Graphic Designer, Full time - Exhibition Design

Are you a talented Graphic Designer in the swing of your design career and passionate about making a difference for Aotearoa New Zealand's communities?

Opportunity

This is a great opportunity to be part of a Te tiriti led, cross-disciplinary museum, where you can practice exhibition design, work alongside experts in various fields, and also share your own fresh perspectives, especially in relation to reaching our primary audiences.

Reporting to the Design Team Leader, this position sits in the Experience Design and Content Team, within Te Papa's Audience and Insight Directorate.

Emphasis

We're looking for someone passionate about Exhibition design. You'll be keen to explore and expand your practice alongside our Design Team, and to mix with incredible storytellers and researchers in the museum sector.

Role

The role will involve a range of activities, from business-as-usual tasks like large introduction graphics, laying out exhibition labels, and updating wayfinding signage, to supporting the design of iwi/community-based exhibitions, to contributing to our collaborative mahi more generally.

You'll be working with both Spatial and graphic designers, alongside the wider creative team and subject experts, you'll:

• provide graphic-design services, including advice, design, and production for exhibitions, exhibition-related products, and other in-house projects
• participate in all aspects of the graphic-design process to meet project deadlines: creative concept; design, illustration, and typesetting; and production and delivery
• uphold the Te Papa brand, and our design standards.

Aside from bringing your design talent, you'll also be:

• committed to biculturalism, sustainability and universal design principles
• positive, collaborative, and efficient, with an ability to prioritise your work tasks effectively
• confident in communicating your ideas
• flexible and resilient in uncertain times, with a can-do attitude and focus on solutions over barriers.

This is permanent fulltime position. The starting salary for this position will be between $67,669 - $80,357 with opportunity for progression through the band. Offers will be made within the range to reflect the skills and experience offered by the candidate and internal relativities.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit a cover letter, CV, and portfolio.

Having exhibition graphic design experience will be an advantage but not a barrier, we are looking for the right fit for the team and a positive can-do attitude.

Applications close on 30th June 2025.

Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain the legal right to work in New Zealand.

Before Te Papa can confirm any offer of employment, pre-employment checks will be undertaken, including criminal-conviction history and reference checking as a minimum.