Graphic Designer

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced intermediate level designer who enjoys bringing ideas to life and wants to contribute to the visual identity and storytelling of one of New Zealand’s leading independent schools.

About the role

Reporting to the Marketing & Communications Director, you will create high-quality visual content across print and digital channels, supporting King’s College and its affiliated entities. Working closely with our Brand & Design Specialist and wider Marketing & Communications team, you will help ensure our communications are engaging, contemporary and consistently reflect the King’s brand.

Your work will be varied and will include:

• Designing creative assets across print and digital media
• Interpreting briefs and translating ideas into compelling visual solutions
• Preparing accurate, high-quality artwork for print and digital production
• Adapting and refreshing creative for different platforms, formats and audiences
• Working within established King’s College brand guidelines to maintain a strong and consistent visual identity
• Managing design files and digital assets, including appropriate naming, storage and version control
• Ideally, capturing high-quality photography of College events, students, employees, activities and facilities for use across our marketing and communications channels

About you

You will be a creative, organised and solutions-focused designer who is comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines in a busy environment. You will bring strong attention to detail while also having the confidence to use your initiative, contribute ideas and look for better ways of doing things.

You will ideally have:

• A tertiary qualification in Graphic Design or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Proven professional graphic design experience and a strong portfolio of work
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience working within an established organisational brand
• Strong skills across both print and digital design
• Excellent attention to detail and production accuracy
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work to deadline
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Photography skills would be an advantage

Why King’s?
At King’s College, our values shape how we work and how we engage with our community. We seek people who demonstrate Respect & Integrity | Manaaki, Belonging | Kotahitanga, Humility | Hūmārie, Curiosity | Hihiki, and Courage | Māia.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of creative projects within a distinctive and highly regarded educational environment, helping tell the stories of our students, people and wider King’s community.
If you are an experienced designer with strong creative instincts, excellent technical skills and an eye for detail, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and a portfolio or examples of your recent design work.

King’s College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to meet the College’s pre-employment and child-safety requirements, including satisfactory Police vetting.