Tāmaki Makaurau

Thursday 8 October, 01:48:02

Tāmaki Makaurau

Thursday 8 October, 01:48:02

Tāmaki Makaurau

Lans Jiang is a senior designer with 12 years experience building identities and systems, and she's on the tools whenever she gets the chance.

Strategy is where everything starts. Not as a formality, but because the strongest brand work comes from a clear point of view — one that's been earned through real insight into a business and its audience. From there, everything follows: the driving metaphor, the typeface that sounds right in conversation, the micro-interactions that make a brand feel consistent at every single touchpoint. She crafts it all with a keen eye for detail.

She's led projects from early strategic thinking through to execution and rollout — working across brand identity, packaging, and digital. As comfortable presenting to a boardroom as she is painstakingly adjusting the kerning on a wordmark. Everything matters.

Brand Strategy

Visual Identity

Creative & Art direction

Motion Graphics

Website Design

Motion Graphics

Packaging Design

Editorial Design

Experience

Freelance Senior Designer

(Present)

Working across brand identity, packaging, and digital with independent clients and in collaboration with agencies and studios. Bringing strategic thinking and craft to all projects.

Freelance Senior Designer

(Present)

Working across brand identity, packaging, and digital with independent clients and in collaboration with agencies and studios. Bringing strategic thinking and craft to all projects.

Senior Designer

Front Room Projects

4-Month Contract

Leading creative output across brand identity, digital, and campaign work for a property-centred brand design studio. Overseeing design direction and mentoring the wider team, from concept through to execution across web, print, and marketing collateral.

Senior Designer

Front Room Projects

4-Month Contract

Leading creative output across brand identity, digital, and campaign work for a property-centred brand design studio. Overseeing design direction and mentoring the wider team, from concept through to execution across web, print, and marketing collateral.

Senior Designer

Lotto New Zealand

7-Month Contract

Led design across Lotto's master brand and sub-brands for one of Aotearoa's most recognised names. Mentored junior and intermediate designers whilst delivering a high standard of craft across graphics and motion.

Senior Designer

Lotto New Zealand

7-Month Contract

Led design across Lotto's master brand and sub-brands for one of Aotearoa's most recognised names. Mentored junior and intermediate designers whilst delivering a high standard of craft across graphics and motion.

Senior Designer

Crave Group

'24 - 2025

Design lead at a purpose-led agency, directing brand and communications work across sectors. Responsible for concept development, creative direction, and cross-disciplinary collaboration — whilst mentoring junior creatives through day-to-day practice.

Senior Designer

Crave Group

'24 - 2025

Design lead at a purpose-led agency, directing brand and communications work across sectors. Responsible for concept development, creative direction, and cross-disciplinary collaboration — whilst mentoring junior creatives through day-to-day practice.

Multidisciplinary Designer

Redfire

'15 - 2024

Nearly a decade at a full-service brand agency, progressing to lead all new brand identity and packaging work. Developing identities from scratch whilst the agency continued serving established clients including Hong Kong Airlines, Sanitarium, Barker & Associates, New Zealand School of Tourism, Savar, Air Vanuatu, and Air Tahiti Nui. Three-time Best Design Awards finalist during this period.

Multidisciplinary Designer

Redfire

'15 - 2024

Nearly a decade at a full-service brand agency, progressing to lead all new brand identity and packaging work. Developing identities from scratch whilst the agency continued serving established clients including Hong Kong Airlines, Sanitarium, Barker & Associates, New Zealand School of Tourism, Savar, Air Vanuatu, and Air Tahiti Nui. Three-time Best Design Awards finalist during this period.

Thursday 8 October, 01:48:02