Company Description
This is a unique opportunity to start your career in a commercial design environment, working with and learning from experienced and talented designers. Join us and build a solid foundation while contributing to the success of our Design team!
The Warehouse Group (TWG) is a Kiwi household name, and we proudly recognise the role that we play in communities throughout New Zealand. We are the largest general merchandise retailer in NZ across The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery & Noel Leeming. We continue to have our customers top of mind as we work purposefully together, “Helping Kiwis live better every day”.
Job Description
Our Design team plays a key role in delivering products that inspire and excite, turning "affordable desirable" into a reality, across apparel to home and general merchandise, we create high-quality, on-trend designs that resonate with our customers.
As License Admin and Junior Designer, your role will have a strong focus on administration and coordination of the sign off process of all our licensed products – working between our manufacturers and licensors to ensure all sign offs, artwork and designs have the right approvals. This position is ideal for a junior designer/recent graduate with excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, great at keeping processes in line, and a keen interest in design. Working in a fast-paced commercial environment, you’ll support the team across licensing projects gain valuable exposure to the design process on the job.
Key responsibilities include:
- Licensing Administration: Managing approvals, documentation, and processes to ensure all licensing requirements are met efficiently and accurately.
- Project Coordination: Organising product samples, tracking design details, and ensuring critical paths and deadlines are met.
- Stakeholder Communication: Acting as a central point of contact between designers, suppliers, and licensors to facilitate seamless collaboration.
- Design Support: Assisting with artwork setup, amendments, and design tasks when needed.
What you’ll gain:
This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop strong administrative and project management skills in a commercial design environment. You’ll gain valuable insight into the licensed product lifecycle while contributing to the delivery of exciting, high-quality designs.
Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who thrives in an administrative role but is also eager to engage with the creative aspects of design. Your attention to detail, organisational abilities, and collaborative mindset will be essential to your success.
What we’re looking for:
- A design-related degree (graphic design or similar).
- Strong administrative and organisational skills, with a focus on process management and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop.
- A genuine interest in licensing, design, and the product lifecycle.
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage multiple stakeholders.
- A proactive, "can-do" attitude and eagerness to learn and grow.
Additional Information
Come work with us as we continue to inspire and excite our customers every day!
By empowering our teams and increasing cross-collaboration, we aim to make TWG New Zealand’s best place to work.
Our teams balance a hybrid working approach (up to 2 days per week from home). Conveniently located in Northcote, we offer free car parking on-site, EV charging and on-site café and gym access. This on top of great discounts across brands, birthday leave and excellent opportunities within the business!
