Join the Makita (NZ) Marketing Team

This is a unique opportunity to join Makita NZ marketing team the role suits someone with strong layout, typography and visual composition skills, as well as excellent attention to detail. You will be comfortable interpreting briefs, asking the right questions, developing creative options and progressing work through to completion. You will work closely with the senior Makita marketing team to create engaging, on-brand content across print and digital channels.

Essential Job Experience and Skills

Our ideal candidate will have:

• 2–3 years’ experience in a graphic design role
• A tertiary/diploma qualification in Graphic Design or Advertising
• Advanced skills in graphic design software, including Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere Pro
• Video editing experience using Adobe Premiere Pro is highly desirable
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of creating and distributing campaigns through Mailchimp
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with the marketing team and other departments
• Effective time management, planning and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail and pride in producing high-quality work
• The ability to interpret briefs, explore new ideas and improve existing work
• An energetic, positive and collaborative approach, with the ability to work autonomously

Main responsibilities

The role covers:

• Create Promotional flyers, Catalogues and promotional materials
• Product feature sheets
• Point-of-sale and retail signage
• Product launches and promotional campaigns
• Managing website, Mailchimp EDM and social media creative
• Adapting artwork for different campaigns, dealers and formats
• Print-ready artwork
• Product image editing, cropping, resizing and retouching
• Managing a product photography/asset library
• Supporting Marketing and Sales with creative requests
• Maintaining Makita brand standards
• Managing multiple projects, revisions and deadlines
• Applicants must be New Zealand residents or hold a valid New Zealand work visa.
• If you have the skills and experience required for this role, we encourage you to apply.