FULL and PART-TIME graphic designers
WedLuxe—Canada’s luxury wedding magazine, is seeking Full and Part-time Graphic Designers with 1-3 years work experience.
We are:
A creative, mac-based publishing company specializing in luxury weddings and events searching for a talented graphic designer who is able to create and curate things of beauty for print or pixels.
You are:
An experienced graphic designer with a few years of experience under your belt. In addition to your design skills you love flowers, fashion, trendspotting and ALL THINGS related to design! You swoon over girly colour palettes, obsess over new script fonts and pride yourself on being a stickler for the principals of proper typography. You have a LONG list of favourite fonts, style icons, photographers, creative idols and blogs.
Working directly with our Art Director, Fashion and Style Editor, Blog Assistant, and Editor-in-Chief you will be creating on-trend, beautiful, luxurious, and elegant designs (in print and online) for a national luxury wedding magazine, wedding show, website, daily blog, and other exciting special projects.
You will facilitate all design-related customer service requests and manage and design the ads of our esteemed clients. You will also assist with the conceptualization and production of editorial photo shoots. You must emanate a positive energy. You must be passionate, take great pride in your work and be able to multi-task. You are a self-starter, enjoy working independently with minimal supervision, but you’re a consummate team player. You demonstrate impeccable attention to detail, while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Your Adobe CS skills are honed to perfection.
If you’re the right person for the job, here are the specifics tasks of the position:
GRAPHIC DESIGN DUTIES:
- Assist with printed and digital magazine layout
- Create print ad designs for various clients
- Convert print content to online graphics
- Design outgoing marketing material
- Create online banner ads
- Assist with conceptualization and on-set production of editorial shoots
- Research design trends and proactively provide innovative ideas for design solutions
PRODUCTION DUTIES:
- Answer graphic design related phone calls and/or emails in a professional, friendly, time-sensitive and engaging manner
- Ongoing communication with clients regarding their artwork status, etc.
- Maintain accurate database of client information
- Collect, manage and archive digital artwork from clients
- Maintain and organize a large volume of digital photos
- Archive & catalog multimedia files
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Post-secondary education in graphic design from a recognized multi-year program
- 1-3 years experience
- Passion for, and demonstrated excellence in typography
- Strong time management/organizational skills with ability to prioritize/work with minimum supervision
- Proficient on a MAC computer
- Proficient with Adobe CS suite of software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of, and some experience with WordPress
- Experience with Joomag and Mailchimp would be beneficial
Important: We welcome candidates who have an enthusiasm for weddings and luxury lifestyle content, but candidates must also have formal education that is directly applicable to a media business vs. wedding planning experience or general interest in the wedding industry. Thank you.
TO APPLY:
- Applicants should submit their cover letter, résumé and portfolio samples as PDFs, attached to an introductory email sent to [email protected]. Please address to the attention of our Senior Project Manager/Team Leader Ashley Holden. DESIGN TO IMPRESS!
- No phone calls or in-person applications, please. We thank all applicants for their interest.
- You must be available to start on or before March 1.