Senior Designer – Tokokauneke

at  Te Wananga o Aotearoa

SENIOR DESIGNER – TOKOKAUNEKE

• Are you ready to ignite your creativity and leave a mark on the design landscape?
• Based in Te Awamutu
• Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Free health and life insurance, generous leave provisions plus additional leave based on length of service, free car parking.
• A whanau-friendly workplace with potential of flexible work options

ABOUT US

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) is New Zealand’s second largest tertiary institution, and we’ve been providing transformational education opportunities to New Zealanders for nearly 40 years. Our vision of ‘Whānau transformation through education’ drives our commitment to being at the forefront of tertiary education underpinned by Māori culture and values.

Ko ngā uara (our values) are woven throughout the actions we take to achieve great outcomes for our tauira (students) and kaimahi (employees):

• Te Aroha: Having regard for one another and those for whom we are responsible and to whom we are accountable.
• Te Whakapono: The basis of our beliefs and the confidence that what we are doing is right.
• Ngā Ture: The knowledge that our actions are morally and ethically right and that we are acting in an honourable manner.
• Kotahitanga: Unity amongst iwi and other ethnicities; standing as one.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor degree in media or related field
• Diploma in Te Reo Māori Level 5
• Full NZ Drivers Licence

EXPERIENCE:

• 6+ years’ experience in brand and design
• 6+ years’ experience in graphic design
• 3 years’ experience in Digital Learning / E-Learning
• Experience and knowledge of iQualify / Akorau
• 3 years’ experience in Ako Wānanga / Ako Whakatere

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The primary purpose of the Senior Designer is to design, develop and produce creative content, in alignment with brand guidelines, for new online learning programmes and print resources. . The role will also take a lead in designing innovative creative strategies to diverse audiences and provide training and support to the team as required on these modalities.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Provide professional design capability in specific disciplines, including graphic design, animation and motion design.
• Contribute to the development of brand and design guidelines for multiple programmes
• Develop, interpret and executive briefs and reverse briefing sessions with creatives and multiple internal clients and be a key point of contact with management and clients.
• Produce and manage end-to-end content creation
• Lead in developing, designing or creating new applications, ideas, systems or digital design artistic contributions.
• Identify new and innovative digital design technologies and contribute to artistic design platforms that are fit for purpose.
• Design/develop visual concepts, storylines and storyboards, sketches, infographics and narrative as creative and innovative solutions for print/online/interactive projects
• Support all production planning including budgets, timelines and delivery requirements
• Assess content and asset requirements within each project
• Create innovative visual and interactive concepts for digital learning