Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.Who are we?At Xero we’re here to make running business beautiful. When small business runs smoothly, they succeed. When they succeed, they’ve made an impact. And when millions of small businesses are collectively making an impact, they run the world.About the roleThis Wellington based role is part of The Hub, Xero’s internal creative and marketing design studio. Working within The Hub, you’ll work exclusively with our global communications team to help them present Xero at the highest standard. This work will likely be a combination of adapting existing material, from around the global network, and creating new designs and visual assets for the diverse requirements of the team, from on-screen presentations to social media campaigns.You’ll conceptualise and craft world class communications design for Xero in many formats. You’ll contribute to improving the way we do things around here. This is an awesome opportunity to develop yourself – working at Xero is an opportunity to grow, develop and learn.Our ideal candidateThis role is perfect for someone in the early stages of their career looking to develop in a supportive and thriving environment. Ideally you will have 2-3 years of industry experience which will include creating and producing creative material on time and on brandYou’ll need a fluency in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign) and excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively present your ideas.It would be a big plus if you have experience working in Keynote, AEM and Sketch, but if not an eagerness to embrace new skills is welcomed. The agile nature of the projects also lends itself to a designer who has knowledge or experience in photography and video work.Why you should joinAt Xero you’ll find a bunch of awesome, diverse humans who love coming into work. Everyone loves it for different reasons. We’re a big part of the small business community and you’ll find Xeros attending and speaking at conferences, hosting meetups and generally being evangelical about small business and its value to the global economy.We truly value our people and there’s an awesome package on offer that includes competitive base salary, Xero shares, Life Insurance and other benefits too.We champion innovation, foster inclusion and celebrate success. We also live and breathe our values everyday. #Human is one of Xero’s values, please outline in your application what makes you #human at work.Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you’re a great fit for this position.
