Graphic Designer

As the Graphic Designer, you will shape and maintain Optima Living’s brand identity across digital and print channels. You’ll design materials that inspire connection and reflect a warm, welcoming culture while managing project timelines and ensuring quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, and produce assets for social media, web, email, print collateral, presentations, events, and signage
• Uphold and evolve brand guidelines to ensure quality, accuracy, and consistency across all platforms and communities
• Manage the full creative workflow from intake to delivery, clarifying requirements, planning timelines, and providing status updates to stakeholders
• Track work in a project management tool such as Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Planner, or Jira, including statuses, owners, and deadlines
• Maintain version control and approvals by capturing feedback, documenting revisions, and storing final approvals in Teams or SharePoint
• Prioritize workload, manage competing deadlines, and proactively communicate risks to ensure projects stay on track
• Prepare print-ready files with correct bleeds, crops, dielines, spot and CMYK color profiles, preflight checks, and linked fonts or assets
• Export digital-ready files optimized for web and accessibility standards
• Archive all final and working files using standardized naming conventions and metadata for easy retrieval and long-term use
• Organize and maintain the digital asset library within digital asset management platform, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Adobe Libraries
• Tag and catalog assets, retire outdated materials, and surface templates and best-practice kits for future use
• Partner with Marketing and Operations to enhance taxonomy, templates, and self-serve creative resources
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Communications, Sales, Recruitment, Operations, and external vendors or printers to meet project needs
• Translate feedback into clear design adjustments and manage workback schedules, rounds of review, and final handoffs for implementation
• Stay current with design trends, accessibility standards, and emerging creative technologies
• Contribute fresh ideas to continuously improve design impact, efficiency, and engagement across channels

Requirements

• Diploma or degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field
• 5+ years of in-house or agency experience creating digital and print assets
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); familiarity with Figma and Canva is an asset
• Proven experience using project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Planner, Jira, or Ziflow
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, and production specifications with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including presenting design concepts and negotiating tradeoffs
• Portfolio required (URL or PDF) with 5–8 samples demonstrating digital, print, and cross-functional collaboration projects
• Experience in motion graphics, video editing, photography, or basic UI/UX design an asset
• Familiarity with proofing and markup tools such as Acrobat comments or Frame.io an asset
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 platforms including SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams for collaboration and approvals an asset

Key Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Familiarity with Figma and Canva
• Proven experience using project management tools
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, and production specifications
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in motion graphics, video editing, photography, or basic UI/UX design
• Familiarity with proofing and markup tools
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 platforms

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Receive a market-competitive compensation package with pay progression based on your length of service and individual performance
• Health and Wellness Benefits: Employer-paid health coverage for you and your family, including vision care, dental care, paramedical services, travel insurance, and a health spending account
• Career Growth and Development: Opportunities for advancement, access to ongoing training, and educational programs designed to help you thrive in your career
• Financial and Life Support: Employer-matching RRSP program, life insurance, and access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Work-Life Balance: Generous vacation entitlements, paid sick time, and additional paid days off to rest and recharge
• Flexible Work Environment: Support productivity through flexibility with ergonomic sit/stand desks and collaborative open-office designs, flexible start and end times, and hybrid work options
• Team Culture and Recognition: Team-building activities, social gatherings, and community fundraising events, and recognition programs like the “Shining Star” Employee Recognition initiative