United Way Greater Toronto is looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, strategic Graphic Designer to join our team at our Toronto office.
Reporting to the Manager, Graphic Design, the Graphic Designer is responsible for providing graphic design expertise for the development of marketing materials.
What you’ll do:
- Conceptualize, design, and produce a wide range of digital and print marketing assets, such as still and animated graphics for social media, web layouts, infographics, ads, brochures, posters, and other forms of promotional materials under the direction of the Manager, Graphic Design
- Attend and art direct offsite photo shoots with donors, and/or agencies, in absence of Manager, Graphic Design
- Consult with internal clients to ascertain needs in developing graphic concepts and specifications for assigned projects. Research graphic elements to determine their suitability for design concepts
- Design and produce artwork including graphs, charts, clip art, posters, digitally manipulate graphics and photographs. Prepare and upload files for print and/or publication
- Create electronically designed page layouts and imports word processing files into page layouts for web use, social media and other digital design applications.
- In consultation with the Production Coordinator, determine printing and other reproduction specifications (ink, paper, provides advice on print quality), inspect proofs for layout and design accuracy
- Create templates for various projects (i.e. certificates, letterheads, business cards, Power Point presentations)
- Maintain project folders on the shared drive, both internal to the department and on the intranet site for the organization, to ensure available materials are easily referenced and available to all relevant stakeholders
- Maintain the United Way Greater Toronto image bank, creating file taxonomy, making selects from photo shoots, and ensuring relevant photo release forms are properly stored
- Input changes and corrections for assigned materials, maintaining a consistently low error-rate
- Responsible for maintaining a broad and deep understanding of the organizational brand and ensuring the visual identity of that brand is accurately and consistently maintained in all assigned materials
- Responsible for understanding scope of projects and consistently meeting production deadlines determined by the Coordinator, Budget and Production.
- Other duties as assigned
What you’ll need to be successful:
- More than 1 year and up to and including 3 years of experience working as a graphic designer
- Proficient knowledge and demonstrated experience working with Adobe Creative Suite software is required
- Certificate/diploma/degree or equivalent demonstrated work experience in graphic design
- Awareness of design accessibility standards in Canada and Ontario
- Solution-oriented and an ability to make sound and timely decisions within the scope of the position
- Committed to excellence in work quality and a keen attention to detail
- Proven organizational abilities and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines under pressure
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and constituent service skills including the ability to work respectfully and inclusively with a diverse set of constituents
- Focused on meeting or exceeding challenging goals in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to respond positively to change or setbacks around clients shifting priorities and timelines
- Willingness to actively contribute to the organizational equity framework through participation in learning opportunities and implementing anti-oppressive and anti-racist learnings into action internally and externally
Does this sound like you? Show us your Local Love. Come and do great work at United Way Greater Toronto!
Please apply no later than June 23, 2023.
As part of our recruitment process, United Way Greater Toronto offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities. If we contact you about an opportunity, please let us know if you require accommodation.
About United Way Greater Toronto:
As the largest non-government funder of community services in the GTA, United Way Greater Toronto reinforces a crucial community safety net. United Way’s network of agencies and initiatives in neighbourhoods across Peel, Toronto and York Region works to ensure that everyone has access to the programs and services they need to thrive today. Mobilizing the network and other community support, United Way tackles #unignorable issues linked to poverty. United Way’s work is rooted in ground-breaking research, strategic leadership, local advocacy and cross-sectoral partnerships committed to building lasting solutions to the GTA’s greatest challenges.
Learn more about our work at unitedwaygt.org.
Diversity & Inclusion:
United Way is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects our diverse community to ensure we’re best equipped to serve it. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and those who may need accommodation to apply to join our team. Our commitment to excellence in diversity goes beyond promoting equity. By incorporating a variety of experiences and perspectives, we create opportunities for innovative solutions and maximize the impact of our work.
CEO: Angela F. Williams
Revenue: $2 to $5 billion (USD)
Size: 1 to 50 Employees
Type: Non-profit Organisation
Website: www.unitedway.org
Year Founded: 1887