Graphic Designer

Socket.dev; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick days

Flex days

Health benefits

Free parking

Job summary

KEEN Creative in Edmonton is hiring a Graphic Designer to co-create across brand, digital, and campaign work from sketches to polished deliverables.

You will collaborate daily with our team and help turn ideas into work that performs, with a focus on brand systems and campaign assets. The role is in-person with some home-office flexibility, offering health benefits and a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience as Graphic Designer.
• Diploma/degree in Graphic/Visual Communication Design.
• Experience designing brands and full campaigns for online and print applications.
• Proficiency in industry-standard software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.).
• Experience wireframing and designing websites (no coding required).
• Experience with UX/UI design and website audits.
• Client-facing experience including presenting concepts and workshops.
• Strong communication and ability to translate ideas into visuals.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to juggle multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and lay out creative for print and digital.
• Develop and iterate concepts that solve the brief and support strategy.
• Build and refine brand systems (logos, type, colour, grids, guidelines).
• Adhere to brand guidelines, ensuring consistency across all visuals.
• Design campaign assets (social, ads, landing pages, emails, OOH).
• Create designs for website projects from planning to full site design.
• Present work clearly to teammates and clients and apply feedback.
• Manage workload and meet milestones and deliverables.
• Follow KEEN workflows and keep files clean and organized.

Skills

Brand design

Campaign design

UX/UI design

Client communication

Print & digital design

Website design concepts

Multitasking

Self-starter

Education

Graphic/Visual Communication Design degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Webflow (bonus)

Job description

About KEEN

KEEN Creative is a strategy-first marketing team based in Edmonton. We’re a collaborative crew working with clients from startups to the public sector across North America. We keep egos out, curiosity in, and take pride in work that’s useful, clear, and well-crafted. We aim to create a meaningful positive impact in everything we do.

The Role

As a Graphic Designer at KEEN, you’ll co-create across brand, digital, and campaign work from early sketches and moodboards to polished deliverables. You’ll collaborate daily with our team, jump in where you’re needed, and help turn good ideas into work that performs. No two days are the same but the constant is a supportive team that has your back.

What You Bring:

• Minimum 3 years experience working as Graphic Designer
• A diploma/degree in Graphic/Visual Communication Design
• Experience in designing brands and full campaigns with both online and print applications.
• Proficiency in industry-standard software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.)
• Experience wireframing and designing websites (no coding experience necessary)
• Experience with UX/UI design and website audits
• Client-facing experience including presenting concepts, co-creating in workshops, and capturing insights that improve the work.
• Strong communication skills and a knack for translating ideas into visuals
• Strong organizational skills with good attention to detailThe ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple projects
• Self-starter mindset with respect for the team and process

Bonus Skills:

• Copywriting, such as being comfortable writing headlines and microcopy
• Experience creating with Webflow
• Experience with motion graphics or video editing

What you’ll do:

• Research, design, and lay out creative for print and digital
• Develop and iterate concepts that solve the brief and support strategy
• Build and refine brand systems (logos, type, colour, grids, guidelines, etc.)
• Adhere to and maintain brand guidelines, ensuring consistency across all visual communications.
• Design campaign assets (social, ads, landing pages, emails, OOH, etc.)
• Create designs for Website projects from planning, wireframes to full site design
• Present work clearly to teammates and clients with the ability to take and apply feedback
• Manage your own workload and time with the expectation that you hit agreed upon milestones and deliverables
• Follow KEEN workflows and keep files clean and organized

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• Paid vacation, sick and flex days, plus additional time off during the December holiday break
• Employee health and dental benefits
• Flexible and supportive work environment
• Free parking

This is an in-person role in our Edmonton office, with some flexibility to work from home on occasion.

Due to the volume of applications, only candidates selected to move forward in the interview process will be contacted.

To learn more about KEEN Creative, visit keencreative.ca