Senior Graphic Designer

Cascades; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Employee share purchase plan

Hybrid work model

Group insurance

Telemedicine

Employer-supported retirement plan

Annual goods/services allowance

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Cascades is seeking a Graphic Designer in Vaughan, ON (or North York) to translate branding into packaging artwork and flexographic print-ready files. You will review customer art, adapt packaging designs, and coordinate with production, sales, and plate manufacturers to ensure color accuracy and timely delivery.

The role offers a hybrid work model, annual salary between $65,000 and $75,000 depending on experience, profit sharing, an employee share purchase plan, comprehensive benefits, and an

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in graphic design, prepress, print production, packaging graphics, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience working with corrugated packaging, flexographic printing, prepress, or print production environments.
• Knowledge of packaging artwork workflows and print production limitations.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Experience in the packaging, corrugated, labels, folding carton, or printing industry (asset).
• Basic French language skills (asset).

Responsibilities

• Reviewing customer-supplied artwork to evaluate printability and recommend solutions that align with flexographic printing requirements
• Creating and adapting packaging artwork while respecting customer branding standards, print limitations, and production requirements
• Supporting production, sales, customer onboarding initiatives, artwork transfers, and plant operations
• Coordinating projects with cross-functional partners including production teams, plate manufacturers, die rooms, customers, and sales representatives
• Managing ink inventory and assisting with color creation and consistency requirements
• Ensuring graphics meet both customer expectations and manufacturing capabilities
• Acting as a technical graphics expert by translating design requirements into successful packaging solutions

Skills

Graphic design

Project management

Communication

English fluency

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Welcome to Cascades!

Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do.

Join Annie Ledoux's team as a Graphic Designer in Vaughan, ON or North York, ON and help build a more sustainable future.

What's in it for you

• Annual salary between $65,000-$75,000 depending on experience
• Profit sharing and an employee share purchase plan
• Hybrid work model with the possibility of up to 2 remote days per week
• A full range of benefits including group insurance, telemedicine, and an employer-supported retirement plan
• An annual allowance to spend on goods and services of your choice
• A yearly wellness program and employee assistance program
• A collaborative, respectful, and people-centered workplace

Your Role

As a Graphic Designer, you'll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential.

Your scope includes:

• Reviewing customer-supplied artwork to evaluate printability and recommend solutions that align with flexographic printing requirements
• Creating and adapting packaging artwork while respecting customer branding standards, print limitations, and production requirements
• Supporting production, sales, customer onboarding initiatives, artwork transfers, and plant operations
• Coordinating projects with cross-functional partners including production teams, plate manufacturers, die rooms, customers, and sales representatives
• Managing ink inventory and assisting with color creation and consistency requirements
• Ensuring graphics meet both customer expectations and manufacturing capabilities
• Acting as a technical graphics expert by translating design requirements into successful packaging solutions

What You Bring

You're a natural fit for this role if you have:

• At least 5 years of experience in graphic design, prepress, print production, packaging graphics, or a related field
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
• Experience working with corrugated packaging, flexographic printing, prepress, or print production environments
• Knowledge of packaging artwork workflows and print production limitations
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with customers and cross-functional teams
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Experience in the packaging, corrugated, labels, folding carton, or printing industry (asset)
• Basic French language skills (asset)

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we'd love to meet you!

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably. This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization.