Calgary Economic Development (CED) is an opportunity-maker, helping to spark and fuel Calgarys growth. Our mandate is to position Calgary for long term economic success, through the expansion, retention and attraction of companies, capital and talent. We offer a wealth of information to help everyone succeed and we tirelessly promote Calgary, in Canada and around the world. We are passionate about our role in shaping and sharing Calgarys story, a place of blue sky thinking and unexpected opportunities.

Job Summary

As a part of Calgary Economic Developments Brand, Marketing & Activations team, the Graphic Designer is responsible for creating and overseeing the design of all digital and print assets that promote both Calgary and CED, ensuring consistency with the organizations brand guidelines to enhance awareness and engagement.

This role has an in-office requirement of at least three days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs and oversees the production of various marketing, communication, and promotional materials, including brochures, reports, websites, landing pages, social tiles, ads, signage, presentations, e-newsletters, videos and more.
• Supports the ideation and execution of paid media campaigns to drive business objectives, working collaboratively with other members of the team to stand up the landing pages, campaign assets, and related collateral and optimizing these campaign based on performance data.
• Contributes to and helps develop and execute digital strategies to support marketing and communications objectives for websites, email campaigns and social media channels.
• Ensures brand quality standards across all design, digital, and creative initiatives, enforcing corporate brand guidelines as well as brand image consistency.
• Manages CEDs Digital Assets to ensure there is a growing repository of current materials that can be applied with consistency for CEDs needs and optimizes the use of those digital assets.
• Offers training and support for implementing brand best practices across the organization.
• Liaise with external suppliers and vendors
• Provides support in managing project budgets, quotes, and schedules.
• Acts as a corporate and city brand ambassador within the organization and with Calgarys other promotional agencies.
• Attends events, providing support with materials placement, event logistics and preparing digital and web content for events.

Lets Talk About You

You are a creative professional who loves to blend artistry with strategic thinking that helps shape & communicate a brand's identity. Your communication strategies aim to build awareness and engagement, whilst your designs stop leads in their tracks.

You are creative and collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You manage multiple projects, demands and priorities with thoughtfulness and composure.

You have a passion for our city and are excited at the prospect of working on projects that build on the energy of our community.

Education

• Post secondary degree in Graphic Design/ Fine Arts/Graphic Communications or other related diploma, degree or certification.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a directly related area during which professional capability has been clearly demonstrated.
• Familiarity with the non-profit sector, community organizations and community investment models is an asset.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience with branding, digital media and print production.
• Expertise designing in PowerPoint and Microsoft Word.
• Familiarity or experience with motion graphics, UX/UI or web design tools an asset.
• Expertise in building templates in Canva or other tools considered an asset.
• Experience in building landing pages or using a CMS, as well as managing social media tools considered an asset.
• Experience with Microsoft CRM Dynamics and Hub Spot considered an asset.
• Effective time management skills with project management experience.
• Experience and a proven track record in the management of digital assets and overseeing the adoption of a brand for an organization.
• Sound relationship building skills and demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with peers, other departments, and stakeholder groups strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of digital marketing including website design, e-mail marketing and social media best practice

Note: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

What's In It For You?

CED offers more than a competitive base salary to our employees. We have a comprehensive benefit plan that includes 100% employer paid benefit premiums, RRSPs, a health care spending account, and a generous vacation and flex time policy. We are committed to our employees mental health and offer resilience training with Headversity, free counselling with an EAP program, in addition to paramedical coverage through our medical benefits plan.

CED encourages and supports life-long learning and professional development. Employees are encouraged to access up to $2500 per year of funded professional development training opportunities. If you are looking for purpose driven work and are interested in joining us on our mission to diversify Calgarys economy, we invite you to apply.

EDI Commitment Statement

Calgary Economic Development celebrates diversity and is committed to advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Through EDI, we create a path to success for all our employees, where they have equal opportunity for advancement, have the voice to contribute to our collective growth and development and work in an inclusive environment.

We strongly believe in accessibility in the work we do and welcome requests to make the hiring process as accessible as possible. Accommodations are available for candidates on request during

all aspects of the selection process. Please advise at any point and we will do our best to work with you to meet your needs.

Calgary Economic Development adheres to the Alberta Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. Please be aware that Calgary Economic Development is committed to having a safe work environment.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, portfolio and resume in confidence to: calgaryeconomic.bamboohr.com/careersby 09:00am, 05 August, 2025.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.