Intermediate Graphic Designer Jobs

Role Overview

Proof Experiences is looking for a talented Intermediate level Graphic Designer with a minimum 4+ years’ experience to join our dynamic Creative Team in Toronto. We need a passionate Designer with a versatile portfolio in print & digital, with a strong sense of composition, colour, layout and type.

Working at Proof Experiences covers a wide variety of disciplines that include experiential & events, digital, social, brand development, and more. We are a growing team of Creatives who are looking for more good humans willing to have fun while creating amazing work for our roster of top brands & clients.

If that sounds like you, and you end up as the successful candidate, you will report to the Executive Creative Director and will contribute to elevating the quality of the team’s creative output across a range of interesting project & campaign work.

What you’ll do:

• Manage and adhere to timelines for multiple projects in a fast-paced, yet fun & supportive environment, and effectively prioritize workload.
• Present your work internally with confidence, with the flexibility to accept constructive criticism and meet internal and client expectations
• Conceptualize, craft, prepare and roll out creative for traditional and digital assets, including signage, brochures, banners, vehicle wraps, social media posts, website layout, event graphics, presentation decks, emails, packaging, POS, OOH, digital screens, etc.
• Interpret and understand creative briefs while providing recommendations for the best creative approach to meet the ask.
• Build PowerPoint templates and design; editable Word templates may be required from time to time
• Contribute to researching clients, their competitors, industry and design trends
• Photo retouching and editing as needed
• Communicate and collaborate with colleagues to acquire additional information, clarify issues and solve problems
• Create exceptional work, on time, on budget

Who you are:

• You bring your uniqueness into your work and thrive on a team where ideas are bounced around and everyone’s thoughts are heard.
• Resilient: able to take direction and feedback well with a positive attitude and offer alternative solutions
• You see things differently and love making others do the same.
• Care deeply about your work, clients, co-workers, working environment and your files!
• Professional and reliable.
• You’re a collaborator and want to take all the best ideas and combine them to make stellar creative.
• You’re a Graphic Designer who thrives on taking an idea and making it different, and engaging.
• Detail oriented, with a ‘take ownership’ attitude. You take pride in your work and are passionate about your craft.
• You’re an agile and innovative individual who can manage an environment of change and pro-active individual work along with team-based collaborative work.
• You work well independently, especially a current hybrid work environment

What you’ve done:

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Comfortable designing and formatting in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, yeah we know… but it’s our reality)
• Some knowledge of digital design process and best practices, including image optimization (no 300DPI images for web, please!), responsive design; basic Figma and/or Adobe XD, UX/UI design considered an asset
• Strong production experience to accurately lay out creative in a range of print and digital formats
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat)
• Ability to pick up a job at any point from brief to archive
• Experience designing for events (live or virtual) is an asset
• Strong typesetting skills
• 4+ years of industry experience with a versatile portfolio of work (please send us yours!)
• A proven understanding of design, colour, composition and typography principles
• College diploma or degree in Graphic Design or relevant experience

If you’re a collaborative, versatile, and eager to learn Designer with a beautiful portfolio of work, hit us up!

Salary: $60,000-70,000 (depending on experience)

About Proof Experiences:

Proof Experiences is committed to designing and executing insights-led and measurement-based brand experiences that deliver results. We strongly believe our people are the drivers of our success and we work hard every day to create an inspiring and engaging work culture. We have a reputation for fostering professional development, collaboration and pride in everything we do.

Follow Proof Experiences at proofexperiences.com and on Instagram & Facebook at @proofexperiences.

Proof Experiences is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to us.