Junior Designer Jobs

Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact in shaping everyday experiences? Are you ready to put your technical skills to work on many exciting projects? At Entro, we believe graphic design can be used to create a powerful sense of place and have a profound effect on the way we connect with places.

Our Calgary office is looking for aJunior Designerwho will be an integral part of the design team, responsible for providing support in relation to way-finding and signage related projects.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Junior Designer who will:

• Development messaging for destinations
• Collaborate with teams across offices (Calgary, NYC, Toronto, Vancouver) to understand project needs, timing, expectations and constraints
• Embrace a design focus and encourage a vibrant and enthusiastic design office;
• Provide necessary support to senior staff and project managers; by building presentations, typesetting, layout of drawings
• Copyrighting and storytelling, narratives
• Explore the use of materials and fabrication of signage suite of products
• Participate in design workshops and present design solutions with internal team;
• Spreadsheets population and some formatting
• Knowledge of Entro protocols and procedures are followed on all projects (templates, timesheets, meetings, etc)
• Design, development, detailing and implementation of signage, environmental graphics, identity, branding and print projects on an as required basis
• Follow direction and ensure compliance with defined goals and Entro standards for projects
• Technical detailing of plans for development of sign family
• Review of Architectural plans, pdf backgrounds and planning
• Work with the senior design team in creating conceptual renderings, artwork and graphic materials and design intent specifications;
• Apply design strategies, related documents and presentations that support project directives;

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience in experiential graphic design, architecture, or industrial design firm setting
• Initiative and desire to learn
• Detail-oriented and ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast paced and constantly evolving environment
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years professional experience; a portfolio that demonstrates experience with various aspects of signage design work is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of signage and wayfinding production techniques is an asset
• Minimum college diploma in graphic design or a similar field
• Construction phases would be an asset
• Computer literacy and good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), and Microsoft Office

About Entro

Entro is an international place-branding and experience design firm with offices in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York,. At Entro, we value diversity of perspectives. Our multidisciplinary approach gives us an incredible appreciation for architecture, planning, and how graphic communications can connect people to place. Entro’s 80 plus-person team includes backgrounds in graphic and industrial design, fine arts, neuroscience, architecture, project management, engineering, and media. Our work gives places identity and meaning; it makes complex places navigable; and reveals the stories of places from hospitals and transit hubs to museums, educational campuses, and throughout cities. Our work has shaped the experience of destinations around the world.

Working at Entro

At Entro, we understand our strength is our people. We believe that the key to our success is a vibrant culture that supports and nurtures our team members. As a design firm, we solve problems, create interest, and tell stories. We cherish curiosity, talent, collaboration, camaraderie, and hard work. We collectively celebrate our wins and learn from our losses. We offer a flexible work environment of ‘give and take’ to tend to our personal commitments and interests. We encourage our employees to be their best self, personally and professionally, so we can grow together. We are dedicated to innovation and collaboration. We are compassionate about all that we touch; at home, at work, and within our communities – because it’s the right thing to do.