Insight Creative is on the lookout for an experienced and inspiring Design Director to lead creative expression and design execution across our Auckland portfolio of blue-chip clients.
This is a senior role with serious creative clout - perfect for someone who wants to shape work that connects emotionally and delivers strategically.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be the design force behind a wide range of work, including:
- Story-driven annual and sustainability reports, most with a digital-first approach that brings storytelling to life through user engagement and motion.
- Brand and internal engagement communications - from brand development and refinement through to employee engagement and value programmes.
- Web and digital experiences, including interactive storytelling and immersive online content.
- Environmental design – applying creative thinking to real-world environments and experiences.
- Campaigns and marketing communications, helping drive awareness, change and results.
- Design direction for our Innovation Lab’s AR/VR and gaming experiences.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be a senior creative with a strong yet flexible design sensibility and a proven ability to lead and deliver across a range of mediums. Specifically, you’ll bring:
- 7–10 years of senior-level design experience, ideally within a brand or strategic agency setting.
- A sharp conceptual mind with the ability to translate business and communication challenges into single-minded, creative ideas.
- Proven experience across a number of the following medium: print, digital, web, motion, spatial and interactive design.
- A collaborative approach – working closely with strategists to shape insight-led ideas that speak to clients’ challenges.
- Confidence in leading and mentoring other designers to execute creative design direction and to deliver the best creative outcomes.
- Communication and organisational skills for delivering work to agreed timeframes and budgets.
What you’ll bring
- Clarity in design thinking to solve business challenges.
- Strong storytelling instincts and a user-centric mindset.
- An ability to present and sell ideas and creative concepts to internal and external clients.
- A desire to push boundaries, especially when it comes to innovation and interactive engagement.
Who you’ll work with
You’ll report to our Creative Director, alongside our Wellington Design Director, and will initially oversee a team of senior design contractors. Over time, you’ll shape and build your own team of permanent and freelance creatives.
Why Insight Creative?
We’re a multi-award-winning strategic creative agency with offices in Auckland and Wellington. Our vision is to Create Powerful Work that engages audiences and delivers results for our clients. We work with a wide mix of clients, from leading corporates through to numerous government agencies. We also work on our own creative projects, designed to push boundaries, explore new mediums and keep us creatively fresh. We offer an excellent work environment, flexible work conditions, a range of wellness and development benefits and a supportive, collaborative, fun culture to express yourself.
Interested?
If you’re on the top of your creative design game, ready to elevate your skills, let’s talk.