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Graphic Designer

Location: Vancouver, BC

Reporting to: Associate Director, Marketing & Communications

Job status: Permanent full-time 1.0 FTE (75 hours bi-weekly)

Compensation: $57,000 - $67,000

We want our staff to “thrive” not just survive, so Canuck Place is committed to living our values of care exceeding not just minimum wage but living wage in B.C. This means that regardless of role our entry level salary is a minimum of $25.64 per hour equivalent to $50,000 full-time annually.

JOB SUMMARY

The Graphic Designer role reports to the Associate Director, Marketing and Communications. You are passionate about creative communications, resourceful with a creative vision to design and build engaging content in print and digital platforms. You are responsible for working with many different Canuck Place Children’s Hospice (CPCH) internal stakeholders to create materials that supports strategic priorities, raises brand recognition, drives fundraising revenue, and engages donors by facilitating a connection to the work and programs at CPCH.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs and supports development of all creative projects, including marketing and communication materials for internal and external stakeholders including gala event brand concepts, awareness and fundraising campaign materials, direct mail collateral, logo development, paid media ads, donor and sponsorship reports, banners, and presentations.

• Must have a solid foundation of the principles of design, typography, composition, colour theory. Creates designs and other visuals with quality font selection, imagery, colors, and layout.

• Knowledgeable about responsive design and can conceptualize and execute various digital communications materials.

• You have demonstrated artistic and conceptual abilities in creating designs for engaging and dynamic user experiences.

• Committed to keeping up-to-date with online marketing and design trends.

• Conceptualizes visual assets to support all communication and marketing channel content ensuring consistency and adherence to brand standards.

• Design research, ideation and creation of marketing and branding assets to support the goals of awareness and fundraising.

• Facilitate discussions and design thinking / feedback sessions with internal project stakeholders for targeted audiences. Ability to present ideas with confidence.

• Ensures successful delivery of multiple projects by managing design deliverables and timelines. Liaises with various vendors including printers and supports vendor coordination of print and digital production as required.

• Keeps the digital asset library organized, and adheres to the organization’s brand standards guide.

• Supports the design production of the Family Advisory Council (FAC) newsletters and Direct Mail newsletters.

• Assumes other related responsibilities, as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Post-secondary degree or diploma in graphic design, communications, marketing, or a related discipline and a minimum of 3 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

What you bring to the role:

• Strong design skills – new and innovative. Superior understanding of branding, layout, graphics, typography, and colour theory; ability to conceptualize from a creative brief, design and execute, with an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy.

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.

• Strong attention to detail in design and proofreading.

• Excellent multi-tasking and project coordination skills; ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines, without close supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to be a collaborative team player and establish and maintain positive working relationships, both internally and externally.

• Demonstrated initiative, resourcefulness and thoughtfulness in the decision-making process.

• Excellent organization and time management skills.

• Flexibility around changing priorities.

• Tact, diplomacy and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential situations.

• Familiar with Slack, Trello, Dropbox, Flickr.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, WordPress, email software (MailChimp).

• Experience in video production and editing is an asset.

• Basic HTML knowledge is an asset.

You have:

• High integrity; creativity; balance, good judgment and objectivity; high vision and conceptual capabilities; consultative, facilitate and collaborative; sense of humor.

• Excellent time management skills.

• Demonstrates flexibility that allows you to work with high energy, creative people.

• Able to thrive and effectively manage priorities in a changing, ambiguous environment.

Please note:

• Evidence of Health Canada approved vaccinations must be provided prior to your first day of work.

• Flexibility is necessary, as this position may require occasional weekend and evening work and travel within and outside the Lower Mainland.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

We understand that the recruitment process is not a one size fits all, our inclusion values and flexibility extend to your hiring experience. Canuck Place is committed to providing inclusive access and accommodations throughout the application and selection process. We are continuously working to improve our systems, policies, and practices to ensure our employees, in all their diversity, can succeed. Should you require accessibility accommodation through the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equality and diversity within its community and to a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous persons, visible minority group members, persons with disabilities, people of all sexual orientations, genders and gender identities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please submit your cover letter and your resume by June 18, 2023. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates who have been short-listed will be contacted.