Graphic Designer

Job Description

Our creative team has an immediate opening for a Junior Digital Designer to join our agency on a full-time basis.

Working for Full Blast Creative, you will be responsible for designing a wide array of front-end digital experiences.

The ideal candidate has a flair for art & design, is great at creating and communicating concepts, has an understanding of design and how it may relate to new or existing marketing strategies and can help develop engaging design solutions – on time, on budget, and to the highest possible quality for desktop and mobile environments.

You will be responsible for:

Digital Design

Work closely with our Brand Managers and Developers to ensure integrity of design
Create engaging user-driven digital experiences based on supplied briefs, brand standards, and as guided by senior team members
Provide high-quality designs, graphics, mock-ups for new and existing web applications including websites; email; tablets; mobile
Ensure design skills and digital best practices are applied consistently
Apply understanding of mobile and web best practices/protocols
Excellent knowledge of typography, composition and colour theory
Good understanding of social media trends
Have working knowledge of responsive design
Able to deliver projects and project components that follow direction/standards
Strong oral and written communication skills
Attention to detail
Project collaboration and team support
Understand and adhere to timelines and demonstrate the ability to communicate project status
Receptive to constructive and timely feedback
Prepared to provide the appropriate changes and fixes
Team oriented, approachable and a great problem solver
Demonstrate an awareness of the larger team goals through meaningful participation in team meetings
Build and maintain a rapport with cross-functional teams including art directors, designers, and UX

Firm requirements:

An online portfolio to demonstrate your experience working on interactive/digital designer related projects (Pro tip: we review your digital portfolio before we read your cover letter or resume. If your portfolio isn’t online, you won’t be considered for this role).

Demonstrated interest or experience in integrated campaigns and creative ideation

Applicants with the following experience preferred:

CMS Systems such as WordPress
Proficient in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud but also (Photoshop, DreamWeaver, and Illustrator)
Experience with digital video/editing considered an asset
Experience with animation and illustration considered an asset