Senior Graphic Designer

Groupe Marcelle; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Flexible hours

Medical and dental insurance

RRSP/TFSA

Job summary

Groupe Marcelle is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to join our Studio. You will lead creative concept development, design production, and packaging across our cosmetic brands, while elevating the user experience across digital touchpoints.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate briefs into compelling visuals, manage multiple campaigns, and ensure brand consistency. A strong portfolio, packaging experience, and proficiency in major design tools are required.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrates strong aesthetic judgment and brand understanding.
• Ability to develop concepts from brief to final asset.
• Strong typography and layout skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts and 360 campaigns across brands.
• Translate briefs into visually compelling solutions.
• Design and produce assets for digital, print, packaging.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure brand consistency.
• Stay updated on AI tools and emerging tech in design.

Skills

Brand understanding

Concept development

Visual storytelling

Time management

Portfolio presentation

Education

Graphic design degree or diploma

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Job description

Groupe Marcelle is currently looking for a Senior Graphic Designer to join our Studio and contribute to the development and execution of creative projects across our different brands. This is a highly hands‑on role.

We are looking for someone who enjoys developing an idea just as much as bringing it to life and ensuring a high level of quality throughout the execution process.

A CAREER SIGNED GROUPE MARCELLE

At Groupe Marcelle, we dare to grow together and fully invest ourselves to build a future worthy of our Canadian pride.

Work Location

• 400 Sainte-Croix Avenue, Saint-Laurent (Quebec)
• Hybrid work mode – three (3) days per week in the office

Why choose Groupe Marcelle?

• A growing Canadian company
• A stimulating environment where boldness, empowerment, and partnership are encouraged
• A human and committed team made up of passionate people moving forward together

Benefits matching your talent

• Competitive base salary
• Flexible hours promoting work-life balance, including the possibility of leaving earlier on Fridays
• Medical and dental insurance
• Health and wellness spending account
• Retirement plan and Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
• Telemedicine services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Performance bonuses
• Paid holidays during the Christmas season
• Paid time off for your birthday
• Employee discounts on all Groupe Marcelle products, including exclusive previews of new launches
• Free access to our on-site gym at headquarters

Exclusive Head Office benefits

• Large free outdoor parking lot (paid indoor parking option available)
• Easily accessible by foot from Du Collège metro station

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE

CREATIVE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

• contribute to the development of creative concepts, territories and 360° campaigns across our different brands;
• Translate marketing briefs into strong, relevant and visually compelling solutions aligned with each brand’s identity;
• Develop moodboards, concepts and visual directions that bring ideas to life;
• Actively participate in ideation sessions and help evolve concepts based on feedback from key stakeholders;
• Clearly present and explain the thinking behind creative recommendations.

DESIGN, PRODUCTION & DELIVERY

• Design and produce communication assets across multiple channels, including digital, e-commerce, CRM, retail, packaging and print;
• Adapt creative concepts across formats, platforms and markets while maintaining consistency and impact;
• Take ownership of a significant portion of day-to-day graphic production and execution; Prepare and finalize files according to the technical specifications of each channel.

PACKAGING & PRODUCT DESIGN

• Contribute to the creation, evolution and production of packaging across our different cosmetics brands;
• Design and adapt creative assets for a variety of packaging formats, including boxes, tubes, bottles, jars, gift sets and other product formats;
• Work with dielines and technical specifications to produce accurate, production-ready files;
• Integrate printing, materials, finishes and production constraints into the design process;
• Collaborate with the appropriate teams to ensure alignment between design, brand, product and technical requirements.

DIGITAL, E-COMMERCE & UX/UI

• Design visual experiences and content tailored to digital environments;
• Contribute to the creation and evolution of web pages, landing pages, site takeovers, e-commerce campaigns and branded digital experiences;
• Design CRM campaigns and newsletters with a strong focus on information hierarchy and user experience;
• Apply UX/UI and responsive design best practices;
• Adapt campaign creative territories across different digital touchpoints;
• Collaborate with e-commerce teams and other partners to strike the right balance between creativity, user experience and business objectives.

AI & EMERGING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

• Use a range of AI-assisted creative tools to support research, ideation, visual generation, retouching, adaptation and selected production tasks;
• Stay up to date on emerging tools and functionalities that can help evolve the Studio’s ways of working;
• Share knowledge and contribute to building the team’s collective expertise.

WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU IF YOU HAVE

• A degree or diploma in graphic design, visual communication or a related field;
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in graphic design, a creative studio, agency or brand environment;
• A portfolio demonstrating strong aesthetic judgment, brand understanding and the ability to both develop concepts and carry them through to full execution;
• Demonstrated ability to take a project from concept through production and final asset delivery;
• Relevant packaging experience, ideally within beauty, cosmetics or consumer goods;
• A solid understanding of packaging production requirements and file preparation;
• Experience in digital design and UX/UI, with the ability to design for web, e-commerce and CRM;
• Advanced proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma, or a comparable interface design tool;
• Hands‑on, demonstrable experience using AI tools for design, already integrated into your creative and production workflow;
• Experience in motion design, video or photo retouching is considered an asset.

AND IF YOU ARE

• A versatile designer who can contribute at every stage of a project, from strategic thinking to final delivery;
• Able to understand the business objectives behind a project and translate them into relevant and effective creative solutions;
• Autonomous and experienced, while remaining actively involved in execution and production;
• Curious, agile and interested in emerging trends, technologies and new ways of creating;
• Comfortable in an environment where a broad variety of projects requires adaptability and versatility;
• A collaborative team player who works effectively with different partners while remaining able to move projects forward independently.

The task and responsibilities listed above are summaries and indicatives.

As part of our commitment to continuously improving our practices and adopting innovative solutions, Groupe Marcelle may use artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tools to support the analysis and pre-screening of applications. These tools are used to assist our Talent Acquisition team and do not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are subject to human review and are never based solely on automated processing.