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Experience Design Director
Digitas New Zealand creates connected experiences that help ambitious brands build deeper, more meaningful relationships with their customers. As part of Publicis Groupe ANZ, we collaborate closely with teams across New Zealand and Australia to deliver best‑class, multi‑channel customer experiences.
We’re looking for an Experience Design Director who blends world‑class UX and UI craft with strong creative thinking and people leadership. You’ll own experience design across the agency, shape the vision, and lift the quality of work across major transformation programmes and new business.
The Opportunity
This role plays a key part in maturing Digitas NZ into a leading experience design practice. You’ll help shift our work from connected communications to truly connected experiences, setting the vision for experience design across major transformation programmes, pitches, and ongoing client work.
You’ll lead by example in your craft, partner closely with senior leaders, and own experience design across the agency and our clients.
What You’ll Be Doing Experience Design & Craft
Own end‑to‑end experience design across digital products, platforms and customer journeys.
Set the benchmark for UX, UI, interaction and motion design across the agency.
Champion human‑centred, insight‑led design that delivers for customers, brand and business.
Build scalable design systems that drive consistency, quality and long‑term impact.
Ensure accessibility, usability and best‑practice design are baked into every experience.
Creative Impact
Bring strong conceptual thinking to experience design – not just functional execution.
Turn strategy and insight into clear experience visions, prototypes and creative pathways.
Use interaction, motion and craft to create distinctive, emotionally engaging experiences.
Leverage AI tools to expand exploration, speed up prototyping and elevate creative output.
Client & Commercial Influence
Confidently present experience design, vision work and prototypes to senior stakeholders.
Shape compelling narratives around ideas with strategy, creative and client partners.
Play a key role in pitches, workshops and major presentations.
Position experience design as a driver of measurable results and long‑term value.
What We’re Looking For
10+ years’ experience in UX, UI, product or digital design within agency or digital environments.
Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring designers.
A portfolio demonstrating excellence in UX flows, interface design, interaction design and design systems.
Strong conceptual and creative thinking layered on top of deep UX/UI expertise.
Experience presenting work and influencing senior stakeholders.
Solid understanding of customer experience, journeys and experience strategy.
Exposure to motion and interaction design is highly valued.
Comfortable using AI tools such as Figma Make, Adobe tools and emerging platforms to support design workflows.
Collaborative, confident, thoughtful and hands‑on when needed.
Why Digitas
A rare opportunity to shape and own experience design at a senior level.
Work across complex, high‑impact transformation programmes and new business opportunities.
Lead a growing design team and influence the broader creative and experience culture.
Be part of Publicis Groupe ANZ, collaborating across disciplines and markets.
Central Auckland CBD location at Sale Street.
If you’re driven to create meaningful, customer‑first experiences and want to lead the next chapter of experience design at Digitas New Zealand, we’d love to hear from you.
Additional information
Be a part of the Publicis Groupe network, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:
A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing
A creative, fun and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network
Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program
A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs
Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery‑forward culture for all employees with life‑threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge – Homepage – Working with Cancer Pledge
Inclusive leave policies such as Fertility Treatment, Menopause, Flexible Public Holidays, Gender Affiliation and Parental leave with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits
Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder – an all‑in‑on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs
If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in under‑represented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.
Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.
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Job Info:
Company: Publicisgroupe
Position: Experience Design Director
Work Location: Auckland
Country: NZ
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