Intermediate / Senior Graphic Designer

About the Role

Our client, a boutique branding and digital design agency located in Auckland, seeks a skilled intermediate to senior Graphic Designer to cover a parental leave contract. As a focused agency working across healthcare, infrastructure, technology, professional services, retail, and community sectors, they excel at creating impactful brand identities and campaigns that make clients stand out.

Key Responsibilities

• Take lead on creative projects encompassing branding, digital design, marketing campaigns, and activations.
• Partner closely with strategists, creative teammates, and developers to produce work that combines strategic insight with visual excellence.
• Execute designs hands-on within design software, emphasizing strong digital delivery.
• Create and publish responsive websites using Webflow.
• Maintain exemplary standards of creative quality and craftsmanship across all outputs including brand identity, websites, and campaigns.

Candidate Profile

• Proven design experience with a robust portfolio demonstrating brand and digital work.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Webflow.
• Excellent conceptual thinker who can develop big ideas and refine intricate details.
• Ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively within a small, dynamic team.
• Strong communication prowess enabling confident presentation, persuasion, and client guidance through the creative process.
• Awareness and sensitivity towards social and environmental issues.
• Empathetic, insightful, and focused approach to work.
• Respect or willingness to learn tikanga Māori.

Additional Information

This is a fixed-term engagement to cover parental leave, but the hired designer will be welcomed as a full team member from the start. The agency prides itself on a close-knit environment fostering creativity, collaboration, and curiosity. They emphasize quality design and offer a chance for a conceptually strong designer to advance professionally. Benefits include a flexible work setting, a stimulating workplace culture, and exposure to exciting clients and projects.