The Acting Director of Design will serve as team lead for Point Blank’s design team, developing original art and creative concepts for client advertising and digital campaigns.

This position is a 1-year contract to cover a mat leave. The position can be based in Vancouver or Ottawa. Remote work is not permitted.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee the work of the Point Blank design team

• Ensure that all design assets produced are of the highest quality and meet our high standards

• Design and deliver original files for digital and/or print applications including direct mail, leaflets, and web assets

• Provide internal feedback and direction for other team members

• Collaborate on integrated campaigns that span different mediums

• Work collaboratively to develop graphic standards for clients

• Prioritize tasks, set expectations, and ensure team members meet deadlines

• Recruit and manage contract designers when the volume of work demands it

• Meet with project leads on an as-needed basis to discuss project needs and requirements

• Make appropriate image selections and suggestions based on the content of the product

• Execute final deliverables based on client requests and direction from project leads

• Oversee design discovery and the development of design briefs

• Provide reliable turnaround within deadlines

• Liaise with external suppliers and contractors (printers, developers etc.)

• Work with Human Resources Department to manage staff

• Manage project budgets and timelines

• Act as deliverable lead and project team member as assigned for cross-departmental projects.

• Act as project lead as assigned for design department-led projects.

• Exercise excellent political judgement

• Work within existing organizational tools (Dropbox, Creative Cloud, Asana, Slack, Google Docs, etc.)

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant work experience for a consumer brand, a brand-oriented agency, a non-profit, or on political campaigns

• Proven experience with working within established identity standards

• Strong design portfolio

• Innate curiosity and creativity, with a desire to embrace a steep learning curve

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to drive projects to completion

• Experience coordinating the work of a team

• Self-motivated

• Strong work ethic

• Excellent political judgement

• Proven oral and written communication skills

• Exceptional knowledge of Mac platform and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) is required

• Bilingualism an asset

• Web design and front-end web development experience are an asset

• Experience with Asana, Slack, Google Drive

Compensation commensurate with experience. Point Blank offers a competitive health and dental benefits package.