Graphic Designer

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About the Role

Position: Graphic Designer

Location: Montreal, Canada

Summary

The purpose of this team is managing the internal and external affairs for Client Research. The team partners closely with researchers to help accelerate their research, hosts internal events, and engages in community initiatives both internally and externally.

Top 4 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

• Minimum 5+ years experience with in-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress.
• Minimum 5+ years experience with proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials.
• Minimum 5+ years experience with strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness. (this is 75% of the role)
• Minimum 5+ years experience with excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.

Job Description: What We Do

• The Client Research Community Initiatives team is a global group based in Client Research labs worldwide, dedicated to designing and delivering impactful engagement programs that foster connections and drive the exchange of ideas between Client’s internal research community and the broader academic and research ecosystem.
• Through high-impact programs, workshops, and events, we strengthen Client Research’s leadership in the global research community, spark innovation, and bring together scientists and technologists for critical discussions. Our initiatives build relationships, facilitate collaboration, attract top talent, and enhance Client Research’s role as a thought leader in advancing science and technology.

What You’ll Do

• As a Graphic Designer, you will play a crucial role in creating and producing visually compelling designs and deliverables for various digital platforms and in-person experiences. With a strong background in design principles, you will collaborate in a fast-paced environment and when projects need evolving with the program managers on the Community Initiatives team and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative design deliverables. This role will report into the Director of the Client Research Community Initiatives team.
• In this role you will:
• Design & Production: Create and deliver timely and accurate graphic art production, layout and design for programs and projects (webpage banners, emails, conference booth design and assets, social media assets)
• Collaboration & Communication: Communicate and collaborate directly with Community Initiatives teams’ Program Managers to gather input and regular feedback, managing expectations and presenting design concepts effectively.
• Visual identity Consistency: Ensure Client Research visual identity consistency across all design deliverables.
• Alignment: Collaborate with and collect feedback from the Design Lead in the Client Research Creative Studio to ensure alignment to overall Client Research visual identity guidelines and evolutions.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years experience in graphic design
• An undergraduate or bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
• Proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials
• In-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress.
• Familiarity with Client productivity tools: Client 365, Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness.
• Excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience designing for academic research communities.
• Knowledge of motion graphics or video editing.
• Experience working in a large tech or research organization.

Salary Range: $105,000 to 110,000 Annually. Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [9-10 days/hours of paid time off]

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