Digital Graphic Designer - 5507

S.i. Systems; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A diverse technology solutions firm is seeking a Digital Graphic Designer to create and develop marketing materials. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in digital design, strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, and a solid understanding of usability and accessibility. This role offers the flexibility of remote work and a collaborative environment focused on innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in digital graphic design.
• Completion of a graphic or web design program at a recognized college.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop digital solutions with accessibility in mind.
• Lead video projects from end-to-end including production and post-production.
• Create wireframes, HTML email campaigns, and web landing pages.

Skills

Usability understanding

Adobe Creative Suite

HTML Email Design

Responsive Design

Cross-browser compatibility

Education

Graphic or web design program

Undergraduate degree in a related discipline

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Litmus

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Duration: 3 months (high possibility of extension)

Location: Remote

Overview

The Advisor Sales & Marketing Support team is accountable for defining, designing and delivering marketing programs. We help position distinctive value proposition for targeting clients and driving leads, sales and Client engagement. And, we entice and engage independent advisors to choose to place business.

The Advisor Content and Creative team collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to create compelling and effective marketing materials. The Digital Graphic Designer will be responsible for design and development while offering consultation on marketing campaigns that are on-brand and on-strategy. Tactics include but are not limited to designing wireframes and mockups, email campaigns (design and build), campaign landing pages and web forms (design and build), web banners, social media images, interactive PDF’s and video storyboarding and editing.

The candidate in this role is a self-starter who thrives in a collaborative team environment, but can also hold their own while leading, representing, and executing campaign initiatives. The candidate is resilient and has impeccable time-management and organizational skills. The candidate has an owners-mindset towards their work, and can pay close attention to the finest of details, ensuring consistency and technical accuracy during design, build and testing. The candidate must also be well versed in digital design and accessibility best practices and have experience in leading campaign creative and deliverables.

Main accountabilities

• Research, design and develop digital solutions that have the end user and accessibility best practices top-of-mind.
• Research, design and present campaign creative concepts to key-stakeholders that can be adapted across various digital assets.
• Provide design and multimedia consulting on how to best execute on the vision of key digital initiatives for advisors and Clients.
• Develop, design and execute video projects from end-to-end including consulting, storyboarding, video production, animation, post-production, partnering with agencies, archiving files and managing content update requests.
• Provide consultation, design and development to wire frames, HTML email campaigns and web landing pages, while keeping the user journey and analytics accounted for.
• Continuously identify opportunities to create additional value, be proactive with new ideas and creative solutions and share learnings with the rest of the design team.
• Leverage approved AI tools to improve design efficiencies and optimize cross channel marketing tactics.
• Lead and / or participate in brainstorming and collaboration sessions with marketing team members and business partners
• Own design deliverables through internal and external reviews, monitoring it’s progress to ensure timelines are being met
• Document and define new process enhancements, project documentation, with a strong handle on file version control
• Support the design team with print related projects when needed.

Note: If contacted for an interview, please be prepared to present a portfolio showcasing your digital design work – examples of campaign creative, HTML emails, landing pages and a video sample or highlight reel are must haves.

Capabilities

• A strong understanding of usability, accessibility, cross-browser compatibilities.
• Sound knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Acrobat) on Mac OS.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft tools to design within (Outlook, Powerpoint, Word, Excel) on Mac OS.
• Experience using AI platforms to enhance and optimize designs and workflows.
• Video storyboarding, production, subtitles, animation and post-production execution.
• Responsive digital design and front-end development of landing pages and web forms.
• Strong HTML email design and coding experience, and understanding how to work creatively and effectively within its limitations.
• Experience using an HTML email testing platform to effectively preview and debug code (Litmus).
• Current accessibility standards expertise that applies to design, file structure and coding best practices.
• Skilled in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap as well as CMS integration experience.
• Willingness to learn and master new programs and technologies as they apply to the position.

A successful candidate will

• Be a creative problem solver in both design concepts and technical solutions
• Thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced team environment
• Be a clear, confident and effective communicator
• Be an ambassador of the brand, while also knowing when to push the envelope
• Value continuous learning, offer insights and refine processes for efficiency
• Master the art of juggling multiple items simultaneously, while not losing quality and consistency
• Think big picture – how both small and large items fit within the overall campaign journey
• Understand the value of white space, typography, image selection, consistency, and design trends
• Be able to speak “design” - knowing the “why and when” for RGB, CMYK, gif, png, jpeg, pdf, eps, raster, vector etc.

Required qualifications

• Post-secondary education, including completion of a graphic or web design program at a recognized college; or an undergraduate degree in a related discipline.
• 3 or more years of experience in digital graphic design.

Considered Assets

• Bilingual (French & English)
• Marketing experience
• UX / UI experience
• Creative agency experience
• Additional web development languages - HTML5, JavaScript
• Insurance and financial services industry knowledge