Digital Designer

Farmers; Howick; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmers in New Zealand is seeking a talented Digital Designer to join our Marketing team and in-house creative studio. You’ll craft engaging digital experiences across web, eDMs, paid media, social and animation, aligning with our brand and marketing goals.

Work closely with Marketing, Content and eCommerce to deliver campaigns, while managing multiple briefs and deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills within NZ’s iconic retail brand.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ relevant experience in digital, graphic or communication design.
• A qualification in Graphic Design, Digital Design, Communication Design or a related discipline.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating digital design and marketing creative.
• Strong working proficiency across Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience with or an understanding of Figma and/or Adobe XD.
• An understanding of designing for web, eDM, social and paid digital channels.
• Animation or motion design experience would be advantageous.
• Basic knowledge of UI/UX principles and HTML would be advantageous.
• Retail or eCommerce experience would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• Strong typography, layout and colour skills, with an awareness of current digital design trends.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to take initiative, collaborate effectively and respond to direction.

Responsibilities

• As a Digital Designer, you’ll work across a broad range of digital channels, creating engaging and brand-led creative across web, eDMs, paid digital media, social and animation.
• Interpret creative briefs and bring campaigns to life across multiple digital touchpoints, while ensuring all work aligns with Farmers’ brand and objectives.
• Manage multiple projects, respond to changing priorities and deliver high-quality creative in a fast-paced retail environment.

Skills

Digital design

Typography & layout

Written & verbal communication

Education

Graphic Design / Digital Design qualification

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Adobe XD

HTML/CSS basics

Job description

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We’re looking for a talentedDigital Designerto join our dynamic Marketing team and in-house creative studio at Farmers.

Farmersis one of New Zealand’s most iconic retail brands, with over 100 years of history. As our digital presence continues to evolve, this is an exciting opportunity to create engaging digital experiences and campaign creative across a wide range of customer touchpoints.

We’re looking for an emerging Digital Designer with a strong eye for design, excellent attention to detail and a desire to develop their skills within a fast-paced retail and eCommerce environment.

Digital Designer

We’re looking for a talentedDigital Designerto join our dynamic Marketing team and in-house creative studio at Farmers.

Farmersis one of New Zealand’s most iconic retail brands, with over 100 years of history. As our digital presence continues to evolve, this is an exciting opportunity to create engaging digital experiences and campaign creative across a wide range of customer touchpoints.

We’re looking for an emerging Digital Designer with a strong eye for design, excellent attention to detail and a desire to develop their skills within a fast-paced retail and eCommerce environment.

About the role

As a Digital Designer, you’ll work across a broad range of digital channels, creating engaging and brand-led creative acrossweb, eDMs, paid digital media, social and animation.

Working collaboratively with our wider Marketing, Content and eCommerce teams, you’ll interpret creative briefs and bring campaigns to life across multiple digital touchpoints, while ensuring all work aligns with Farmers’ brand, marketing objectives and digital design principles.

You’ll be comfortable managing multiple projects at once, responding to changing priorities and delivering high-quality creative within a fast-paced retail environment.

Key responsibilities

This varied role will include:

• Designing digital creative acrosswebsites and landing pages, eDMs, paid digital media, social media, digital displays and other digital campaign touchpoints
• Creating engaging static and animated digital assets that align with Farmers’ brand and campaign direction
• Translating marketing briefs into effective, customer-focused digital creative
• Working collaboratively with Marketing, Content, eCommerce and other internal teams to ensure campaign objectives are met
• Applying strong typography, layout, colour and digital design principles across all creative
• Managing multiple briefs, projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Responding effectively to changing priorities and time-sensitive retail requirements
• Ensuring digital assets are delivered accurately, consistently and on time

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have:

• 1–3 years’ relevant experiencein digital, graphic or communication design
• A qualification in Graphic Design, Digital Design, Communication Design or a related discipline
• A strong portfolio demonstrating digital design and marketing creative
• Strong working proficiency acrossAdobe Creative Cloud
• Experience with or an understanding ofFigma and/or Adobe XD
• An understanding of designing for web, eDM, social and paid digital channels
• Animation or motion design experience would be advantageous
• Basic knowledge ofUI/UX principles and HTMLwould be advantageous
• Retail or eCommerce experience would be advantageous, but is not essential
• Strong typography, layout and colour skills, with an awareness of current digital design trends
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive approach, with the ability to take initiative, collaborate effectively and respond to direction

Why Farmers?

Because Farmers is more than a retailer. It’s a place where people can build careers, grow their skills and make a real difference to our customers and our communities.

With stores across New Zealand and a wide range of Support Office roles, there are opportunities to try something new, develop your career and work alongside great people.

If you’re an emerging Digital Designer looking for an opportunity to grow your skills, work across a broad range of digital channels and contribute to one of New Zealand’s most recognised retail brands, we’d love to hear from you.

*Please note we are relocating to our new support office on Pitt Street by July 2027.