Aramis Leon Arias

Independent contractor

1.1 This Agreement commences on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 for an initial term of twelve weeks, and continues after that until ended under clause 6.

1.2 The Contractor is engaged as an independent contractor in the role of Senior Designer, trading as a sole trader under ABN 50 374 141 145. The Contractor is not an employee of LOVR.

1.3 Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, partnership or agency relationship. The Contractor is responsible for their own taxation, GST, insurance and statutory obligations arising from fees paid under this Agreement.

1.4 The Contractor provides their own computer and design software unless LOVR supplies equipment or licences under clause 9.

What the role covers

The Contractor will provide design services (the Services) across LOVR client projects as directed by the Managing Director or Creative Director, including:

• Brand identity, brand manuals, logo systems and brand applications.
• Digital design, including website and landing page design, social media and campaign creative, EDMs and digital collateral.
• Print and broader creative design, including brochures, signage, presentations and proposals.
• Working within LOVR's brand systems and each client's brand guidelines, and to the creative direction given.
• Preparing files to LOVR's standards, with working files organised and labelled so another designer can pick them up.
• Participating in creative reviews, project planning and team meetings as reasonably required.

Availability

3.1 The Services are provided for approximately five hours per day, five days per week, around 25 hours per week, within LOVR's working hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm AEST, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

3.2 Work is performed remotely or from LOVR's Mermaid Beach office as agreed with LOVR from time to time.

3.3 Hours beyond 25 in any week are only billable where approved in writing by LOVR before they are worked.

3.4 The Contractor will give as much notice as reasonably practicable, and at least two weeks where possible, of any planned leave or unavailability.

3.5 The Contractor is expected to be reachable and responsive on LOVR's communication platforms during the hours worked, and to attend team meetings and creative reviews as reasonably required.

$50 per hour

4.1 LOVR will pay the Contractor $50 per hour for the Services. The Contractor is not registered for GST. If the Contractor becomes registered for GST, GST is added to invoices from the date of registration and LOVR is notified in writing beforehand.

4.2 The Contractor invoices fortnightly, on the Friday closing each fortnight. Each invoice must state the billing period and itemise, for each day, the hours worked and the clients or projects worked on.

4.3 A valid tax invoice submitted on a Friday is paid on the following Friday. An invoice that does not itemise days and hours is returned for correction and the payment date runs from receipt of the corrected invoice.

4.4 Invoices are to be submitted within 14 days of the end of the period they cover.

4.5 Fonts, stock imagery, plugins and any other third party costs are purchased by LOVR or reimbursed only where approved by LOVR in writing before they are incurred, and any licence is held in LOVR's or the client's name.

4.6 The hourly rate, scope and the longer term structure of the role are reviewed at the review in clause 5. Any change to the rate takes effect only when confirmed by LOVR in writing.

Twelve weeks

5.1 At the end of the initial twelve week term, in the week commencing Monday, 7 December 2026, LOVR and the Contractor review the arrangement together, covering workflow, capacity, the scope of the role, rate and the longer term structure.

5.2 Nothing in this Agreement guarantees continuation beyond the initial term, a change in rate, or an offer of employment. Any employment arrangement would be under a separate written agreement.

Notice and handover

6.1 Either party may end this Agreement by giving one week's written notice.

6.2 LOVR may end this Agreement immediately by written notice if the Contractor breaches clause 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12, or engages in conduct that damages LOVR's relationship with a client or its reputation.

6.3 On notice being given by either party, the Contractor completes the handover in clause 9.5 before the final day, and submits a final itemised invoice within seven days of the final day.

6.4 The final invoice is paid on the Friday following LOVR's written confirmation that the handover in clause 9.5 is complete. LOVR may set off against any amount owing to the Contractor the replacement cost of any LOVR property not returned.

6.5 Clauses 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 survive the end of this Agreement.

Everything created belongs to LOVR

7.1 All work product created by the Contractor in connection with the Services is the sole property of LOVR from the moment it is created. Work product includes concepts, sketches, artwork, layouts, logos, illustrations, layered working files, Figma and Adobe files, exports, presentations, templates, research and drafts, and anything else produced for LOVR or its clients, whether finished or not.

7.2 The Contractor assigns to LOVR all rights, title and interest in the work product, including copyright, on creation, and consents to LOVR and its clients doing anything with the work product that would otherwise infringe the Contractor's moral rights.

7.3 The Contractor has no lien over, and no right to withhold, delay or condition the delivery of, any work product or LOVR property, including where an invoice is in dispute.

7.4 The Contractor may show completed work for portfolio purposes only with LOVR's prior written approval, and never before LOVR or the client has released it publicly.

Nothing is held on personal devices alone

8.1 All work product is saved into LOVR's Google Drive, Figma team, project boards and other nominated systems, in the structure LOVR sets, by the end of each working day.

8.2 Design work is built in LOVR's Figma team and Drive, in layered, editable working files, never only as flattened exports. Fonts, links and assets used in a file are sourced so that another LOVR designer can open and continue the work.

8.3 No work product is stored only on the Contractor's own phone, computer, drives or personal cloud accounts, and no personal email, messaging or cloud account is used to send, receive or store LOVR or client material.

8.4 LOVR may at any time ask the Contractor to confirm where work product is stored and to upload any file that is not yet in LOVR's systems, and the Contractor will do so the same day.

Access is LOVR's, and is handed back on request

9.1 Every account the Contractor uses in the Services, including any LOVR email address, Slack, Figma, Drive, scheduling tools, LOVR's social media accounts and any client account, belongs to LOVR or its client. The Contractor uses these accounts only for the Services and only as authorised.

9.2 The Contractor must not change a password, recovery email, recovery phone number or two factor authentication method on any LOVR or client account, or add a personal phone number or email address to any such account, without LOVR's written approval. Any approved recovery method is recorded with LOVR at the time it is set.

9.3 The Contractor must not create new accounts, files, workspaces or profiles for LOVR or a client, or connect third party tools to them, without LOVR's written approval, and any account created is registered to a LOVR email address.

9.4 Any equipment, drives, keys, access cards, licences or other property LOVR supplies remain LOVR's property, are used only for the Services, and are not security for any payment.

9.5 Within two business days of a request by LOVR, and in any event before the final day of the engagement, the Contractor will: return all LOVR property and any client property; upload every file that is not already in LOVR's systems; hand over every login and credential held; remove any personal recovery method from any LOVR or client account; delete all LOVR and client material from personal devices and accounts; and confirm in writing that each of these steps is complete.

What stays inside LOVR

10.1 The Contractor will not use or disclose any confidential information of LOVR or its clients except as required to perform the Services. Confidential information includes client lists and contact details, pricing, proposals, contracts, strategies, unreleased work, financial information, internal processes and the identities, rates and terms of LOVR's contractors, freelancers and suppliers.

10.2 This obligation continues after the end of this Agreement.

Twelve months

For twelve months after the end of this Agreement the Contractor must not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or for anyone else:

• solicit, or accept work from, any client of LOVR that the Contractor worked with or learned of through the engagement;
• engage, introduce, refer or recommend any contractor, freelancer or supplier of LOVR, including photographers, videographers, designers, developers and editors, to any other agency, business or person;
• induce or encourage any employee or contractor of LOVR to end or reduce their engagement with LOVR; or
• represent themselves as affiliated with LOVR.

Representing LOVR

12.1 The Contractor represents LOVR when dealing with clients and conducts themselves professionally at all times.

12.2 All client communication takes place through LOVR channels. The Contractor does not enter any arrangement with a LOVR client outside this Agreement, and refers any request for work outside the agreed scope to the Managing Director.

12.3 The Contractor does not publish to any LOVR or client account outside the approved plan, and does not post about clients, projects or LOVR's internal work on personal social media without LOVR's approval.

Personal information

The Contractor must comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and protect personal and confidential information of LOVR, its clients and their customers from misuse, loss and unauthorised access or disclosure.

ABN and insurance

The Contractor must maintain a valid ABN for the term of this Agreement and is responsible for any insurance they choose to hold. LOVR's insurances do not cover the Contractor's own equipment or liabilities.

The whole agreement

15.1 This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties and replaces every earlier discussion, offer and understanding, including the offer email of 10 September 2026.

15.2 Any change to this Agreement must be in writing and agreed by both parties.

15.3 This Agreement is governed by the laws of Queensland. It may be signed electronically and a signed electronic copy has the same effect as a signed original.