Designer and Social Media Content Producer, Labour Leader’s Office

Join the Labour Leader’s Office at Parliament to deliver high quality design and engaging social media. 

About us

The Labour Leader’s Office (LLO) supports the Labour Leader and members of Parliament in their parliamentary duties by providing a range of professional, timely, accurate, and high-quality political services, advice, and support. The office is funded through the Parliamentary Service.

This includes communications services (written, printed and digital), press secretaries, advisory, events and operational support and services to MPs. The office provides overall management and financial oversight of Parliamentary Services funding for the party.

About the role

As a Designer and Social Media Content Producer, you will be at the heart of a fast-paced team producing engaging social media content and graphic design services for the Leader of the Labour Party and Labour MPs.

A snapshot of some of your daily responsibilities include:

• Create high-quality, engaging social media content to communicate Labour Party’s messages
• Provide graphic design services to the Labour Party Leader and Labour MPs
• Contribute content ideas to the digital communications team and develop content from concept to finished post.
• Undertake design work across multiple projects for print and digital collateral, ensuring work is of a high standard, in alignment with Labour’s brand guidelines
• Responsible for the overall design production from concept to delivery, on time and within budget
• Ensure design and content requests are completed to a high standard
• Manage print production and the Publicity sign-off process
• Develop appropriate client management processes and suitable support material
• Manage design files so that they are easily accessible, and the filing system is maintained

Qualifications/experience

• 2-4 years of design experience with a as a professional designer with a strong portfolio of previous work
• Understanding of social media and what works
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-performance environment, prioritise and manage conflicting deadlines across multiple projects which may include individual project coordination
• High level of expertise in Adobe Creative Suite Software (in particular InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Ability to work autonomously with multiple clients on multiple projects with competing work demands
• Recognised tertiary qualification in graphic design
• Experience with working on MacOS
• A good understanding of New Zealand politics.

Why work for Parliamentary Service? 

• We offer a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, an Eye and Hearing subsidy, and an annual well-being payment
• You will receive a Parliamentary Service induction to set you up to succeed, as well as ongoing learning, development and professional networking opportunities
• Our core values are at the heart of how we work: Integrity, Manaakitanga, Accountability, Whanaungatanga and Empowerment

Employees are employed on an 'events based' agreement, with your employment linked to the Leader of the Labour Party. This role is based at the Parliamentary precinct in Wellington, for 24 hours per week.

If you want to work in a role and environment unlike any other: one that is hugely rewarding and exciting with the chance to make a difference, please apply online now.

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 26 April 

If you have any questions, please contact Fredwyn.Kisona@parliament.govt.nz