Designer / Production Assistant

About the role

The Designer / Production Assistant is a hands-on, versatile role spanning design, fashion shoot and event logistics. You'll support the Creative Director and commercial team across magazine production and campaign design, while also managing the practical, on-the-ground logistics behind FQ's shoots and events. This role suits someone who's equally comfortable behind a design program and coordinating a shoot day or event - genuinely varied, fast-paced, and hands-on across both the creative and production sides of how FQ comes together.

Key responsibilities

• Magazine pages and general production/amends

• Pre-press coordination, liaising through to final artwork and sign-off

• On-sale assets and collateral

• Commercial proposal and post-campaign analysis design

• Designing digital/social assets

• Commercial campaign assets and rollovers

• Event collateral

• Resizing/adapting assets across formats

• Scheduling shoots, call sheets, and shoot-day logistics

• Liaising with talent for shoots

• Guest list management and RSVPs for events

• Event management and client/vendor coordination

• Liaising/outreach with venues (hotels/restaurants)

• Coordination of menus and tablescapes with venue and creative teams

• Media confirmations

• Support quotes and budgeting for shoots and events

• Picking up/dropping off items (ad hoc, as needed)

About you

• Some prior experience in design
• Experience in publishing, media, or events highly regarded
• Proficient in design software (InDesign, Photoshop, XD or similar)
• Confident managing multiple projects and deadlines at once
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, comfortable liaising directly with talent, vendors, and venues
• Adaptable, calm under pressure, and genuinely happy moving between creative and logistical tasks in the same day

Benefits

• Genuine opportunities for career growth within a leading fashion and lifestyle brand
• Access to exclusive fashion events and industry networking opportunities
• A creative, fast-paced working environment
• Flexible hours

About us

Fashion Quarterly is New Zealand's foremost fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brand, offering a comprehensive 360-degree experience across print, digital, social media, and events. We set trends, inspire our audience, and maintain a strong presence in the fashion industry, engaging a wide demographic of style-conscious individuals.