Graphic Designer

Create visually compelling graphics and layouts for various media, ensuring brand consistency and user-centered design. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute projects from concept to completion.

Responsibilities

• Create visually compelling graphics, illustrations, and layouts for various digital and print media, including marketing materials, advertising, social media, presentations, and brand assets.
• Produce designs from concept to completion, including final print-ready, or digital exported files.
• Design user-centered website layouts, wireframes, and prototypes with a focus on functionality, accessibility, and seamless user experiences.
• Ensure all design work aligns with our brand identity, guidelines, and messaging.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product, and development, to execute projects from concept to completion.
• Collaborate on user interface and user experience design to enhance usability and engagement on digital platforms.
• Develop innovative design solutions that meet project objectives and resonate with our target audience.
• Follow industry best practices, stay informed of new trends, technologies, and look for continuous inspiration for increasing effectiveness.
• Follow Marketing process for assigning work, collaborating, and delivering the final product to key project owners or suppliers.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Web Design.
• An inspiring portfolio that demonstrates experience, proficiency, and creativity.
• Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma.
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, and web design principles
• Strong grasp of typography, color theory, layout design, and branding.
• Understands how to work with specs to produce print-ready materials for offset and digital printing, and trade show booths.
• Understands user experience key principles and has experience working with a team of developers.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to present ideas effectively and collaborate with team members.
• Ability to work independently based on briefing documents, direction and collaborative tools.
• Ability to identify opportunities to strategically elevate designs for better performance.
• Continuously seek out new strategies, compelling approaches, and trends with a “be bold” mindset.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent messaging across channels.
• Manages multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met while maintaining high quality.
• Willing and able to flex schedule as needed to accommodate meetings with teams in other time zones.

Benefits

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our Catch the Wave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for Catch the Wave related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne.