Content Specialist

Modern Niagara; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Canada is seeking a creative Content Specialist to develop engaging visual materials. This hands-on role involves designing graphics, presentations, and videos while collaborating with internal teams to enhance visual storytelling. Ideal candidates will have experience in graphic design and a strong portfolio. Join a dynamic team dedicated to impactful communication in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in visual content or graphic design.
• Portfolio of visual work required with application.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce high-quality visual content for communications.
• Collaborate with the Brand & Communications Team to translate ideas into visuals.

Skills

Graphic Design

Visual Storytelling

Attention to Detail

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

PowerPoint

Adobe Premiere

Job description

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, building controls, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented Content Specialist with a strong visual sensibility to support the development of compelling, on-brand visual materials. This role will focus on bringing ideas to life through graphics, presentations, videos, infographics, and print/digital collateral. You’ll collaborate closely with the Brand & Communications Team and internal clients to turn information into engaging visual content.

This is a hands-on production role ideal for someone with foundational experience in visual storytelling who is ready to grow their skills in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and produce high-quality visual content for internal and external communications, including:
• Branded PowerPoint presentations
• Social media graphics
• Infographics and one-pagers
• Event or campaign visuals
• Light video editing and animated clips
• Format content into visually polished templates and layouts that align with brand guidelines
• Assist with asset management, version control, and updates to existing materials
• Ensure consistency across all visual content, maintaining high standards of design and accessibility
• Collaborate with the Brand & Communications Team and internal partners to translate ideas into visuals
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1–3 years of experience in a visual content, graphic design, or communications production role
• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and/or Canva
• Experience with PowerPoint and formatting/designing presentations
• Basic video editing skills (e.g., Adobe Premiere or similar)
• Strong attention to detail, layout, and visual hierarchy
• Solid grasp of branding principles and visual consistency
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• A portfolio or examples of visual work (required with application)
  
  

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with motion graphics or animation (After Effects or similar)
• Experience in a corporate or B2B environment
• Comfort interpreting and visualizing technical or complex information
  
  

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experiences equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [e-mail]