Christchurch
Laura Fisher
Graphic Designer + Illustrator
Hire a Web Designer in New Zealand
Find a New Zealand freelancer to design or redesign a clear, responsive website that builds trust, guides customers, and is easy for your team to manage.
Auckland
Samantha Thornton-Jones
Website Designer & Developer
Waikato
Tom Dawson
Brand Designer & Website Designer
Auckland
Elise Hopkins
Graphic Designer
Auckland
Libby Cunniffe
Graphic Designer
Auckland
Kylie May
Graphic & Web Designer
What this service is for
What can a web designer help you improve?
Start with the job your website needs to do. A web designer can turn that goal into a clear structure, visual direction, and responsive experience.
Launch a credible new website
Turn your offer, content, and brand into a professional website that gives customers confidence in your business.
Redesign an outdated or confusing site
Improve the structure, visual hierarchy, and mobile experience so visitors can understand what you do and where to go next.
Improve landing pages and conversions
Create focused pages for campaigns, services, or products with clearer messaging and stronger calls to action.
How Unicorn Factory works
A simple way to find the right freelancer.
Create one project brief, compare applications from relevant freelancers, and choose who you would like to meet.
Step 01
Tell us what you need.
Use the guided brief to explain the outcome, timing, budget, and context. You do not need to prepare a technical specification.
Freelancers in our network
Meet freelancers who can help with your website.
Tell us what you need and we will share your brief with suitable web designers across our network, not only the profiles shown here.
Tell us about your project
Ideas for your brief
Ways a web designer could help.
Use these examples as a starting point. The final scope will depend on your audience, content, brand, and website platform.
Small business website
A clear, professional website that explains your services and makes it easy for customers to enquire.
- Site structure and page plan
- Responsive page designs
- Calls to action and enquiry journey
- Design handover or build-ready files
Website redesign
A practical redesign for an existing site that no longer reflects the business or works well for customers.
- Current-site review
- Updated information architecture
- New visual direction and page designs
- Responsive design specifications
Campaign or service landing page
A focused page designed around one audience, offer, and action such as an enquiry, booking, or purchase.
- Page structure and wireframe
- Visual design
- Mobile layouts
- Developer or platform handover
Proof lives in the work
See websites designed by freelancers in our network.
Review the brief, design approach, and finished work behind related website projects before you create your own brief.
See Web Design Projects
Websites & Web Development
Country Wonders Preschool | Landing Page Squarespace Website Design
- Landing Page Development
- Web Design
- Copywriting
Ellie Manahi
eCommerce
Shopify Ecommerce Website and POS Integration for Loobie & Friends
- SEO
- Web Design
- Website Development
Karen Rubado
Websites & Web Development
Chive: No-Code Directory for New Zealand Charities
- Airtable
- Webflow
- Web Design
Connor Finlayson
Websites & Web Development
Landing Page for Markdown Text Editor
- UX Design
- Landing Page Development
- Web Design
Nikolai Bain
Websites & Web Development
Website Migration & Rebuild to WordPress
- SEO
- Web Design
- Blog Writing
Stu Clark
Websites & Web Development
Bringing an old website into a new era
- UX Design
- SEO
- Web Design
Stu ClarkPricing guidance
How much does web design cost?
Costs depend on the number of pages, the state of your content and brand, and whether you need design only or a complete website build.
Landing page or small website
A focused landing page or compact brochure site with a clear structure, responsive design, and a straightforward customer journey.
NZ$1,500–$5,000
Business website redesign
A multi-page website with discovery, information architecture, wireframes, responsive design, and closer attention to conversion.
NZ$5,000–$15,000
Complex website or digital experience
A larger content, ecommerce, membership, or product-led website with multiple templates, user journeys, and stakeholder requirements.
NZ$15,000–$35,000+
What affects the price
- Number of pages and unique templates
- Content, copywriting, and brand work required
- Research, wireframing, and user testing
- Whether development is included
Indicative New Zealand dollar estimates only, excluding GST, development, hosting, and other software costs unless included in the freelancer's scope. Freelancers set their own pricing after reviewing your brief.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions before you hire.
Answers to the questions clients commonly ask before starting a brief.
Still deciding what you need?
Start with the outcome and the context you already have. A polished specification is not required.
What should I include in a web design brief?
Explain what the website needs to achieve, who it is for, which pages or features you expect, what is not working today, and any timing or budget constraints.
What affects the cost of web design?
The main factors are the number of pages and templates, content readiness, brand requirements, research, custom interactions, testing, and whether development is included.
Can a web designer also build the website?
Some freelancers provide both design and development, while others specialise in design and work with a developer. State your preferred platform and whether you need a complete build in your brief.
How long does a web design project take?
A focused landing page may take a few weeks. A multi-page redesign with content, stakeholder feedback, and development can take several weeks or longer.
How do I choose the right web designer?
Compare relevant website work, how each freelancer approaches your audience and goals, communication, timing, scope, and pricing before requesting an introduction.
Ready to get moving?
Tell us what your website needs to achieve.
You do not need a finished sitemap, design brief, or chosen platform before getting started.