We’re hiring!

About us

Tailwind is a well-regarded boutique design agency based in Upper Hutt. We are passionate about giving businesses of all sizes a high-quality and consistent presentation to the world though great design. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional design solutions across every application of a brand — digital, print, and everything in between. Our clients span a diverse range of industries and they see Tailwind as an extension of their own teams.

Role overview

We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer to join our team and hit the ground running as soon as possible.

Around 5–6 years of full-time experience is ideal.

You could be an Intermediate Designer looking to take the leap to Senior. Or you could be a Senior looking for a change.

You will have a high level of autonomy and ownership of your work so we are looking for someone who has no trouble independently managing complex projects and client communications.

We work across a wide range of mediums but don’t expect you to have had experience in all of these areas. However it is important that you can learn, problem solve, and apply contextual design-led thinking to any challenge.

As a Senior Graphic Designer at Tailwind, you’ll work on a variety of projects that require a high standard of design and creative thinking, a solid understanding of visual communication, and display excellent typographic standards.

Key responsibilities

• Design and Production: Create compelling and high-quality designs across a range of applications, including: branding design, stationery, documents, brand collateral, web design, social media, booklets and brochures, signage, events, adverts, and more.

• Collaboration: Work closely with clients to understand their needs, provide advice, and scope projects. Collaborate with them and the Tailwind team to deliver high-quality design solutions that meet their needs.

• Productivity: Strive to improve workflows and processes to work efficiently with care for our client’s budgets and timelines, as well as tracking billable time and recording project progress.

• Consistency: Ensure all work adheres to brand guidelines if required and maintains a consistent look and feel across all channels. Understand that design is not about personal preference, it’s about serving the goals of the client and the needs of the project.

• Reporting: This role would report to the Creative Director to support them with work as required as well as working independently.

Skills

• Education: Degree-level graphic design qualification is a must, e.g. Bachelor of Design.

• Experience: 4–6 years full time experience as a Graphic Designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work. It is critical to demonstrate high quality and complex independent work.

• Tools: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign. Familiarity with web tools such as Squarespace, MailChimp, Meta Business Suite is a bonus.

• Visual Communication: Solid understanding of visual communication design and demonstrate excellent typographic standards.

• Attention to Detail: A meticulous approach to design with a strong focus on quality and consistency.

• Written Communication: Be a fantastic communicator with a strong command of written language. We need to communicate clearly and professionally to clients, articulate our creative process, and add polish to any provided copy.

• Customer Service: A positive attitude when working directly with clients.

• Learning and Adaptability: Ability learn new tools, digital platforms, and productivity techniques as you go. Adapt to various design challenges, and troubleshoot issues effectively.

• Marketing and Brand Strategy: Any qualification or experience in marketing and/or brand strategy is a bonus.