Graphic Designer

Humber College; Toronto; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Humber College in Toronto is seeking a highly skilled Graphic Designer to lead visual communications across Marketing & Communications. The role supports institution-wide design, accessibility, and branding initiatives at Humber’s North Campus.

You will manage photography, video, print and digital materials, ensuring accessibility and alignment with Humber’s brand, while delivering high-impact visuals for internal and external audiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of progressively responsible professional experience in graphic design within a large organization.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud for web, digital, print, and presentations.
• In-depth knowledge of accessibility requirements and standards (AODA).

Responsibilities

• Lead visual communications strategy and execution for internal and external audiences.
• Ensure accessibility compliance across high-profile reports and materials.
• Oversee photography, video production, and event visuals for Humber initiatives.
• Maintain centralized design assets and brand alignment across channels.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

Photography

Video production

Digital design

Accessibility compliance

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Tools

DAM system

AI-assisted tools

Job description

Job Description - Graphic Designer - Marketing and Communications - FT Support (36989)

Graphic Designer - Marketing and Communications - FT Support - ( 36989 )

Find Your Spot at Humber

At Humber, we are a vibrant, diverse community of professionals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for our students. Through our strategic vision and exciting new brand Builders of Brilliance, we are co-constructing a new model of polytechnic education for Ontario, Canada, and the world. We are committed to ensuring Humber offers the right programs, with the most effective teaching and learning approaches, to prepare exceptional leaders for our industries and communities.

To achieve our vision, we take finding and developing the right talent very seriously. We offer a collegial, collaborative, inclusive environment in which each individual is supported to grow and bring their best each day.

If you are excited by the prospect of contributing to our vision for learning, if you would like to be part of building a new model of polytechnic education, of ‘building brilliance’, in one of Canada’s preeminent higher education institutions, then here is your opportunity to join our dynamic team.

Position Title: Graphic Designer

Status: Full-time Support

Hours: 40 hours per week

Faculty/Department:Marketing & Communications

Campus/Location:North Campus

Payband: I

Salary Range: $41.20 - $47.57

Starting Salary:$41.20; Progression through the payband is in accordance with the increments in the payband as outline in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement based on actual service in the payband.

About the Marketing & Communications at Humber:

The Marketing and Communications department consists of Creative Services, Communications, and Marketing.

The Creative Services and Special Projects team captures Humber events and initiatives through photo and video work. The team includes photographers, videographers, and content creators to support Faculties and Departments through creative storytelling.

The Communications team produces and shares stories and information about Humber with the Humber community and the world through media relations, social media, internal communications, corporate storytelling, and issues management. The work of this team supports student recruitment, informs, and engages current student and faculty audiences, institutional stakeholders and partners, alumni, and the local community.

Humber's marketing team leads institutional marketing strategy, multichannel advertising, brand strategy and stewardship, with a strong focus on driving recruitment through awareness and preference building. The team provides strategic consultation throughout the institution, supporting both ongoing operations and project-specific needs.

About theGraphic Designer Role:

Under the direction of Marketing and Communications leadership, the Graphic Designer serves as Humber’s lead visual communications specialist, providing strategic art direction, visual planning, and execution of institution-wide graphic design initiatives for both internal and external audiences. The position is responsible for developing high-impact, accessible visual communications, including photography and event-related visuals, that advance Humber’s institutional priorities, strengthen public reputation, support enrolment objectives, and meet legislative accessibility obligations.

The Graphic Designer provides visual leadership across Marketing and Communications, leading the design and accessibility compliance of high-profile reports, executive and government-facing materials, special initiatives, and integrated print, digital, and photographic communications. The position independently determines visual strategies, design methodologies, and production standards from concept through final delivery, exercising advanced professional judgement to ensure alignment with Humber’s brand, accessibility standards, technical requirements, and stakeholder expectations.

In addition to design leadership, the Graphic Designer plans and delivers professional photography services and on-location event support, including executive and institutional photography, live event coverage, and the development of event atmospherics and visual systems that enhance audience experience and reinforce institutional identity.

Acting as a steward of Humber’s visual identity, the Graphic Designer interprets, applies, and enforces brand standards across the institution; provides expert consultation on complex visual, accessibility, and cross-platform challenges; and organizes, governs, and maintains centralized design assets within Humber’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system to ensure accuracy, accessibility, consistency, and long-term institutional use. The role also includes researching emerging graphic design tools, industry trends, and AI-assisted technologies, evaluating their applicability, and responsibly integrating them into workflows to enhance design quality, efficiency, and institutional outcomes.

About You:
You are passionate about working at Ontario's largest Polytechnic; you thrive on improving productivity and quality that contribute to team success! If this sounds like you, keep reading:

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Experience and Skills

Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in a graphic design within a large, complex organization, and having institution-wide or multi-departmental project scope and accountability.

Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, applied in the independent development, review, and approval of complex visual communication materials across web, digital, presentation, and print platforms.

In-depth knowledge and applied experience with AODA and accessibility compliance requirements, including the integration of accessibility standards into design strategy and final deliverables needed.

Extensive experience designing and delivering visual communications for digital and interactive environments (e.g., websites, presentations, social media, email campaigns, digital advertising), as well as print-based and electronic-based materials (e.g., publications, white papers, annual reports, government reports, impact reports), advertising, brochures, posters, marketing collateral, and event atmospherics, ensuring consistency across all channels and touchpoints.

Demonstrated professional experience with photography, video production and event related visual communications strongly preferred.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! At Humber Polytechnic we don't just accept difference we celebrate it! Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and a progressive mindset goes a long way at Humber. If your experience is close to what we're looking for, consider applying and tell us why you are a great candidate for this job. Find your Spot at Humber!

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to be a part of building Humber's future.
• Be part of a diverse, hard-working, and supportive team.
• Tools and technology that will allow you to succeed at your job.

We thank you for your interest in working with Humber Polytechnic. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Consideration for Support Staff (Article 17 of FT Support Staff and Article 19 of PT Support Staff) positions will be given to internal employees in accordance with the respective Collective Agreements.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Humber Polytechnic is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our city. We actively seek Indigenous Peoples and individuals from equity-deserving groups with demonstrated skills and knowledge to deal with all aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion in a post-secondary environment.
Humber supports employment equity. Racialized workers, women, Indigenous workers, LGBTQ2S+ workers and workers with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For the purpose of statistical data collection, applicants are strongly encouraged to voluntarily self-identify. Humber’s diverse workplace also supports Francophone workers and young workers.

Accommodation
Humber Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Our Talent Acquisition team will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process. This document is available in alternate formats upon request.

Anti-Discrimination Statement
At Humber Polytechnic, all forms of discrimination and harassment are prohibited. All employees and applicants have the right to work in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. If you need assistance with concerns related to discrimination and harassment, please contact the Office of Human Rights and Harassment ([e-mail]).

Position Type FT Support

Payband I

Minimum Salary

41.20

Maximum Salary

47.57

Work Locations

North Campus

205 Humber College Blvd.

Etobicoke M9W 5L7

Job Family

Marketing and Communications

Deadline to Apply September 20, 2026

Job Posting

9/8/26

Department Government Relations, Marketing, and Communications