Creative Specialist

Are you innovative and love creating content?  

Join a committed and passionate team, tima at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT / Te Whare Takiura o Manukau /  Te Whare Takiura o te Manukanuka o Hoturoa).

E pā ana ki te tūranga - Tuanga tatara i te angaanga - About the role

We are looking for a value driven team player to join our Marketing team, to provide creative concepts, artwork and video content that reflect the MIT brand and products across multiple channels. The successful applicant will be instrumental in the creative development of the brands visual identity and will be responsible for creative concept generation of brand elements across all channels ensuring a cohesiveness of the brand whānau developed with consideration of MIT's diverse audiences.

The Graphic Design component to the role will enable you to apply your design skills to produce a range of high quality marketing material using applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and Microsoft Office Suite. You will be providing art direction for media production, photography, video and digital communications and supporting the creation of web elements across the MIT site and social media platforms.

You will need a professional approach to customer service with excellent communication and liaison skills. With a high level of attention to detail, you will be able to multi-task, prioritise, plan and meet deadlines. 

The successful applicant will bring experience, in a similar role in a large organisational environment and a minimum or 1-3 years design experience with an agency or in a marketing team environment. Ideally you will have strong experience in concept creation and story-boarding and client presentation with a high proficiency in Mac based applications and Adobe Creative Suite as well as web software.

Proven creativity with a varied portfolio and video content creation experience and the ability to manage a job from concept to delivery are essential to be successful in this role.

In return you get to be a part of a diverse team of passionate people whose mission is to transform lives, communities and industry.

Ahurea - Anga fakafonua - Culture:

At MIT you will work with some incredible people who are passionate about the positive impact we make to the communities we serve.  We offer a work environment which values genuine people who care for others, are well-connected, open and approachable and strive for excellence in all we do.   If you are excited by the role and feel you would fit well into our organisation, we would love to hear from you.

"Kua herea mātou ki te whai i te tūturutanga o Te Tiriti O Waitangi." We are committed to creating and maintaining a culturally sensitive work environment in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

MIT is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of our ākonga (students) and the rich cultures represented within the local community we serve. We know how important it is for our ākonga and kaimahi (staff) to have their culture and values reflected in our way of working and in the people we recruit. To support this, MIT seeks to grow the number of Māori and Pasifika kaimahi across our Institute, and gives recognition to applicants who demonstrate Māori and/or Pasifika cultural knowledge and skills.

Job Reference: 28391

Me pēwhea te tono - Tuku atu fēfē atu haau a tohi ole- How to Apply: For a copy of the Job Description or to apply visit http://careers.manukau.ac.nz  

If you would like any further information, please contact Shallu Tokas, People and Culture, (09) 976 0221

Applications will be reviewed as they come in and interviews may commence prior to the close date on Monday, 18th April 2022 so don't delay making an application.