Trend Specialist

Ready to see your designs come to life on products sold in over 82 stores nationwide?  

Since 1982, The Warehouse has been part of the moments that shape Kiwi lives. From first school uniforms and furnishing your first flat to first pay packets and family milestones, generations of New Zealanders have grown up with our brand. That connection is at the heart of This Is Warehouse Country, celebrating the place The Warehouse holds in communities across Aotearoa.

We’re looking for an experienced Trend Specialist to join our Trend Studio team on a fixed term parental leave contract.

This is a unique opportunity for a commercially minded, intermediate level designer who loves turning trends and ideas into products customers genuinely connect with.  You’ll play a key role in identifying emerging trends, developing creative concepts and brining licenced and private-label products to life across our kid’s categories.

Working closely with merchandise, Sourcing, and Marketing teams, you’ll translate trends into compelling graphics, prints, colour palettes and product concepts that resonate with Kiwi families.

What You’ll Do:

• Research and interpret global and local trends across kids' products and consumer categories.
• Develop trend boards, mood boards, colour palettes and seasonal concepts.
• Design graphics, prints and creative assets for licensed and private-label products.
• Translate trend insights into commercially relevant product opportunities.
• Create compelling visual storytelling that brings products and ranges to life.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver trend-right, customer-focused ranges.

We're looking for an established designer who combines creativity with commercial thinking and can confidently take concepts from ideation through to execution. 

This role is best suited to an established intermediate-level designer with demonstrated experience delivering commercially successful product ranges. We're looking for someone who can bring strong creative capability, technical expertise and a passion for creating products that customers love.

This role is focused on product graphics and product development rather than marketing or brand design. We're seeking a designer with experience creating graphics, prints and artwork for products sold at retail, ideally across licensed and private-label ranges.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in Product Graphic Design, Product Design, Licensed Product Design or Trend Design, ideally within a retail, apparel or consumer products environment.
• Experience working within a large retailer, big-box retailer or consumer products environment.
• Strong experience creating graphics, prints and artwork for physical products, with experience designing licensed products and/or private-label ranges.
• Exceptional graphic design skills, with strong technical design capability and advanced Adobe Creative Suite expertise.
• Experience designing for boys' and girls' categories, ideally within the 3-7 year age range.
• Strong commercial awareness, trend forecasting capability and stakeholder management skills.

Building Retail Careers Since 1982!

You’ll work alongside some of New Zealand’s most experienced retail professionals, gaining exposure to products, suppliers, customers and commercial decisions that shape our business eery day and help build its future. 

We offer a range of benefits that work for you and your career which include:

• Team member discounts across our brands
• Paid birthday day off for permanent team members
• Free parking, onsite gym and café at our Northcote support office
• We value collaboration & flexibility – embracing hybrid working, up to 2 days working from home
• 26 weeks paid parental leave for permanent team members
• A range of wellbeing support and development opportunities

If you're an experienced designer with a passion for trend forecasting, graphics, licensing, and product development, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and portfolio showcasing licensed products, graphics, print design and trend-led concepts.