Senior Designer - Corporate Branding

Markage; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Markage in Canada is seeking a Senior Designer - Corporate Branding to lead identity and brand-system design for complex corporate environments, with responsibilities spanning concept development, system design, guidelines, and digital/presentation applications.

The role collaborates with design directors, strategists, and client stakeholders; AI-assisted workflows may be used but will be reviewed for accuracy and confidentiality; this on-site position is based in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating senior-level design thinking and finished work.
• Experience owning design workstreams from concept through delivery.
• Advanced knowledge of professional design tools and production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate brand and identity design from concept through system development.
• Develop visual languages, identity components, templates, and brand applications.
• Translate strategy into practical, scalable brand systems.
• Create and review guidelines, presentation systems, digital applications, and communications materials.
• Present design rationale to internal teams and senior client stakeholders.
• Guide designers through extensions, adaptations, and detailed implementation.
• Collaborate with digital and production teams to ensure systems function beyond concepts.
• Maintain clear documentation, organized source files, and approved design decisions.
• Review work for consistency, accessibility, usability, and brand integrity.
• Identify where a brand system needs additional rules, components, or clarification.

Skills

Brand systems

Corporate branding

Design leadership

Visual language

Presentation design

Education

DEX-PSS certification

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

InDesign

Job description

Markage is looking for a Senior Designer - Corporate Branding to join our Canadian team in an on-site role based in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto.

This role focuses on leading corporate identity and brand-system design across organizations, services, and communications. You will help define visual identities that must work consistently across complex corporate environments. The role includes concept development, system design, guidelines, digital and presentation applications, and senior-level review.

You will work with design directors, strategists, digital designers, producers, client-service teams, and senior client stakeholders. Clear communication, reliable follow-through, and careful work are expected.

AI-assisted tools may be used for brand research, visual exploration, system documentation, presentation development, and production support. All AI-assisted work must be reviewed for accuracy, relevance, confidentiality, and fit before it is shared or used.

One in-house opening. This role may be based in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto. These are alternative work locations for the same position, not separate vacancies.

Essential duties:

• Lead corporate brand and identity design from concept through system development.
• Develop visual languages, identity components, templates, and brand applications.
• Translate strategy into practical systems that can be used consistently across teams and channels.
• Create and review guidelines, presentation systems, digital applications, and communication materials.
• Present design rationale clearly to internal teams and senior client stakeholders.
• Guide designers through extensions, adaptations, and detailed implementation.
• Work with digital and production teams to ensure systems function beyond presentation concepts.
• Maintain clear documentation, organized source files, and approved design decisions.
• Review work for consistency, accessibility, usability, and brand integrity.
• Identify where a brand system needs additional rules, components, or clarification.

Essential requirements:

• Strong professional portfolio showing senior-level design thinking and finished work.
• Experience owning design workstreams and carrying work from concept through delivery.
• Advanced working knowledge of professional design tools and production workflows.
• Ability to explain decisions clearly and give useful design feedback to others.
• Holds a valid Dex Professional Senior Specialist Certification (DEX-PSS) in the Arts, Media & Creative Production domain.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with corporate or institutional brand systems.
• Experience creating brand guidelines, templates, or scalable design systems.
• Agency, studio, or multi-stakeholder client experience.