Title: Graphic Designer (Full-time)
About Trend Hunter, Future Festival & Innovation Strategy
Awarded one of Canada’s Most-Admired Corporate Cultures, Trend Hunter is the world’s #1 trend firm and an innovation consultancy with over 3.5 billion views from 250,000,000 people. We help 80 of the 100 most-admired brands to predict and create the future, including Google, Disney, Netflix, Pfizer, Starbucks, IBM, Adidas and NASA. By joining our team, you’ll have a chance to help shape the future, while working on many of our exciting offerings, including: Trend Hunter, Future Festival, TrendReports.com, The Innovation Assessment, Trend Hunter AI, FuturistU, our Innovation Masterclass, InnovationStrategy.com and our NY Times Bestselling books.
THE TEAM - Behind the scenes, we have an energetic team of 70+ entrepreneurial people, currently working in a hybrid environment with a head office in the heart of Toronto Queen West. Our award-winning culture has been featured as the Wall Street Journal Workplace of the Day; “One of Canada's Best Start-up Work Cultures” (Techvibes/Brainstation), and profiled on CNN, National Post, Globe and Mail, Canadian Business, Toronto Star and CityTV.
THE FLEXIBILITY & SUPPORT - We advise brands on corporate culture, so we pride ourselves on our own culture being a flagship of flexibility, warmth, creativity and professional development. We have a weekly peer-nominated reward program, RRSP matching program, education fund, team excursions, flexibility and an inspiration fund (what hobby you want to learn?).
THE PURPOSE - By working with us, you are helping the world’s most impactful companies to create the future. We focus our mission and influence on DEI, social businesses and eco initiatives. In addition to our internal committees, keynote content, donation matching and planting of 1,000,000 trees, we have driven more than 400,000,000 views to socially good innovation, through Trend Hunter ECO and Trend Hunter Social Good.
Role and Responsibilities:
The Graphic Designer will take a lead role in the quality and caliber of design that the Design team delivers, providing brand consistency across all channels. The candidate will: work alongside other designers, align team priorities with business objectives; and deliver high quality work. The individual will collaborate with various departments, including marketing, engineering, event planning and editorial teams on a wide range of projects in both the print and digital space.
- Reports to the Art Director (works closely with Marketing Manager, CEO and SVP)
- Experience in designing to the spec of existing brand guidelines while maintaining consistent branding across all media and platforms
- Design marketing collateral to support an updated brand identity
- Creation of assets, including: trend reports, brochures, client presentations, event signage, landing pages, email marketing templates and event space planning/design considered an asset
- Creation of social media/ads visuals that sparks engagement on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more
- Design materials for both internal and external uses, exercising competencies in data visualization and layout
- Collaboration with the Design and Marketing teams to launch products
- Create printer ready files and collaborate with printers
Requirements:
- Creative, fast learner, analytical thinker, problem solver, efficient at time management
- Ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves
- Ability to balance multiple high-priority projects at once without missing deadlines
- Resourceful in seeking out training materials and tools, while keeping a pulse on current and relevant design trends
- Action oriented and comfortable taking calculated risks
- Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across the business
- Production of assets both digital and print with an ability to communicate ideas via typography, imagery and colour
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express and Acrobat) and PPT
- Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
- Experience with video creation & editing, Constant Contact or Pardot considered an asset
- HTML and CSS skills are an asset
- UX/UI experience is an asset
- 1-3 years experience required
We are looking for someone with a strong knowledge of graphic design, excellent communication, problem-solving and time-management skills. Comfortable ideating both independently and with other designers, and receiving feedback on designs which may require multiple rounds of revisions. Organizational and detail-oriented aptitudes are necessary to keep up with website updates and produce printed materials in advance of hard deadlines.
All applications must include a strong portfolio comprising a variety of 5-10 relevant web and print projects, submitted as a single PDF file (maximum 15MB) or as a link to a personal website. Applicants asked to attend an interview should be prepared to complete a short exercise to demonstrate their software and problem-solving skills.
Salary Range: $45,000 - $55,000
Start Date: Immediately/the earliest convenience of the hired applicant.
Please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to careers@trendhunter.com
