Junior Graphic/PrePress Designer Position Summary:
We are presently looking for a full-time Junior Graphic Designer to join our growing team. You will be an integral part and a contributing member of an organization that’s busting at the seams with growth. If you’re looking for a long-term job with a great company and a friendly work environment; look no further, this is it!
We are looking for a dependable, organized and creative individual who’s looking to put their graphic/marketing career into overdrive. You will assist the branch manager and our clients in designing everything from print to web-related items, and a number of things in between. It’s okay if you have limited amounts of experience, we will spend time training and nurturing you to become the best graphic designer.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Diploma/degree in a graphic design program
- Minimum 1-2 years of relevant graphics and marketing experience
- Proficient with Adobe Suite (In particular In-Design; very important around here!)
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Knowledgeable in working with RGB and CMYK
- A strong portfolio of graphic design work
- A passion for good user experience and design
- Comfortable working in a Mac and Windows / PC environment
- Strong attention to detail (instructions, grammar, layout compositions, images, colour etc..)
- Receptive to creative direction and adaptive to creative changes
- Must provide a portfolio that demonstrates strong aesthetics and design principles in layout design
Bonus points if you know the following:
- Basic understanding of HTML / CSS
- Basic understanding of WordPress
- SEO
Your Day to Day Responsibilities will include the following:
- Develop new design concepts, graphics, and layouts for internal team and client use
- Consult with internal Marketing, PR and Social Media teams to create designs that reflect our project goals
- Develop creative concepts based on the project brief
- Illustrate concepts by designing a rough layout of art and copy – arrangement, size, type size, style, and related
- Work directly with clients to bring their visions to fruition
- Possess an understanding of printing outputs and layouts, both in digital and printed format
- Complete projects by coordinating with external agencies, art services, printers, etc.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Complete deadlines as per calendar milestones in our marketing activities plan
Salary:
- Job Type: Full-time
- (salary is negotiable based on experience.)
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Some Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
Application question(s):
- Are you familiar with Adobe InDesign, photoshop and or illustrator?
- Do you have experience with WordPress?
- Do you have a portfolio?
- Are you able to work on location in Burlington or Toronto, Ontario?
