Contract – 20-30 hours/week

Reports to: Senior production Manager

Location: Head Office Burnaby start at 6:30am /OR/ Home based in Ontario /OR/ based in Glentel Office Toronto)

Effective Date: Immediately

Overview

Provides full layout, graphic design, and production services for various corporate and promotional PRINT and WEB/DIGITAL materials for all Glentel divisions and TCG Groups as required. As member of the marketing team, works to create a full range of time and cost-sensitive communications materials.

Print: Ranging from one colour (newspaper print) advertisements and flyers, through 2 colour newsletter and brochures to the higher end 4 colour brochures, reports and promotional materials.

Web/Digital: a range of digital/web promotional marketing materials, animated gifs, web tiles and banners, etc.

Responsibilities

Layout

• Provides graphic design within predetermined formats and guidelines
• Makes design recommendations during conceptual stage for projects
• Provides various options of design treatments, when required
• Sources images, effective methods of production, paper stock for projects
• Ensures compliance with corporate identity standards and partner co-op guidelines

Graphic design

• Provides graphic design within predetermined formats and guidelines
• Designs print and web marketing communications materials
• Designs customized digital images by manipulating royalty-free stock images

Coordination and production

• Prepares digital files for various output devices
• Selects appropriate software program for project depending on end result required
• Ensures smooth transition between in-house design and outside suppliers
• Assists with various projects: in-store POP, online, magazine ads, etc
• Liaise with production house in preparation of film and printer for on-site press checks
• Maintains and archives digital & hardcopies of each production file
• Assists in administrative marketing matters as it pertains to creative requirements
• Follows the established studio processes

Administration

• Tracks project docket for reference purposes
• Maintains knowledge of current software applications and printing/production techniques
• Assists IT in maintaining a smooth work environment for the designers and coordinators

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience:

• 3+ years of work experience
• Expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Strong design sense
• Fast and accurate working ability
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to create a variety of projects from concept through production
• Ideal to have experience working in a fast paced environment (ad agency, publishing, production studio, etc)
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexible and fun personality accepting of the projects having numerous changes

Technical Skills:

• A solid technical comprehension and can learn new tools quickly
• Able to work very fast, under tight deadlines
• Advance Adobe CS4-6 Suite software skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, Keynote
• Ability to create a variety of projects from concept through production

Personality:

• Excellent communication and written skills in English, French is a definite asset
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines simultaneously
• Flexible and approachable personality accepting of the projects having numerous changes

Working Hours:

• Flexible work hours are required
• Available for 20-30 hours weekly
• Availability for more hours on demand