Graphic Designer

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Full time

Job Title:
Graphic Designer

Role type:
Permanent Full-time

Location:
Wellington

Salary range:
$64,331 to $85,624 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

In this role you will be asked to develop creative solutions and designs and produce high-quality print and digital products that meet the needs of the Ministry and protect its brands.

Key focus

Under the direction of the team leader, you will:

  • Design products that meet business needs by understanding design briefs and working with content owners and business units
  • Come up with creative solutions to communicate complex ideas in a clearly understandable way
  • Promote and protect the MPI brands by working with business units to ensure they are used in accordance with policy and guidelines
  • Ensure products are printed to an appropriate standard by liaising with external printing companies
  • Support the team leader by providing information, analysis and advice to enable the team to carry out its mandate and drive improvement
  • Proofread your work, check, and complete it efficiently and effectively
  • Work collaboratively with your team, and act as each other's quality control


We offer plenty of opportunities to grow professionally, technically and/or into leadership roles and develop expertise in your field of interest, all while being supported by dedicated managers and colleagues who are keen to share their knowledge and experience.

Mōu - About You

You will be a high-energy people person able to collaborate and build effective working relationships and networks with internal and external teams and agencies to help deliver successful graphic designs.

Knowledge of Te Ao Māori and Tikanga Māori design is desirable.
You will need the following skills and experience to be successful:

  • Tertiary education in graphic design
  • At least six months' experience in a design agency or inhouse design team
  • Good communications skills
  • Be able to talk through a design brief with a client and conceptualise based on requirements
  • Must be experienced in using InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, and useful to have skills in Premier Pro and After Effects
  • Experience in designing for print reports, leaflets, posters and publications, as well as infographics
  • Experience in designing for social media
  • Previous experience in working for a government department would be useful
  • Knowledge of Te Ao Māori and Tikanga Māori design would be useful
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft office products
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating your skills over a range of disciplines
Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
The small Design team is supportive and friendly.

You will be able to learn from your colleagues' extensive experience and longevity within MPI, and they will appreciate your fresh perspective and ideas.

The team works across the whole organisation and there is a lot of variety in what they do, providing design services for biosecurity, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food.

The team are keen to include Māori design as a strength of the team in the future.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI Additional MPI leave days

  • Ability to purchase extra annual leave
  • Annual Wellness payment
  • Mentoring and coaching programmes
Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.


Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference? We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 17 May, 2023.

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