportive team-based environment. Together, we push the boundaries and transform the highly necessary, little-experimental-failures into great strides forward. To feel at home, you must be comfortable with this formula of creativity.

We offer the thrilling environment of a start-up company, with the stability of a progressive award-winning creative studio. We recruit people who care greatly about what they do, and share high levels of self-initiative and drive.

Training and Employment

You must be available between 4 to 5 days per M-F week. During the 12-18 week duration, you will be employed under the Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award.

While a design or printmaking degree is helpful, no prior experience is necessary. Upon successful completion of the traineeship, we aim to offer trainees permanent employment to join our team, offering even more creative opportunities.

Skills and Suitability

The craft of printmaking is a beautiful process and while it sounds highly romantic, the commercial trade is often filled with challenges. We’re seeking candidates with

• Stability
• Problem-solving skills
• High levels of resilience – grit
• Initiative
• A sense of urgency when it counts
• The ability to work closely with colleagues
• Strength to lift a 10kg chase

Idea vs Reality

• We share the following thoughts with respect. We believe that being open and upfront is fair and compassionate to the future. Life is too short to be on the wrong track!
• Interest vs passion. Why are you “passionate”?, what have been to achieve with what little you have so far? When the going gets tough, Interest fades quickly while the passion makes it seem.
• Team oriented – have you played team sports and truly understood that we need to work together to achieve together.
• Small business – survival
• Kitchen environment – without the
• Speaking up – spe
• Can you accept working in an environment with very high standards. Even if you tried your best, sometimes you’ll be shared feedback in a direct reasonable manner.
• Do you have a thirst to be pushed for improvement?
• Why specifically do you want to be a commercial printmaker? How do you know it’s for you?  Many have a romantic idea about it, and when it gets tough, are unable or unwilling to conquer it. What makes you so different?
• Do you have the mental and emotional resilience to bounce back from days where nothing seems to go right. Will you be able to move on pragmatically, without lingering fear and doubt.

Employment Benefits

In addition to your salary, superannuation and leave entitlements, with approval you will also be eligible for resources and equipment for your own personal projects.

Most importantly, The Distillery has a friendly, go-getting positive culture, and we are all driven by happiness and success in the evolving creative industry. This often turns the idea of ‘going to work’ into having an enjoyable day in Darlinghurst.