Brand Designer

About the Role

Exceptional design goes beyond aesthetics by enhancing clarity, navigation, and memorability of information. We seek a Brand Designer adept at distilling ideas, campaigns, presentations, or content into visually structured, hierarchical communication that is both engaging and unmistakably aligned with our brand identity.

Joining the First Focus Marketing team in New Zealand, you'll contribute to diverse brand and marketing design projects, including campaigns, presentations, reports, digital content, events, proposals, and internal communications, ensuring a consistent and professional brand presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with marketing and business stakeholders to transform concepts and content into visually compelling communication.
• Design campaign and digital materials that modernize B2B marketing aesthetics.
• Develop sales presentations and proposals with clear, accessible structure.
• Create reports, ebooks, guides, and other extended-form content.
• Produce graphics for social media and web platforms.
• Design collateral for events and support related campaign creatives.
• Craft polished internal communication materials and brand assets.
• Build and enhance PowerPoint and Word templates.
• Translate complex information into comprehensible visual forms without compromising readability.
• Engage with cross-functional teams to clarify communication goals and maintain brand consistency.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in branding, typography, layout, and visual communication; submission of portfolio is mandatory.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud with capability to produce refined, editable production files.
• Advanced design skills using Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience creating B2B design solutions that combine professionalism with creativity and personality.
• Ability to distill and prioritize key message elements from content or concepts and visually communicate them effectively.
• Confidence in collaborative work environments and ability to clarify brief requirements with stakeholders.
• Comfort and competence integrating generative AI tools thoughtfully into the creative process, enhancing, not replacing, design craftsmanship.
• Preferably around three or more years of B2B graphic design experience, with emphasis on quality of work over formal qualification.
• In-house brand experience is highly desirable to understand brand evolution and visual language consistency over time.

Additional Expectations Regarding AI Usage

We value designers who use generative AI to explore concepts and creative directions but require the skill to refine and craft professional design outputs from AI-generated ideas rather than relying solely on AI prompt manipulation.

About First Focus

Established in 2003, First Focus is a leading managed technology service provider serving mid-sized organizations across Australia and New Zealand. Our culture cherishes smart collaboration, continuous improvement, and curiosity-driven approaches, especially in design challenges.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary and KiwiSaver contributions.
• Flexible hybrid work fostering work-life balance.
• Access to Uprise for confidential psychological coaching and support.
• Ten paid training days annually plus support for certification with conditions.
• Regular internal educational sessions and extensive learning library accessibility.
• Participation in the FastTrack mentoring program for professional growth.
• Employee and client referral incentive bonuses.
• Frequent social events and supportive team culture promoting idea sharing and collaboration.

Inclusivity

We encourage applications from neurodiverse candidates and provide accommodations to support showcasing abilities. Our recruitment process incorporates AI tools only to assist and not decide hiring outcomes. Candidate data is managed according to the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.