Graphic Designer

Princess Auto is a private, Canadian-owned company employing over 3600 Team Members, with our Home Office in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We provide hard-working Canadians with a unique assortment of tools and equipment through over 50 stores coast-to-coast, a National Call Centre, and our online store.

Our strength is in our people. In fact, we call our employees “Team Members”, and our managers “Leaders”. We all work together towards a common goal: to make Princess Auto a great place to work and shop.

Overview Of The Position
This position is an on-site role, based in our beautiful Home Office, which is located at 475 Panet Road, in Winnipeg.
As a Graphic Designer at Princess Auto, you will flex your technical design skills supporting the layout of our bi-weekly flyer and annual catalogue cycles. You will design a variety of related assets for delivery across our channels – ensuring they are on brief, on brand and effectively showcase key products and promotions. The Graphic Design team supports a high volume of diverse requirements.

Key Accountabilities Include

• Supporting layout of flyers and catalogues that effectively showcase our products or services.
• Applying technical design principles and typography to create aesthetically pleasing and effective layouts for print materials.
• Participating in peer reviews of sales events and creative campaigns and following the production of individual flyer campaigns in accordance with the production schedule.
• Participating in end-to-end design projects, from concept development to final production, ensuring brand consistency and adherence to project timelines.
• Bringing creative campaigns to life by designing compelling visuals that effectively communicate campaign messages and engage the audience.
• Staying updated on the latest design trends, techniques, and print production processes to bring innovation to our creative campaigns.
• Incorporating feedback from stakeholders and marketing team members to refine designs.
• Coordinating with external print vendors, ensuring high-quality production and timely delivery of printed materials.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Desired

• Certificate in Graphic Design, or a related field is an asset.
• Previous experience as a Graphic Designer or Production Artist, with a focus on print and digital design, particularly in flyer production and creative campaigns is an asset.
• A portfolio demonstrating a strong command of technical print design techniques and layout composition is required.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design software, such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Solid understanding of typography, color theory, and visual hierarchy for print and digital design.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in design and production art projects and ability to respond to a brief effectively.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams.

What Our Unique And Fun World Can Offer You
At Princess Auto, we strive to be unique . . . in our product selection, our Team Members and in our Leadership. We share information. We value opinions and collaboration from all our people across the company, regardless of position or scope of responsibility and work as a collective team in a supportive environment. We strive to provide Royal Service, our high standard of serving not just our customers, but each other, and it is a philosophy we embrace and demonstrate every day. In addition, our Team Members receive:

• Competitive Compensation.
• Company-funded, comprehensive benefits package (not just for you, but for your eligible dependents too!).
• Paid vacation and personal care time.
• Paid "My Community Day" (a day to spend volunteering at something meaningful to you!).
• Long-term Disability coverage.
• Annual Profit Sharing Plan.
• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan.
• Company Pension Plan.
• Group RRSP, TFSA, RESP.
• Maternity Leave top-up plan.
• Discount at our retail stores.
• Free parking.
• Access to onsite amenities such as a restaurant, salon, and gym.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Opportunities for advancement and relocation.

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Accessibility
Princess Auto Ltd. will consult with all applicants requesting accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant’s individual accessibility needs.