At Mons Royale, we believe action and adventure sports can be a force for good. But most of the gear made for these sports is trashing the planet. That’s why we’re on a mission to shift riders from synthetics to natural fibres designing high-performance merino apparel that doesn’t mess up the places we love to play.
We’re looking for a Colour & Graphic Designer to lead the creative direction of our seasonal palettes and graphics bringing Mons Royale’s unique brand handwriting to life across every collection. You’ll define the colours, prints and visual details that connect our product stories to our customers, blending outdoor performance with a distinctive creative voice.
What You’ll Do
- Lead seasonal colour strategy – build compelling, brand-relevant palettes for men’s, women’s and accessories.
- Design seasonal graphics, trims, labels, patches and all-over prints that bring seasonal stories to life.
- Research, forecast and interpret colour trends for the outdoor and action sports market.
- Own the seasonal colour architecture and ensure monthly flow of colour across the collection designed for retail
- Collaborate and communicate with the Creative Director, Apparel Designer and Product Manager to ensure cohesive storytelling from concept to consumer.
- Approve lab dips and strike-offs to maintain perfect colour execution.
Process & Collaboration
- Manage the design process from concept through to production handover, ensuring fit, function and style integrity.
- Present design concepts to internal stakeholders with clarity and creative vision.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Development and Marketing to ensure product stories are consistent from concept to consumer.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring
- 4+ years in colour or graphic design within apparel, outdoor, or lifestyle brands.
- Strong portfolio showing colour palettes, print design and brand identity in a commercial range.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop (Figma a plus).
- Strong knowledge of colour theory, seasonal palette building and lab dip approval processes.
- Creative, detail-oriented and inspired by outdoor performance and lifestyle culture.
Benefits
Opportunity for Growth
Mons Royale is a fast-growing brand in the action and adventure sports space with lots of opportunities for career development, within and outside NZ.
Mountain town lifestyle and flexibility
We are based in mountain towns because we value time spent in the mountains and want to enable and encourage our team to achieve a work/life balance. While we do work hard and put in the hours, we also believe in the value of having a life outside of the workplace. This role will be based in our brand home, Wanaka.
We value people and our team
Company culture is important to us. We're often together in the mountains or catching up for a happy-hour bike ride. With offices in Squamish, Innsbruck and our hometown of Wanaka, Mons is comprised of a globally diverse workforce. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and therefore all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment.
Embracing the entrepreneurial spirit
Being a part of a fast-growing brand means that there’s never a dull moment and that you’ll likely be involved in a lot of opportunities that may fall outside of your typical job description.
Competitive Salary and Discounts to fuel your passion
We offer competitive remuneration, discounted Mons Royale product and access to discounts across the outdoor industry.
Sponsorship for visa may be possible for the right candidate.
PLEASE NOTE: to be considered for this role, applications must include a portfolio showcasing relevant projects and designs.
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What We Do
From Lake Wanaka New Zealand, Mons Royale creates technical merino clothing that delivers on both performance and style. It has been our philosophy from the start, we don’t think you should have to compromise either one of these which is why we design garments that perform brilliantly and look great. As a natural product with a strong, differentiated brand and aesthetic, Mons’ formula of technical performance and design-led style resonates strongly with young outdoor and action sports lovers.
Mons Royale work with some of action sports top athletes as well as sponsor global events including Crankworx and the Freeride World Tour allowing us to showcase our unique brand of high performance merino wool to the rest of the world.
With our head office located in the Southern Alps of New Zealand and a brand-new office in Innsbruck, Austria we’re sticking to our values of driving a local brand from mountain towns around the world and its enabling us to attract some amazing employees and build a business based what it’s really all about.
We are continually on the look out for amazing people to join our team in New Zealand or growing team in Europe. So please follow us for updates on job vacancies and all that is going on in the world of Mons Royale.
