Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer is responsible for creating unique and on-brand graphics for marketing campaigns and materials. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure consistent brand communication and delivering impactful designs across various mediums.

Responsibilities

• Design and creation of impactful graphics for campaign materials, in-store artwork and other initiatives as directed
• Execute designs and apply Indigo branding aesthetics, ensuring consistency and effective messaging hierarchy
• Develop integrated production ready artwork that spans all digital and print mediums
• Contributes to presentations and development of concepts as required
• Keeps up-to-date and informed of emerging trends, ensuring Indigo’s in-store and advertising presence meet the highest design, quality and content standards
• Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making and design processes
• Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs
• Embrace and seek out technology and AI tools that support or enhance studio work and output
• Challenge the status quo by consistently identifying areas for improvement, diagnosing issues and working to resolve them
• Collaborate with others to drive flexible and iterative solutions, quickly and easily
• Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself
• Collaborate with team members across the studio and cross functionally to build relationships, understand roles and responsibilities, and reach the greatest outcome
• Encourage others to freely share their point of view and be open to feedback
• Model Indigo’s beliefs and convey a positive image in everything you do
• Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset
• Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning, taking risks without the fear of making mistakes
• Embrace, champion and influence change through your team and/or the organization

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in graphic design or design-related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an agency or in-house creative shop
• Prior experience supporting national brands considered an asset
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Adobe Creative Suite
• Advanced use of Figma
• Extensive knowledge and experience creating content for social media
• Excellent conceptual, visualization, and design skills
• Demonstrated skills in graphic design and brand development
• Thorough understanding and ability in graphic design and typography
• Strong understanding of industry standards and best practices for design and development in a retail environment
• Dynamic, driven, good-listener, team-oriented, with ability to handle and learn from constructive criticism
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to balance impacts of deadlines and resources with style and quality requirements
• Ability to create storytelling via social media platforms
• A portfolio is required as part of your application

Key Skills

• Excellent conceptual, visualization, and design skills
• Demonstrated skills in graphic design and brand development
• Thorough understanding and ability in graphic design and typography
• Strong understanding of industry standards and best practices for design and development in a retail environment
• Dynamic, driven, good-listener, team-oriented, with ability to handle and learn from constructive criticism
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to balance impacts of deadlines and resources with style and quality requirements
• Ability to create storytelling via social media platforms