Title : Senior Designer, Creative Services

Employee Working Location : Remote (Canada)

Employment Status : Permanent Full-time

Salary Band : $65,000 - $75,000 / year

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will :

Responsibility 1 : Development of Design Communications

• Develop consistent brand and user experiences for donor audiences and design communication pieces that facilitate brand and design best practices.
• Lead on design and art direction of marketing materials and campaigns, including, but not limited to: infographics, social posts, emails, landing pages, microsites, print ads, reports, pitches, proposals and presentations for high profile donors and organizational leadership.
• Lead design contributor for Philanthropy design systems - guides and standards, graphic elements, graphic libraries - for user interface (UI), branding, client and medias.
• Execute designs from concept to production and ensure design adheres to brand standards and consistent design between associated products.
• Develop and maintain visual identity of templated assets for various donor audiences.

Responsibility 2 : Building Effective and Efficient Creative Processes

• Is a key contributor to design development, strategy, and planning.
• Research and analyze current brand and design components, guides, and processes and gaps to identify needs.
• Provide recommendations for design system elements, standards, processes and structure based on department needs and best practices.
• In collaboration with the Marketing Ops team, advise on planning and scheduling of creative projects.

Responsibility 3 :Develop and Implement Design Training

• Lead subject matter expert in design templates and applications.
• Develop and provide training and resources for team members and clients.
• Keep abreast of emerging design trends and updates in design applications and provide updates to the team.
• Research and recommend new applications when required.

What we are looking for :

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in advertising or design plus a minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Experienced in the design nuances for a myriad of digital sub-channels including emails, landing pages, microsites.
• Strong visual storytelling aptitude with ability to turn data and content into interesting designed assets and show how designed assets can tell convincing stories.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Suite across platforms (print, web, tablet, video)
• Expert level print, web and UI design skills.
• Experience with development of design systems, style guides and brand guides.
• Intermediate level knowledge of print web and UI design best practices.
• Experience using Figma and other prototyping tools.
• Experience collaborating with a web development team in an agile environment.
• Experience and up-to-date with accessibility design standards.
• Effective communication and constructive criticism skills.
• Exceptional project management skills, strong attention to detail, ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and high degree on initiative to drive projects to completion.
• Experience in art direction.
• Experience in brand guide development and implementation.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a changing environment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete tasks.
• Able to work collaboratively within a team.
• Fluency in English is required, French is an asset.

Working Conditions :

• The majority of the work is performed in a remote environment, however there may be times a hybrid working model will be required (office and home).
• Occasionally required to work non-traditional hours to meet travel and other commitments and during times of a disaster response and/or appeals
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).

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Salary Band:
$65,000 - $75,000