We‘re hiring!

Freelance senior designer / illustrator

Are you passionate about making information clear, easy to understand, accessible, and engaging? Enjoy creating design that has a positive impact on people’s lives? We’d love you to join Gusto! We’re a team of information designers who specialise in transforming information to create clarity, understanding and change.

About the role:

This is a Senior Designer role with a strong focus on information design. Working in our central Wellington studio, you’ll apply your information design expertise to a range of projects, including visual identities, campaigns, reports, infographics, websites, animations and brand assets.

This opportunity is for a freelance role which may extend to full time.

About you:

You’re a thoughtful designer with a design degree qualification and 5+ years of commercial design experience, including:

  • Strong concept and graphic design skills
  • Information and infographic design
  • Illustration

In this role you’ll bring:

  • Strong proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Expertise in information design, including the ability to analyse, decipher and visually communicate a broad range of information
  • Solid problem-solving and creative thinking skills
  • Natural desire to push your design to achieve the best user experience for the audience and the best outcome for our clients
  • Innate curiosity to keep up with developments in design, accessibility standards and best practices, continuously improving your craft
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability and confidence to communicate clearly with clients through email and meetings online or in person
  • Confident communication skills for working directly with clients on briefings, guiding discussions, presenting work and receiving feedback
  • Ability to balance creativity with practical requirements such as client goals, scope, timelines, budgets, and technical aspects
  • Ability to work across multiple projects and adjust quickly for urgent requests and shifting priorities

Why join Gusto:

  • You’ll work on varied, meaningful projects, transforming information and creating design that has a positive impact on people’s lives
  • You’ll work with a friendly team that supports each other to take initiative and grow. We are down to earth and genuinely care about the work we do
  • You’ll collaborate with our team of information design experts and feel inspired to create solutions that strive for excellence
  • You’ll be supported to continuously learn and develop your craft
  • You’ll work in our beautiful studio in the heart of Wellington

To apply contact:

heather@gustodesign.co.nz

Please include a cover letter, CV and portfolio.

Applications close 8 February 2026

gustodesign.co.nz

Please only apply if you can demonstrate strong professional experience and the right to work in NZ.