ZGF is seeking a Graphic Designer to join our team in our Vancouver, BC office. We are seeking a driven professional who desires an opportunity to grow their graphic design career in a collaborative, team-oriented, and multidisciplinary environment.
As a Graphic Designer, you will...
- Be responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of projects from concept through completion
- Work as project lead with other designers to develop multi-component marketing and environmental graphics projects
- Lead and manage design projects for marketing collateral, corporate identity systems, print and digital media, environmental graphics programs and consumer experience environments
- Research technology / production techniques as necessary
- Ensure quality control through approval of proofs, press checks, and testing of technology and materials before deployment
- Interpret client requirements to creatively design customized work and graphics
- Make design decisions based on client feedback, branding guidelines, and overall vision
- Develop, design, and creatively solve complex design challenges for print, presentation, and web
- Update design knowledge by participating in educational and professional opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations
Qualifications:
- Minimum of bachelor's degree in graphic arts or related design, with a minimum of 5 to 10 years of professional experience
- Background in the architectural field, real estate marketing, publication or environmental design is a plus
- Excellent attention to detail
- Illustration/sketching skills are a plus
- Video editing experience is a plus
- Expertise in graphic tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop); PowerPoint is a must; working knowledge of database programs Axomic OpenAsset is a plus
- Proficiency in review of design details, such as typography, alignment, hierarchy, etc.
- Strong project management skills and ability to execute complex projects and deadlines
- Strong organizational skills, time management skills, and ability to lead and manage design efforts with minimal oversight
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to take multiple, occasionally disparate ideas, and distill them in to a clear and compelling graphics
- Strong communication and storytelling skills
- A design approach based on deep research
- Experience with raw HTML and CSS, and a working knowledge of WordPress a plus
- Experience in coordinating with vendors
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to provide art direction and technology guidance
- Ability to create or refresh brands and identities
- Ability to work quickly under pressure and meet tight deadlines; respond to and prioritize demands; be responsive to the time-critical nature of marketing, proposals and interviews
- Prior work in user experience, environmental graphic design and wayfinding
- Expertise in evolving technologies and software, printing techniques, color correction
- Consistent pursuit of innovation in order to raise the bar
- Able to travel to other ZGF offices and/or client project locations as needed
Apply With:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Portfolio
Applications without a cover letter and portfolio will not be reviewed. Portfolios should be a link to URL or one PDF attachment.
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