Design Lead

At Catch Design, we help some of New Zealand’s most recognised brands create meaningful, inclusive, and impactful digital experiences. We’re looking for a Design Lead who brings strategic thinking, exceptional UX/UI craft, and a passion for leading design across complex digital engagements. This is a role for someone who thrives at both the strategic and detailed levels. You’re equally comfortable facilitating research and workshops with senior stakeholders as you are shaping elegant interfaces, mentoring designers, and guiding teams through delivery. You care deeply about creating work that genuinely improves experiences for people—and elevates the standard of digital design.

What you’ll do:As a Design Lead, you’ll lead design across major projects and accounts, shaping direction from discovery through to delivery. You’ll work closely with clients and cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, align stakeholders, and deliver high-quality digital experiences grounded in insight and executed with craft. You will: • Lead the design stream across large-scale or complex digital engagements • Shape design direction, principles, and approaches aligned to user needs, business goals, and platform requirements • Plan and lead UX research activities including interviews, usability testing, surveys, and analytics reviews • Translate strategy and insights into customer journeys, service blueprints, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI • Facilitate workshops and co-design sessions with senior stakeholders and delivery teams • Maintain high standards across visual design, accessibility, interaction, and design systems • Collaborate closely with designers, strategists, developers, content specialists, and Producers to deliver cohesive outcomes • Represent design in strategic conversations, pitches, and client engagements • Support the growth of client relationships through trusted design leadership.

Mentorship and practice leadershipAs a senior leader within the design practice, you’ll help shape how design is done at Catch. You will: • Mentor and coach designers to grow their confidence, capability, and autonomy • Lead critiques and design reviews that uplift quality and consistency across the team • Contribute to evolving Catch’s design frameworks, systems, tools, and ways of working • Champion a culture of learning, openness, and continuous improvement • Share emerging tools, trends, and approaches that keep our work modern and meaningful.