Graphic Designer

Canadian Mental Health Association; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 62,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health support organization in Toronto seeks a Digital Graphic Designer to create and design communication materials for various initiatives. The position offers a salary range of $62,048.49 to $63,891.40 and includes benefits like health and dental insurance. Responsibilities include designing print and digital media, collaborating with teams, and ensuring high design standards in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Pension through HOOPP

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Work experience as a graphic designer producing communications collateral including print ads, graphics, newsletters.
• Excellent understanding of current visual design trends.
• Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and execute various CMHA Ontario communication materials.
• Design high-quality print collateral including brochures and annual reports.
• Collaborate with content writers and leadership to create engaging visual formats.

Skills

Graphic Design

Adobe Creative Suite

Web Design

Photography

HTML5

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Canva

Job description

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario is a provincial association committed to improving services and support for individuals living with mental illnesses and addictions issues and to the promotion of mental health in Ontario.

Job Summary

The Digital Graphic Designer will support the communications team and other CMHA Ontario departments as an in-house creative resource. This position is responsible for the creative aspects of designing and developing print media branding and annual report design for CMHA Ontario, the CMHA branch network and associated brands in a fast‑paced, fun and demanding environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Use a solid foundation in graphic design to conceptualize and execute various CMHA Ontario communication materials both digital and print.
• Design and produce high‑quality print collateral including brochures, posters, packaging, signage and annual reports.
• Lead the visual development and creative concepts of annual and impact reports – including layout design, infographics and data presentation – ensuring alignment with brand tone and storytelling goals.
• Translate mental health and addiction information into high‑quality visual design concepts.
• Work collaboratively with marketing content and strategy teams to deliver polished, effective materials.
• Develop creative concepts, layouts and visual storytelling for complex multi‑page documents.
• Collaborate with content writers, data analysts and leadership to translate information into engaging visual formats (infographics, charts, etc.).
• Take direction from written or spoken ideas and convert them into images, layouts and other designs in a timely fashion. Provide high‑quality customer service to both internal and external collaborators and stakeholders.
• Positively influence the organisation’s corporate image using corporate style guidelines, procedures and supporting materials ensuring all documents produced by the division are to the highest design standards.
• Continually review and recommend improvement to workflow processes to ensure ongoing efficiency of design services between the communications department, CMHA Ontario programs and branches.

Skills & Experience

• Post‑secondary degree / diploma in Graphic Design, Multimedia, Web Design or a related field.
• Work experience as a graphic designer producing a wide assortment of communications collateral including print ads, graphics, newsletters, fact sheets, email blasts, social media posts, websites, etc.
• Possess an excellent understanding of current visual design trends and keep well‑informed with emerging trends.
• Demonstrate artistic and conceptual abilities in creating designs for engaging and dynamic user experiences.
• Detailoriented; able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and provide quick turnaround.
• Must be expert or proficient in graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and emerging online graphic design platforms and visual suites (e.g., Canva, Figma, Adobe Express).
• While the core responsibilities centre on print design proficiency, creating visual assets for web and digital platforms as well as video production and editing will be considered a strong asset.

Key Skills

• Graphic Design
• Photography
• Adobe Acrobat
• HTML5
• Layout Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Web Design
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• CorelDraw
• Adobe Indesign

Salary

Hiring rate: $62,048.49 to $63,891.40 per annum based on a 35‑hour work week. The salary grid for this role ranges between $62,048.49 at Step 1 and $69,758.53 at Step 5. The initial salary offered for this position is anticipated to fall between Step 1 and Step 2 of the salary grid as posted above.

The successful candidate will be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes pension through HOOPP, life, health and dental insurance, exclusive paid time‑off and opportunities for professional development.

Working Conditions

This is a full‑time regular (permanent) position working standard office hours (currently 35 hours per week). The position is based in Toronto, Ontario and may require travel. We are currently operating within a hybrid model with colleagues working from the office at least 3 days per week and from home up to 2 days per week.

This position is also a desk job with extended periods of sitting, reading, telephone interaction and working at the computer. It involves some moderate lifting, shipping and handling. Attendance at various meetings throughout the workday/workweek will be required; meetings may occur on short notice depending on the circumstances.

This position is within the OPSEU Bargaining Unit.

As a condition of employment the successful candidate will be required to maintain and submit proof of full COVID‑19 vaccination.

The Canadian Mental Health Association celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings professional and lived experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background if you feel you meet the requirements of this role we want to hear from you.

Workplace and candidate accommodation is available at all stages of the recruitment and selection process upon request. To request accommodation please contact us at.