Social Media Content Designer

IFG International Financial Group Ltd; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Canada is seeking a Social Media Content Designer for a hybrid role in Toronto. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in graphic and motion design, with a strong understanding of social media trends. Responsibilities include creating engaging content that aligns with the bank's brand and collaborating with various teams to ensure adherence to guidelines. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a customer-focused culture within a top-tier banking environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Social Media designer.
• Strong graphic and motion design skills.

Responsibilities

• Design engaging graphics, videos, and animations for social media.
• Collaborate with teams to maintain brand guidelines.

Skills

Graphic Design

Motion Design

Video Editing

Social Media Strategy

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

Figma

Job description

Our client, a Top 5 Bank in Canada, is looking to hire a Social Media Content Designer to their team for an initial 12-month contract with a possibility of extension and conversion. This role is currently hybrid, 2 days per week in Toronto.

In this role, you will be responsible for :

• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Contribute to an inclusive work environment.
• Ideate, design, and develop engaging graphics, videos, animations, and other assets that embody, reflect, and champion the brand for all social media channels.
• Contribute design and motion expertise to the strategy and planning of individual posts and our social media editorial calendars.
• Work closely with the social creative and strategy teams to establish and execute on brand guidelines and identity for the bank's social media channels.
• Ensure all work adheres to best-in-class industry guidelines and organization standards.
• Work as a teammate in a collaborative, fast-paced environment on various projects, campaigns, and initiatives while maintaining timelines and work quality.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his / her respective areas in accordance with the bank's Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML / ATF / sanctions, and conduct risk.

Qualifications :

• 5+ years of experience as a Social Media designer - agency or brand side.
• Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects knowledge.
• Strong graphic / motion design skills with experience bringing a brand's look and feel to life.
• Strong video editing skills with experience editing and creating brand content for TikTok.
• Advanced platform knowledge of Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok including user behaviors and trends.

Nice to have skills :

• Knowledge of Figma.

If you are interested in this opportunity, kindly send your resume in MS Word format to [emailprotected] today!