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 seeking an experienced Colour & Graphic Designer to lead the creative direction of our seasonal colour and graphic identity. This role requires a high level of creative autonomy, technical expertise and collaboration across design, development and marketing teams.
The position plays a critical role in shaping Mons Royale’s visual and product storytelling, ensuring cohesive, innovative and brand-right design across all collections.
Key ResponsibilitiesCreative Direction & Design
- Develop and lead seasonal colour strategies across men’s, women’s and accessories categories.
- Design graphics, trims, labels, all-over prints and visual motifs that define each season’s storytelling.
- Research and interpret global colour and material trends, adapting them for the outdoor and action sports markets.
- Own and manage the seasonal colour architecture, ensuring a clear flow of colour across monthly product deliveries.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with the Creative Director, Apparel Designer and Product Manager to align visual design with product performance and commercial goals.
- Partner with Development and Marketing to ensure creative consistency from concept through to retail and campaign execution.
- Present design concepts to internal stakeholders with clarity, brand understanding and strategic rationale.
Technical & Process Management
- Approve lab dips, prints and trims to ensure colour accuracy and execution quality.
- Manage the end-to-end design process from trend research and concept creation to production handover — maintaining brand integrity and design excellence.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of professional experience in colour, textile, or graphic design for outdoor, performance, or premium lifestyle brands.
- Demonstrated ability to create and manage seasonal colour palettes, print and material design and cross-category design consistency.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (experience in 3D or collaborative design software such as Figma is advantageous).
- Advanced understanding of colour theory, fabric behaviour, print techniques and lab dip approval processes.
- Proven ability to work autonomously within a creative team environment and deliver commercially successful, brand-right design outcomes.
- A strong interest in mountain culture, outdoor sports, sustainability and design innovation.
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.
Top Skills
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.
