About the role

We're looking for an experienced Design Specialist to help evolve, protect and bring the Ceres Organics visual identity to life across packaging, digital, social and brand communications.

This is a hands-on creative role with real ownership. You'll lead the design development and execution of selected FMCG packaging projects, while helping evolve our visual identity, brand guidelines and creative assets. You'll also create engaging design for social media, eCommerce, email, digital campaigns and broader brand communications.

Working closely with our brand, community & marketing teams, plus external creative partners, you'll bring fresh creative thinking while ensuring everything we produce feels distinctly Ceres Organics - authentic, relevant, consistent and connected to our purpose.

A key part of the role is balancing creative ambition with commercial reality. You'll need to create work that looks great, works hard for the brand and can be delivered within the practical demands of a fast-moving FMCG environment.

We're looking for someone who is creatively curious, highly organised and confident taking ideas from concept through to completion. Someone who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment, takes ownership, collaborates naturally and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and make things happen.

Ultimately, this is an opportunity to help shape how Ceres Organics looks, feels and connects with people across Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

Based in Auckland, NZ.

Key Responsibilities include

• Support the evolution, consistency and execution of the Ceres Organics visual identity across all consumer touchpoints, including evolution of our brand guidelines.
• Lead FMCG packaging projects from concept through to production, including product launches, redesigns and artwork rollouts.
• Develop creative assets across digital, eCommerce, social media, email marketing, campaigns and retail channels.
• Create compelling visual storytelling that brings campaigns, products, community initiatives and brand moments to life.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external creative partners to deliver high-quality, commercially effective design outcomes.
• Manage project-specific relationships with external agencies, freelancers, photographers, illustrators and production suppliers as required.
• Contribute to creative briefs and provide direction to external creative partners.
• Oversee externally produced creative work, in collaboration with the marketing team, ensuring alignment with Ceres Organics brand standards and strategy, timelines and quality expectations.

To be considered for this role you will have

• 7+ years' experience in graphic, packaging or brand design within FMCG, consumer brands or agency environments.
• Experience working with food, organic, wellness or lifestyle brands.
• Strong experience delivering packaging projects from concept through to print production and launch.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite capability, including Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Experience creating engaging visual content across digital, social, eCommerce and integrated campaigns.
• Strong project management, stakeholder management and creative problem-solving skills, with a passion for purposeful brands and sustainability.

It would be a bonus if you have

• Experience managing packaging artwork, print production and supplier approvals.
• Experience working with photographers, illustrators, agencies and freelance creatives.
• eCommerce, retail marketing or shopper marketing experience.
• Passion for sustainability, ethical business and conscious consumer culture.

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to work for a company who cares - both about you and the world around you.
• Opportunity to work with likeminded, passionate individuals.
• Great discounts on our awesome products.
• Flexible working.
• Birthday leave and impact leave.