Marketing & Design Coordinator full-time

Do you feel an involuntary shiver down your spine when you see a sloppy, poorly executed ad? Have you ever been moved to your very core by the power of a brilliant marketing campaign? Do you know what kerning is and why it is important?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to these questions, there may be a place for you on a tight-knit team of passionate communicators working for a well-established, not-for-profit product recycling group. Every communication you help to put into the market advances awareness and understanding of how to recycle special waste materials, ultimately diverting these things from landfills and waterways.

Located near the Olympic Village (south of False Creek) in Vancouver, Product Care Association is a non-profit industry organization and proven leader in the product stewardship category, developing and managing recycling programs in British Columbia and across North America on behalf of industry.  Our goal is to develop and manage recycling programs that allow good people to change the world for the better. Please visit productcare.org to learn more about us.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated, confident Marketing and Design Coordinator who is a responsible team player with self-driven abilities. You possess strong, detailed skills in developing creative ideas and can work in a fast–paced, fun and exciting work environment and industry. An ideal candidate will create and inspire new concepts using a wide range of media.

This is an ideal position for someone looking to build a portfolio of compelling, creative, and meaningful work in a progressive industry.

The successful candidate will possess a post-secondary diploma or degree in graphic design, along with one year of design experience. Ability to speak and write in French is an asset.

You are a fierce protector of a brand’s integrity and reputation, who also has:

· The ability to translate concepts into variable design concepts

The ability to design digital and printed materials for trade exhibits, displays, publications, marketing materials, websites, and other channels

The ability to conceptualize and design flyers, advertisements, brochures, logos, signage, and other exhibits/displays

The ability to plan production schedules and workflow for the entire design process

The ability to coordinate production and timelines of print jobs to meet overall campaign deadlines

The ability to execute day-to-day creative and content maintenance updates on website

The ability to create and produce JPEGs, PDFs, video, clip art, graphs, charts, thumbnail images, and other design elements

The ability to research and keep abreast of emerging design and trend practices

Experience in maintaining a library of graphics, media, digital records, and other brand collateral Experience in pre-press and print production

Advanced skills using Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint/KeyNote, Word and Excel

Strong attention to detail

Creative flair, originality and strong visual sense

Social media intelligence