Summer Student - Graphic Designer Assistant

Assist with designing and preparing advertisements for various print media and developing communication campaign design concepts. Prepare graphic design files for production and design web banners for publishing.

Responsibilities

• Designing and preparing advertisements for placement in daily and community newspapers, magazines and other print media
• Developing communication campaign design concepts for various departmental communications initiatives
• Designing and preparing files for production, including the development of posters, banners, flyers, booklets, pamphlets, bookmarks, inserts, advertisements, etc.
• Preparing and sending graphic design files to the Print Shop for photocopying, digital printing or offset printing
• Designing and producing web banners for publishing on ottawa.ca

Requirements

• Post-secondary Student - completion of second year college or university in graphic design, communications, advertising or a related field
• Minimum of 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and /or other word processing & spreadsheet applications
• Excellent knowledge in MacIntosh computers (OSX) and programs, including Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXpress 6.0, Adobe Acrobat 7.0, InDesign

Key Skills

• Graphic design
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• QuarkXpress
• Adobe Acrobat
• InDesign
• MacIntosh computers
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Communication
• Customer service
• Time management
• Attention to detail