Officer, Graphic Design Jobs

Job Requisition Id: 168206
Business Function: Communication
Primary City: Ottawa
Other Location(s): Wherever the selected candidate resides
Province: Ontario
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Status: Permanent
Language Requirement: English Essential
Employee Class and Level: CPMGA01
Number of Vacancies 1
Job Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY): 05/05/2023
All qualified candidates will be considered however preference will be given to Indigenous people (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) or persons with a disability. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.

The position is accountable for:

• Producing philatelic products, publications, advertising collateral and other digital, multimedia and/or printed materials.
• Producing corporate communications and employee communications creative
• Providing outstanding creative design solutions to complex communications challenges targeted toward internal and external audiences through concept, design and production.
• Ensures that any work delegated is kept under budget and within time constraints.

Job Responsibilities
Below are the main job requirements and responsibilities for the Officer, Graphic Design.

• Repurposes philatelic design-related material and content. This will involve converting content and imagery from one application to another for use by a wide audience of internal and external users.
• Produces/art directs advertising collateral and publications philatelic material, as well as promotional marketing materials. This includes concept, design, layout and production.
• Meets with internal and external clients to ascertain their visual communication requirements. Proposes creative solutions and art directs or completes production of items through to completion.
• Fields inquiries and requests from internal and external clients pertaining to approved design concepts and production criteria.
• Produces high quality design mock-ups. Uses these mockups to give presentations to clients of creative solutions.
• Contributes to the development of philatelic material and corporate communication design, procedures and standards for a variety of multimedia, motion graphics and print based vehicles.
• Produces and/or assists in the production of motion graphics, posters, philatelic pamphlets and brochures, internal and external campaigns as well as design solutions for internet, intranet and other multimedia applications.
• Analyzes all the data pertaining to design problems and proposes effective solutions to solve them through the designs in order to convey the proper message(s) to a specific group(s).

Job Responsibilities (continued)

• Professional working knowledge of the Macintosh OS
• Arranges use of time in order to meet deadlines for assignments and production/issue dates. Is responsible on a day to day basis to insure that budgets, timelines and design briefs are respected.
• Cross-platform and cross-application conversion
• Technical duties include an excellent knowledge of:
• Art directs and obtains the necessary components for the completion of a project from outside suppliers (photography, Printers, illustrators, etc.), answers queries from specialists who follow-up on the production of digital or printed projects, and works from written or verbal briefings.
• Adobe CC including but not limited to: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects
• Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint)
• Keeps abreast of developments in Graphic Design, Advertising, social media and digital platforms etc. and makes suggestions for workplace, training, workflows, and other methodology improvements that will improve workgroup practices.
• Corporate Identity and brand management fields
• Database, word processing, and use of internet tools.
• Ensures high quality to the execution of all work, maintains high level of customer service and actively contributes to the employee satisfaction of colleagues in the workplace.

Qualifications
Education

• Degree or Diploma in Graphic Arts, Computer Graphics, Digital Media OR a combination of equivalent professional experience and training

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Digital Media, Motion Graphics, Print, and/or Web Design
• Experience with Adobe CC including but not limited to: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects
• Experience with Corporate Identity and brand management; cross-platform and cross-application conversion; word processing, and use of internet tools.

Other Candidate Requirements

• Strong communication, analytical, and customer service skills
• Working knowledge of the Windows platform is considered an asset
• Project management skills are considered an asset
• Experience with motion graphics and After Effects is considered an asset

Other Information
Safety Sensitive Positions
This position may be considered a Safety Sensitive position.
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