Bring your creativity to life at one of New Zealand's leading food and agribusiness banks, recognised as Bank of the Year by customers in the 2025 Roy Morgan New Zealand Customer Satisfaction Awards.

Rabobank is the worlds leading specialist in food and agribusiness banking. One of our key strengths lies in our kaimahi (employees) who have a deep understanding of agriculture and are committed to adding long-term value for our clients.

Our purpose is clear - growing a better New Zealand together. Our commitment to our employees and clients is at the heart of everything we do.

About the role |M te tranga

We're looking for a talented Design Lead to join our Marketing team on a 12-month contract and help shape the visual storytelling of Rabobank New Zealand.

If you're a creative thinker with exceptional design skills, a passion for brand excellence, and the ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the centre of a dynamic marketing team, delivering impactful and high-quality design solutions that bring our brand to life across a diverse range of channels.

From digital campaigns and social media ads to event branding, sponsorship signage, print collateral and complex reports, you'll play a key role in delivering engaging and impactful creative work that connects with our audiences.

You'll collaborate closely with teams across the business, helping transform ideas and briefs into visually compelling marketing communications that are both on-brand and commercially effective.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing marketing and promotional material across print and digital channels
• Developing creative concepts and campaign ideas from brief through to execution
• Creating advertising artwork for billboards, publications, display advertising, social media and events
• Managing production and delivery of marketing collateral, signage and branded assets
• Working closely with stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard
• Championing the Rabobank brand and ensuring consistent visual identity across all touchpoints
• Streamlining briefing processes and supporting marketing workflows
• Building strong relationships with suppliers, production partners and internal stakeholders

About you | pkenga

We're looking for someone who combines big-picture creativity with exceptional attention to detail.

You'll ideally have:

• 5+ years' experience in a corporate, agency or in-house design role
• Strong experience designing across both digital and print environments
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• A solid understanding of print production processes
• Experience working within established brand guidelines
• Basic animation and motion graphics skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality work under pressure
• Experience working with DAM (Digital Asset Management) programmes
• PowerPoint design experience
• A collaborative approach and positive attitude

Bonus points if you've previously worked in a Design Lead role or have experience managing creative workflows and briefing processes.

Life at Rabobank | te ora I Rabobank

At Rabobank we offer a range of benefits:

• Access to and eligibility for the Banks annual variable remuneration incentive scheme
• A range of wellbeing benefits including free Flu vaccinations, 2 days wellbeing leave, wellbeing webinars and Employee Assistance Programme
• Fully paid Income Protection, Life and Total Disability insurance
• Annual leave plus eligibility for an extra week of bonus leave, as well as the option to purchase up to two extra weeks of leave a year
• Professional development and training
• Access to 26 weeks fully paid parental leave for new parents, continued payment of the employer KiwiSaver contribution for the 52 weeks
• Active employee social club and a range of fun activities throughout the year
• Paid Community Leave Day to undertake volunteer work for the communities we live in and support

In return we can offer you:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-driven organisation with an ambitious growth strategy. We have a workplace culture that our people are proud of, where we embrace inclusion and belonging and strive to deliver positive experiences for our people and clients. 

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including personal and professional development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, additional leave benefits, a flexible workplace and insurance and financial benefits. 

If you are interested in Growing a better New Zealand together (kia ngtahi te tipu o Aotearoa) please follow the link and apply online or visit www.rabobank.co.nz./careers.

Applications close Tuesday 15 September 2026

Our Values | mtou uara

Rabobank has won an award for its culture work and believe embracing inclusion, equity and belonging delivers positive experiences for our people and clients.  Our great working conditions, broad learning and development programmes and the opportunity to work together for the greater good are reasons why our employees love working here.

At Rabobank New Zealand, we are committed to our values; we are client-driven, we take responsibility, we are professional and cooperative.   We have an open culture, where you can be yourself and be valued for who you are.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, sex/sex characteristics, gender (Inclusive of all genders), gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or other diversity characteristics not mentioned.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.