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Senior Graphic Designer

Blakely - Aurora, On

  • Contract
  • Senior
  • Remote

General Description

WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!
As a Senior Graphic Designer at Blakely, you'll do more than captivate audiences with design. Your work will ignite change and drive missions forward. This role is a unique opportunity to leverage your creativity and design skills in a way that truly matters.
You're a versatile designer who transforms concepts into compelling visual stories across both print and digital platforms. You've mastered the art of balancing creativity with technical precision. Your portfolio demonstrates your ability to deliver sophisticated designs that drive engagement and results. Now, you're seeking to apply your expertise to create a meaningful impact in the non-profit sector, working with organizations dedicated to doing good in the world.
You’ll report to the Creative Director and work closely with the Production Design Team Lead, Art Directors, Account Managers and Production Designers to design fundraising campaigns that are strategically sound, visually engaging, and flawlessly executed.

Job Responsibilities

  • Work on diverse clients ranging from health to social and environmental causes
  • Receive and interpret execution briefs, have a basic understanding of marketing, strategy, target audience, positioning, etc.
  • Execute creative concepts, bringing creativity and strategy to life through strong, contemporary graphic design
  • Create visuals that inform, attract, educate, and move the audience to action
  • Take design projects from concept to completion across integrated campaigns, including digital (Google display ads, social media assets, HTML emails, responsive landing pages) and print (Direct mail packages, newsletters, inserts, and marketing collateral)
  • Ensure technical excellence in production design through meticulous file preparation and pre-flight processes for both digital and print materials
  • Maintain quality standards by conducting thorough checks, managing seamless file delivery to development teams, media vendors, and print partners, while ensuring consistent brand standards across all deliverables
  • Format content across a wide range of mediums (primarily digital channels and direct mail), including
  • Collaborate with team members throughout the agency
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines
  • Stay on top of trends and maintain best practices

Qualifications

Assets

  • Experience in health, social, environmental, or educational non-profit sectors is a plus, bringing valuable insight into our diverse range of clients/projects
  • A working knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Canva, Figma and a basic understanding of HTML/CSS and/or CMS is not required but a welcomed bonus.

Must Haves

  • Minimum 5–8 years of proven working experience as a Graphic Designer in an agency (or comparable) setting
  • Comprehensive portfolio showcasing diverse print and digital projects, demonstrating impeccable design sense and consistent excellence across multiple campaigns
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, and Acrobat), and a bunch of other programs you may never use – but you’re that good!
  • Exceptional production skills, leveraging the above programs to produce technically accurate files for both digital and print production output, on par with best practice and the latest industry standards
  • Proven expertise in current digital production conventions (i.e., accessibility standards, social media & Google ad specs, email best practices, mobile first understanding, files sizes and formats, etc.)
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
  • Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to adapt to evolving project requirements
  • Excellent teamwork abilities, capable of collaborating effectively across various departments
  • An eagle eye for details
  • A positive attitude paired with an ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
  • Post-secondary education in the creative arts/design field (Arts, Communications, Marketing, Advertising, Graphic Design, or equivalent graphic design/art direction experience)

Salary range

$60,000-65,000

How can candidates apply?

If this description sounds like you, please send your resume to us at careers@blakelyfundraising.com no later than 11:59 p.m. on February 14th, 2025. We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates of interest will be contacted.

Begin your journey with us in 2025, and let’s inspire people to do more.