Digital Designer

About the Company

KiwiPlates works in partnership with the New Zealand Transport Agency to market and sell personalised number plates across New Zealand. The business aims to bring more happiness to the road by helping people express their individuality.

As part of Publicis Groupe, the team operates within a growing eCommerce environment and values fresh thinking, collaboration, openness, and a positive, energetic workplace culture.

Role Overview

This position is for a Digital Designer who will take full responsibility for the digital design function and help shape the customer experience across multiple digital channels. You will work closely with the Digital Project Manager, developers, and leadership to guide projects from the first idea through to launch.

The role is broad and hands-on, covering website design, UX and UI enhancements, EDM creation, digital campaign assets, and improvements to the customer journey.

What You’ll Do

• Create compelling digital experiences across websites, social channels, and email campaigns that support engagement and conversion.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure design output supports business goals and improves the customer journey.
• Build wireframes, prototypes, and mockups that clearly communicate user experience and interface ideas.
• Set up and uphold consistent design standards so digital assets remain scalable and aligned.
• Lead the design workflow end to end, from concept development through implementation, with a strong on-brand outcome.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 3–4+ years of experience in digital design, UX/UI design, or a closely related role.
• A portfolio that shows strong digital design capability, customer-centric thinking, and UX/UI work.
• Background in designing for eCommerce, online retail, or similarly digital-first customer experiences.
• Confidence using Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and current design tools.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, UX principles, and best-practice digital design.
• Experience producing EDMs and other digital marketing creative.
• Strong analytical problem-solving ability, commercial awareness, and careful attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, plus the ability to collaborate well with others.

Benefits and Perks

• A collaborative, enjoyable, and rewarding team environment.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Access to an espresso machine, snacks, and drinks in the office.
• An extra day off for your birthday.

Additional Information

As part of the Publicis Groupe network, you will also have access to a wider set of employee programs and workplace benefits, including:

• A Wholeself wellbeing program covering physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible working through the Publicis Liberté approach, designed around “working your way, with us.”
• Access to the global AI platform Marcel, supporting career mobility and cross-network collaboration.
• More than 15,000 learning options through Marcel Classes and other development resources.
• Career Conversations, a support-focused approach to open feedback and professional growth.
• DEI initiatives through Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE, and Embrace reconciliation programs.
• Work Your World, allowing employees to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• A supportive culture for employees affected by life-threatening illnesses through the Working With Cancer Pledge.
• Inclusive leave options, including fertility treatment, menopause, flexible public holidays, gender affirmation, and parental leave, with up to 18 weeks of paid primary carer leave and strong secondary carer support.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and other professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one wellbeing platform for psychological, medical, and safety support.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

Applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every requirement. The hiring approach values inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity over a perfect checklist.

The organisation is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity across race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. Reasonable adjustments can be provided for candidates with disability or anyone needing extra support during the application process.

For assistance or adjustments, candidates may contact the recruitment team at the provided company contact address.