Home & Textile Designer - 12 month parental leave contract

location

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

category

Merchandise

Type

Contract

Posted: Jul 23rd 2025

Company Description

Play a key part in bringing eye-catching and on-trend home & textiles designs to life - ones our customers will love and be wowed by

The Warehouse Group (TWG) is a Kiwi household name, and we proudly recognise the role that we play in communities throughout New Zealand. We are the largest general merchandise retailer in NZ across The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery & Noel Leeming. We continue to have our customers top of mind as we work purposefully together, "Helping Kiwis live better every day". Brand-led and retail-focused, we're continuing our drive to deliver quality products and unparalleled experience for our customers, in a retail world that is dynamic and ever-changing

We're looking for a talented and experienced home & textile Designer to join our in-house design team in this parental leave contract; starting in September 2025 until Oct 2026.

Job Description

Our in-house Design team is the creative conduit in the business - Our Designers (working collaboratively & alongside our buying and sourcing departments) to proactively research trend, designing graphics and print and adding to the building of our private label Home ranges in a cohesive way – working from concept to artwork set up and all elements in between and spanning across our entire Home category.

Your work will end up on our shelves in front of our customers so a true customer mindset and ability to design fitting business and commercial needs is a must Your wheelhouse of graphic and textile design skills and experience will help deliver exciting, must-have trend focused ranges

You'll get the opportunity to work on wide range of products (including seasonal ranges) - create visual impact (and excitement) for our customers through thoughtful and commercial design skills

A snapshot of the role will see you:

• Trend forecasting - develop key trend, colour and designs across our home / softgoods and soft textiles space
• Home & soft textiles design
• Work collaboratively with buying and sourcing teams to curate and build cohesive ranges
• Research and apply market & trend information through design analytics.

Qualifications

You will be someone who enjoys a dynamic and varied role with a great eye, passion for trends and graphic design You'll have the ability to identify trends and translate these ideas into products our will customers love Cross-functional collaboration and time management is key - retail is dynamic and fast-paced and working to key critical paths will be key

• Senior level designer experience, taking trend to product from concept through execution and partnering with overseas manufacturers
• Home and soft textiles graphics & design experience a must
• Commercial sense working within a retail environment
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator & Photoshop

Additional Information

Come work with us as we aim to "Help Kiwis live better everyday".

When you join us, we offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle, and your career. What we can promise in return is work that will challenge & excite, working with passionate like-minded people.

Our teams balance a hybrid working approach (up to 2 days per week from home). Conveniently located in Northcote, we offer free car parking on-site, EV charging and on-site café and gym access. This on top of great discounts across brands and excellent opportunities within the business

If you love retail and want to make your mark on a much-loved Kiwi brand working with a great in-house Design team – apply now Please include a small sample of your work/portfolio; this will be reviewed as part of your application.