"Design and Creative Manager"

Job Description:

SGE_MD_661_08/25

Professional Grade 7 80984 - 113805

Students and Global Engagement

Term length: ongoing

Hours of work: full-time

Position Overview

Are you an imaginative leader with a passion for strategic design and creative implementation? Ready to shape the visual future of a world-class university that is Tiriti-led, values innovation, and places people at the heart of everything it does?

We’re looking for a Design and Creative Manager to lead our talented in-house Creative Hub team, drive brand-aligned creative strategy, and manage impactful design and creative projects across digital, print, moving image, and experience platforms. If you're an expert at juggling ideas, people, and timelines — and love getting on the tools when needed — this role is for you.

Salary band for this role is $80,984 – $113,805 based on skills and experience. The role location is based on one of our three beautiful campuses, Albany Auckland, Wellington or Palmerston North.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading ideation, strategy, and creative execution for brand-level initiatives
• Developing concepts and producing creative content in partnership with internal stakeholders, internal resources and creative agencies
• Managing and mentoring a small Creative Hub team responsible for bringing the vision of the brand to life in new and exciting ways
• Upholding and evolving Massey’s brand guidelines and brand architecture, with a key focus on building Te Tiriti-led design practices
• Collaborating across marketing, communications, events, alumni, and more.

What You’ll Bring

• A tertiary qualification in design or equivalent is essential
• Minimum 10 years’ design and creative production experience, including team leadership
• Exceptional skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, video production software, workflow management and other leading creative applications
• Experience in creating marketing and design assets across various channels for both advertising and brand executions
• A deep commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a passion for inclusive, sustainable design and production
• Experience in the tertiary education sector and a strong understanding of Toi Māori, Tikanga, and Te Reo is highly desirable.
• Experience in an agency or design studio working in a fast paced environment also an advantage.

Why Massey?

At Massey, we don’t just shape futures — we co-create them. We’re proudly:

• Tiriti-led, embracing Te Ao Māori and diversity
• Research-connected, solving real-world challenges
• People-centered, supporting student success and staff wellbeing

Staff Benefits

• Five university holidays in addition to four weeks annual leave
• Up to 6.75% employer superannuation contribution
• Subsidised Southern Cross health insurance
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid available)
• Access to professional development and leadership programmes
• Staff purchasing discounts and discounted Massey gym membership

Apply Now

Bring your design and creative leadership to a role where your vision will help shape the identity of a future-focused university.

Applications close: 07 September 2025, 11.30pm

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Job Description - Design & Creative Manager