Graphic Designer

Urban Systems; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community consulting firm as a Graphic Designer in Vancouver. Contribute to impactful projects by transforming complex information into engaging visual materials. Collaborate with diverse teams to enhance communication and accessibility, while ensuring brand consistency. Enjoy competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Paid Time Off

Professional Growth & Development

Flexible Hours & Work Environment

Long-Term Matching Program

Support through Transitions

Create Lasting Community Impact

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and design principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare proposals, reports, presentations, and graphics.
• Create design materials aligning with brand standards.
• Collaborate with teams across multiple locations.

Skills

Creative Collaboration

Technical Design Proficiency

Organization and Adaptability

Commitment to Quality

Service-Driven Mindset

Attention to Detail

Education

Graphic Design or Communications Program

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

About the Opportunity

Our Vancouver office is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated Graphic Designer to join our growing Visual Communications team. Our team supports Urban Systems' engineering and planning projects for our municipal, provincial, and Indigenous community clients. Our work helps bring ideas to life through clear, engaging, and accessible design. In this collaborative role, you’ll work with a team of designers and technical experts to turn complex information into visual materials that are meaningful and aligned with each project’s goals.

Coupled with the diverse learning and project experience opportunities, do you see yourself excited to contribute to…

• Applying your creative skills to prepare proposals, reports, presentations, posters, graphics, layout, and printing production using Adobe Creative Suite, while ensuring our work reflects our company and clients for both internal and external engagement materials.
• Creating graphic design materials that align with our clients’ established brand standards, ensuring consistency in visual style, tone, and messaging across all deliverables.
• Being a part of a highly collaborative team supporting projects across our practices and branches.
• Increasing accessibility in our communication projects and practices.
• Being a steward of the Urban Systems' brand and visual standards.

About You

The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate of a graphic design or communications program with 1 - 3 years of relevant experience. The core skills, strengths, and abilities that will help you succeed here include:

• Creative Collaboration – You are able to translate complex information and present it in a clear and concise way, spanning diverse audiences and platforms. You enjoy working with multiple teams across multiple locations to build strong interpersonal relationships.
• Technical Design Proficiency – You are technically proficient and experienced in Adobe Creative Suite and have a design eye to produce visually appealing materials.
• Organization and Adaptability– You can balance requests from multiple sources and work within timelines. Work without boundaries and be open to finding diverse and unexpected solutions to problems and challenges. Be an integral member of a growing team and fuel creativity and excitement.
• Commitment to Quality – You are mindful of all aspects involved regardless of magnitude, reviewing workload, client needs, and applicable processes while maintaining attention to detail.
• Service-Driven Mindset – You devote your attention to meeting the needs of others and readily assist wherever required. You are driven by a thirst for knowledge, continually seeking information by asking questions and learning about processes, people, or issues.
• Attention to Detail – You meticulously consider all aspects involved, irrespective of their scale, by thoroughly reviewing workloads, addressing client needs, and following applicable processes while maintaining an unwavering focus on detail.

About Us

Urban Systems is a Canadian employee-owned interdisciplinary community consulting firm. We are united in our mission to transform communities everywhere into vibrant places where people want to live today, tomorrow, and forever.

At Urban Systems, vibrant communities are everything—including our own work community. Since 1975, we have grown to more than 700 people with 18 offices across Canada. Every day, our purpose-driven team works closely with our clients and their communities to deliver impactful work. We are proud to work with diverse clients, including Indigenous communities, all levels of government, commercial and residential land developers, and the natural resource sector.

We care for our communities and for our people. It’s our differences that make us exciting, and our shared belief in Urban Systems that binds us together. We’re searching for the creative and passionate and the curious and courageous to join us in creating meaningful and generational change in communities.

Our Commitment to You

Are you looking for opportunities to participate in challenging projects and work with multiple teams? Join a diverse and supportive group of professionals at Urban Systems and take part in impactful work building vibrant communities across Canada. Here’s what you can expect as a team member at Urban Systems:

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits. You’ll receive competitive compensation, extended health, dental, vision care coverage, and more. This position will have a salary range of $65,000.00 - $69,000.00 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The range is negotiable based on your skillset and experience.
• Paid Time Off. We encourage all team members to take time off to recharge. Enjoy 3 weeks of paid vacation to start, in addition to statutory days off throughout the year.
• Learn and grow. Your professional growth & development is supported here. You are encouraged to take initiative and shape your career through coaching, in-house learning, technical courses, and more.
• Work with Interdisciplinary Teams. Amazing things happen when you mix creativity, curiosity, teamwork, and a strong desire to collaborate and innovate. You will be part of diverse, interdisciplinary teams to deliver important projects for our clients and their communities.
• Flexible Hours & Work Environment. You have a life outside of work. We offer flexibility in your work schedule and work environment to help you do your best work and meet your commitments.
• Saving for the Future. To help you achieve your long-term retirement goals, we offer a Long-Term Matching Program that matches your contributions (up to 5%) to an RRSP or TFSA.
• Support through Transitions. You will be supported through life’s moments and transitions, big or small, including top-up for parental leave for both biological and adoptive parents.
• Create Lasting Community Impact. 98% of Urban Systems employees believe that the work we do is important. Join a team of like-minded leaders and work together to bring impactful community projects to life!

How to Apply

If this describes your background, skills, and attributes, please visit our website for more information and submit your resume, cover letter, and portfolio. If it doesn’t describe you exactly, but you feel you are well suited to this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 9:00 am PDT

All resumes are reviewed by someone on our recruitment team. If you have individual needs or requirements and request assistance throughout the application process, please get in touch with our recruitment team by email at [e-mail] so we can better support you.

Urban Systems is an equal-opportunity employer. We strive to create an inclusive culture for all employees. Our clients come from all walks of life and so do you. We are looking for candidates with their own unique talents. If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills outlined in this job posting, tell us why you’d be a great fit for Urban Systems in your cover letter!