Number of Positions: 1

Salary: Hourly: min. $28 for 40.0 hours per week

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Terms of Employment: Full-Time | Permanent

Languages: English

Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training

Work Experience: Minimum 1 Year Required

Area of Design Specialization: Graphic Design

Job Details:

We are currently recruiting for a Graphic Designer to join our team. Your role as a Graphic Designer is to create and coordinate the creation and design of electronic and/or printed graphic materials for our company promotion as well as graphics for our website. The Designer will use extensive knowledge of specialized design concepts, media, and software tools to develop comprehensive layouts for print and web.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Graphic Design certification
• At least 1 years of direct work experience as a graphic designer
• Proficient in the use of: Adobe Illustrator, Quark Xpress, PageMaker, Acrobat, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
• Well versed in the latest graphic design methods, practices, techniques, and associated principles
• Solid design and conceptual skills
• Strong knowledge of: page layout, photographic requirements, printing/publishing procedures and standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to accept and integrate constructive feedback from superiors
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Able to coordinate for printing and web needs
• Ability to analyze and interpret user requirements
• Strong interpretive skills to analyze technical information and create illustrations
• Ability to develop print specifications
• Attention to detail

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with customers, sales personnel and web marketing team to create artwork for print and web
• Design electronic and printed materials for: trade exhibits, displays, publications, marketing materials, websites, and other channels
• Create and produce JPEGs, PDFs, video, graphs, charts, thumbnail images, and other design elements
• Create electronic page layouts using publishing software
• Conceptualize and design: flyers, advertisements, brochures, signage, and other exhibits/displays
• Integrate multimedia concepts with technical graphic design elements, as appropriate
• Use existing photo and illustration stocks to produce images that meet clients’ communications needs
• Develop specifications and standards for printing and other production
• Select the appropriate media and materials
• Inspect proofs for accuracy and adherence to corporate standards
• Printing, trimming and binding of marketing materials
• Participate in marketing strategic planning meetings on a project-by-project basis
• Coordinate and maintain a library of graphics, media, digital records, and other enterprise content
• Prepare sketches, layouts and graphic elements of the subjects to be rendered using traditional tools, multimedia software and image processing, layout and design software
• Attend press approvals when necessary
• Facilitate photography for products, marketing materials and clients
• Create mock-ups of web page layouts
• General assistance including some local travel to print suppliers, as required
• Other duties as assigned

How to apply: Candidates interested in this position are asked to provide an electronic copy of their portfolio or a link to their portfolio with their resume and cover letter to our [email protected]

Note: Please do not call for this position. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity, however only qualified candidates will be contacted.