Description

File Under: Music is looking to hire a “Creative Content Designer” for a 3 month contract. The position is Full Time Monday to Friday with some flex in timing at FU:M's Chinatown offices in downtown Vancouver. File Under: Music has been a music label since 2007 supporting releases from Dan Mangan, Slam Dunk, Kathryn Calder, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Gang Signs, and NEEDS, as well as working with international artists such as Johnny Foreigner, Crywank, and the Daredevil Christopher Wright. There's no limits on what music we'll support, but there are currently limits to our capacity to service with awesome visual content – that's where you come in!

The Creative Visual Content Designer will work alongside the Label Manager in the execution of visual content that will support album and general label releases to be rolled out and supported among owned digital channels (Facebook, the FU:M website, album promo sites, Youtube channel) and paid channels (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Adwords, etc). It will be a mix of original creative design, and adapting existing visual assets into new forms. The main campaign products will be ads, landing pages, and content pages related to the digital marketing campaigns surrounding releases. The secondary focus will be on general creative support for the FU:M brand.

Job Functions (general overview, specifics subject to change as needed):

• Formatting album art, photos, other pre-made assets to fit social media, digital advertising, and other distribution channels)
• Augmentation of existing assets into new creative forms (adding text to old photos, creative embellishment on old assets, etc.)
• Original graphic design for campaign support graphics
• Adjusting graphics to manufacturing templates
• Support graphics for video assets (Text overlay, thumbnail design, logos, etc.)

Required Skills and Abilities

• Adobe Creative Suite with proficiency focus on Photoshop and Illustrator
• Deadline oriented
• Able to communicate clearly and confidently what is and isn't feasible to those who are just telling you what to do as per their imagination
• Proficient in HTML, and CSS. We're not talking full blown front end interactive design but landing pages are a big part of what we're doing

Bonus Abilities:

• After Effects, Animate CC, and/or any other Animation software that can take static creative and create motion graphics
• Premiere
• Actually likes music, specifically Vancouver music, more specifically music we also seem to like
• Strong written communication skills. It's not required, but we do have a blog and social media channels that are just sitting there waiting for words so there's opportunity for word smithery
• Strong verbal communication, aspirations to be a talking head

Education:

• No music industry experience required
• Completion of graphic design program, or equivalent work experience of 3 years plus
• Please submit a digital portfolio with your resume and cover letter

Compensation:
$2500/mth for 3 months. Chance of renewal and renegotiation if everybody is happy and this works, but we also see this as possibly a short term gig for anyone interested in making a bunch of cool stuff while getting a taste of the music biz.