Lead UX Designer - Cultural, Accessible Digital Experiences

Maori Television; Howick; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Whakaata Māori is seeking an experienced UX Designer to join the Hangarau team in Auckland. You will lead user experience from research through to wireframes and final designs, ensuring digital products reflect Māori identity and accessibility standards.

You'll collaborate with product teams and engineers to deliver user-centered solutions, build design systems, and champion best practices for inclusive digital experiences. This full-time role is based at our East Tāmaki head office.

Qualifications

• Experience designing UX for websites and digital applications.
• Ability to translate insights into practical design solutions.
• Strong understanding of UX principles and accessibility standards.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end UX design across Whakaata Māori's digital product portfolio from research to post-launch optimization.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to understand user needs and opportunities.
• Create user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, user flows and design specifications.
• Design intuitive, accessible digital experiences that reflect te ao Māori values.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Software Engineers to deliver high-quality user experiences.
• Develop and maintain design systems, style guides and reusable components.
• Champion accessibility and drive continuous UX improvements across products.

Skills

UX design

User research

Prototyping

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Accessibility

Education

Design, HCI or related discipline

Tools

Figma

Job description

Whakaata Māori is seeking an experienced UX Designer to join the Hangarau team in Auckland. You will lead user experience from research through to wireframes and final designs, ensuring digital products reflect Māori identity and accessibility standards.

You'll collaborate with product teams and engineers to deliver user-centered solutions, build design systems, and champion best practices for inclusive digital experiences. This full-time role is based at our East Tāmaki head office.