Brand Designer

We're looking for super-creative designers to join our team. People who love brand, design, variety and working collaboratively. People ready to get stuck in and make something magic.

Why PU We believe the best way to predict the future is to make it. Come work with our Previously Unavailable team, alongside our venture studios and partners building brands and new things from the ground up.

We are a venture and innovation studio based in Tāmaki Makaurau. We're a little oddly shaped, which makes the opportunity for designers a truly unique one. Work at PU takes many forms (strategy, business development, launching new companies and products), but design is at the heart of everything we do.

About the role We're looking for intermediate and senior designers. We're purposefully casting the net wide, as we value creative and culture fit above years of experience. This is a role to grow into and build something special for the long term.

We're a productive studio and we switch between industries. You may work on a B2B SaaS startup one week and a pet food brand the next. If you enjoy variety, this might be the right fit for you.

The ideal candidate is a conceptual thinker and brand designer at heart. This is a hands-on design role for someone who enjoys making, is deeply interested in all things design and visual culture, and has a passion for the craft and building new things.

While the work moves quickly, we're in it for the long term. We take equity stakes in the companies we work with, launch our own ventures and partner with founders building new products and services.

Experience

• Intermediate: 2–3 years of in-house or agency experience
• Senior: 5+ years of experience

If you fall outside of this but are passionate about the role, please reach out. We're open to the right person who can grow into it.

Location PU is a "studio first" team, meaning we work in person at our studio in Ponsonby, Tāmaki Makaurau. Based overseas? We'd love to hear from you if you can relocate and have the right to work full-time in New Zealand.

The role day-to-day

• In-depth research of visual themes and brand benchmarks
• Work with the strategy team to develop brand strategies into idea-driven visual identities
• Demonstrate a strong command of typography, colour, and art direction of illustration and photography, and work with collaborators to build motion principles
• Craft with consistency across outputs
• Develop brand guidelines and toolkits
• Contribute meaningfully to internal review sessions and client presentations
• Take on feedback and input from the team with a collaborative spirit
• Proactively manage your own time, calendar and meetings

Proficient in

• Figma (we're a Figma-based studio)Core Adobe Suite
• Bonus: a desire to engage with and learn new tools for different projects, such as After Effects, Cavalry, Glyphs and new AI tools

How you work

• Lift and support the work around you
• Share knowledge and champion team members
• Contribute to team culture

Apply If you're interested in building brands for the most innovative companies in our corner of the world, send us an email with why the role excites you, any questions about the role or PU, and your portfolio. We love to see a mix of professional work and personal experiments.