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Graphic Designer - Ottawa, ON

Virtual, Inc.
Ottawa, ON
Remote
Full-time
Experienced
Company Benefits
Flexible Work
Posted 24 days ago This job may expire soon!

Summary: inmotion is a dynamic and innovative marketing agency dedicated to crafting compelling and impactful visual narratives for our clients. We specialize in delivering creative solutions that resonate with target audiences across various industries. We are seeking a talented and creative Graphic Designer to join our team at inmotion.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in conceptualizing and designing visual assets that effectively communicate our clients' brand messages and captivate their target audiences. The ideal candidate will possess a strong passion for design, exceptional technical skills, and the ability to bring creative ideas to life.

This position requires working out of our Ottawa, ON office 3 days/week (Monday-Wednesday anchor days).

Here's what you'll do:

  • Collaborate closely with the creative team, including our art director, writers, project managers and account managers, to develop designs for a wide range of projects, including branding, marketing campaigns, digital experiences, and print collateral.
  • Produce high-quality graphic content, including using industry-standard design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite).
  • Work closely with account managers and clients to understand project requirements, objectives, and target audiences, and translate them into visually compelling and effective design solutions.
  • Keep up-to-date with design trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continually innovate and enhance the quality and impact of our work.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment, while maintaining a high level of creativity and attention to detail.
  • Present design concepts, ideas, and rationale to clients and internal stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner, and incorporate feedback to refine and iterate on designs as needed.

As our next Graphic Designer, you will bring:

  • Degree in graphic design, visual communications, or related field.
  • Minimum 1-2 years of experience in graphic design, preferably in a creative agency or studio environment.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and other design software.
  • Strong understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and layout techniques.
  • Excellent creative thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate abstract concepts into visually appealing designs.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and build rapport with clients and colleagues.
  • Portfolio showcasing a diverse range of design work across different mediums and styles, with a focus on creativity, innovation, and effectiveness.

About inmotion, a Virtual company: 

Inmotion is an independent, creatively driven, branding, advertising and marketing agency located in Ottawa. Since 1979, we've helped associations and government organizations, and B2B and B2C brands, tell their unique stories to their target audiences in an emotionally engaging way that delivers strong ROI.

Our capabilities include brand strategy and positioning, public awareness campaigns, video and TV production, website designs and builds, logo and brand identity, as well as digital and social media campaigns.

We are a small but strong team of creative directors, designers, writers, account managers, producers, videographers, editors and developers, all full-time, in-house resources. That said, our clients often require expertise in other fields and, over the years, we have developed tried-and-true strategic partnerships with specialists and subject matter experts throughout North America in digital media, event planning and execution, community management, etc.

About Virtual Inc:

Headquartered in Wakefield, MA with offices in Nashville, TN, and Ottawa, ON, Virtual also brings together a remote workforce from all over North America. Founded in 1999, Virtual's innovative and inclusive culture is the driving force behind our success and continued growth.

Our Virtual Team is made up of passionate professionals who understand the needs of associations, standards organizations, consortia, startup advocacy groups, and professional societies. The expertise within the Virtual team enables our clients to achieve their goals and make a mark on the world. Virtual's global clients include organizations led by Google, Facebook, Microsoft and more. We also service organizations that are tackling some of the biggest challenges in the world today, from eating disorders, to space travel to noise pollution.We are proud to be recognized in the Best Places to Work list, twice! Living our values on a day-to-day basis is real. Not just a poster on the wall. Virtual's core values include trust, respect, inclusion, innovation, service excellence, empowerment, teamwork, generosity, and fun.

Virtual, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.