Brand Designer

Mercury NZ; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Hybrid work from home

Fresh fruit delivered twice a week

Well-being programme

Job summary

Mercury NZ is seeking a Brand Designer to join our award-winning Brand & Marketing team on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term basis, covering parental leave. You will interpret briefs, craft design concepts, and produce both templated and bespoke material across internal documents, signage, video, infographics and merchandise.

You’ll contribute to performance marketing, image editing, and manage external designers while upholding Mercury's brand identity across advertising, web and social

Responsibilities

• Interpreting briefs and developing design concepts, graphics and layouts that support strategy and business needs
• Producing templated and bespoke work across internal documents, signage, video, infographics and merchandise
• Creating performance marketing media in-house, including paid search, social media and native content across LinkedIn, our website, blog and social
• Supporting brand asset development, including image editing, and helping brief and manage external designers, agencies and printers
• Applying Mercury's brand and visual identity, contributing ideas to help our design systems grow, and building your knowledge of best practice across advertising, web and social
• Collaborating with teams across Mercury, including Sustainability, HR, Internal Comms, Investor Relations, Customer Experience and Community Engagement

Skills

Brand design

Graphic design

Typography

Creative concept development

Video editing

Marketing design

Tools

Jira

Lucid

Job description

He whakahaere aronga-anamata a Mercury, e tuku ana i te pūngao me ngā whitimamao ki te mahi a tangata o Aotearoa, ā, he nui ake i tā ētahi atu. Waihoki, e para ana i te huarahi mā te pūngao whakahou me te whai i tētahi anamata toitū. Kei te iho ko tō mātou koronga. Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. He āki tēnei i a tātou ki te whakapau kaha kia hua ake ai he anamata pai ake mō ō tātou tāngata, mō ō tātou hapori, me Aotearoa.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Tā mātou arawātea | Our Opportunity:

Love great design and want to see your work out in the world? We're looking for a Brand Designer to join our award-winning Brand & Marketing team on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term basis, covering parental leave.

Tāu e mahi ai | What you'll be doing:

• Interpreting briefs and developing design concepts, graphics and layouts that support strategy and business needs
• Producing templated and bespoke work across internal documents, signage, video, infographics and merchandise
• Creating performance marketing media in-house, including paid search (Google, Performance Max), social media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest) and organic-feel native content across LinkedIn, our website, blog and social
• Supporting brand asset development, including image editing, and helping brief and manage external designers, agencies and printers
• Applying Mercury's brand and visual identity, contributing ideas to help our design systems grow, and building your knowledge of best practice across advertising, web and social
• Collaborating with teams across Mercury, including Sustainability, HR, Internal Comms, Investor Relations, Customer Experience and Community Engagement

Tāu e mahi ai | What you'll be doing:

• Interpreting briefs and developing design concepts, graphics and layouts that support strategy and business needs
• Producing templated and bespoke work across internal documents, signage, video, infographics and merchandise
• Creating performance marketing media in-house, including paid search (Google, Performance Max), social media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest) and organic-feel native content across LinkedIn, our website, blog and social
• Supporting brand asset development, including image editing, and helping brief and manage external designers, agencies and printers
• Applying Mercury's brand and visual identity, contributing ideas to help our design systems grow, and building your knowledge of best practice across advertising, web and social
• Collaborating with teams across Mercury, including Sustainability, HR, Internal Comms, Investor Relations, Customer Experience and Community Engagement

Nice To Have (not Essential)

• Basic video editing and animation skills
• Experience using AI platforms for creative ideation or production support, and workflow tools such as Lucid or Jira

Mercury offers (full benefits are listed on our Career Page):

• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Fresh Fruit delivered twice a week
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū

Every voice has its place – and together, we thrive.

At Mercury, we believe different backgrounds, experiences and capabilities make us stronger. If this role matches your skills and interests, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.

If you require support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]. Applications cannot be accepted via email.

The full position description is available below. Applications close at 22nd October 2026. We may review applications, begin interviews and close the advertisement before this date, so we encourage you to apply early.