Graphic, Branding & Web Designer (No coding or development)

Our agency provides boutique marketing services for the real estate industry in both Canada and the USA. We are looking for a talented graphic designer to lead the charge in delivering beautiful and functional designs for the niche we serve. This role would suit someone with a passion for creating elegant, simple and beautiful designs on digital media as well as printed media, whilst maintaining strong attention to detail and keeping deadlines/timelines in mind.

The chosen candidate will work North American Pacific Standard Time (9AM to 5PM) via Slack screenshare with constant interaction with the Director and other graphic designers and web developers on the team.
Your Roles & Duties!
Design: Create visually impactful deliverables including booklets, stationery, signage, and websites either building from existing brand standards or developing new ones.

Coordinate: You will be in direct communication with clients to understand their needs, preferences, and goals. Participate in client meetings, present design concepts, gather feedback, and make revisions to ensure client satisfaction and alignment with their vision.

Investigate: Gain a deep understanding of the real estate and commodities industry to create relevant and effective designs. Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activities.

Collaborate: You’ll work as a part of a project team, collaborating on a daily basis with strategists, developers and project managers
TO SUCCEED, YOU WILL NEED:
• Proficient in standard design tools including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Figma)
• Great taste in clean and modern design with ability to adapt to different brand guidelines and styles easily.
• Mastery of typography with a good handle of English. You should be able to tell when a font pairing is and isn’t working.**
• Understanding of Pantone, CMYK and RGB colours and conversions.
• Strong understanding of layout principles, aesthetic design concepts, and storytelling with flow.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. You’ll have to be able to spot minor inconsistencies from a mile away.
• While there isn’t any actual coding involved, having a basic understanding of the core principles of web development and UX design is a huge bonus
• Organizational skills and the ability to handle being under pressure of deadlines.
• Experience or knowledge of print production and press setup is a bonus

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• 3+ years in a graphic design role or similar.
• Experienced in client communication and customer relations.
• Design-related education or equivalent self-obtained education.
• Great spoken and written English communication skills
• A strong portfolio

HOW TO APPLY
• Please create a quick 2~3 minute video with screen recording that covers:
—Your introduction as a graphic designer,
—Showcase some of your work that you’re most proud of, including InDesign and/or Illustrator files
—Show off how you organized your layers and embedded graphics
—Explain the colours and font choices, and how they are organized in your palette and paragraph styles.
—What your favourite brand in the world is, and why
• Please submit a resume & brief cover letter.
• Please ensure you have attached a portfolio link or uploaded one. Applications without one will be disqualified.

YOUR FUTURE CO-WORKERS:
• 2 (+1 if you count the CEO/Director, Jeff) other Web Developer/Coders to share tasks with, bounce ideas off of, and learn from.
• 1 Digital (Content/Social Media) Associate for you to help out.
• 1 Administrator who handles customer inquiries, invoices & payments that you will communicate with.
• 1 CEO that oversees the operations, back-end software development & architecture, and some project management.