We are excited to be hiring a Digital Designer to join our team!

Founded in 2016, Search + Gather (S+G) is a passionate digital marketing agency that specializes in helping startups, scale-ups, SMBs and enterprise businesses grow. We dont stop until our clients get the results they came for by utilizing our years of expertise to get them there. We take pride in our work, having assisted many of our clients in achieving their funding goals and even helping them to become acquired.

People are at the heart of what S+G stands for. Being able to fulfill our client requests starts with our amazing team. S+G works with all team members to elevate their knowledge and produce growth plans with transparency and realistic goals. As we continue to scale, we want to utilize your skills and see you grow in new areas with a commitment to helping you achieve your career goals.

For the Digital Designer role at S+G, we are looking for someone with 1+ years of experience and knowledge in graphic design or web development for digital marketing use cases. The ideal candidate will be a creative thinker who has strong design skills. They should be able to communicate effectively in order to understand the criteria of a project and deliver a carefully crafted design. This candidate should be able to collect feedback on various projects and if necessary, adapt their approach for future projects. We also want someone who is up for the challenges and opportunities that come with working for a scaleup, growth company.

Schedule: Full time

Compensation: $55,000 - $65,000 annually (dependent on experience)

Office Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (remote first)

Our Work Culture & Perks:

• Remote first work environment, with an office downtown Toronto for flexible collaboration days.
• Comprehensive colleague benefits including life, health and dental.
• The opportunity to grow quickly in your role and within the company.
• Eligibility to participate in team profit sharing
• A strong emphasis on balancing productivity, collaboration, and FUN!
• 3 weeks of paid vacation, additional time off during major holidays, and flex Fridays (half days)!
  
• Professional development (online courses, events, mentorship, learning sessions).
• Fun monthly socials, both virtual and in-person.
• Team meals and drinks on collaboration days.
• Learn more about our team through Instagram @SearchGather

Daily Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the Digital Strategists to develop and design impactful ads for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and many more.
• Design and build landing pages in Unbounce/Landingi to A/B test designs and increasing conversion rates.
• Analyzing conversion data and coming up with creative designs to improve performance.
• Collaborate and challenge our clients to push for differences in their brand style guidelines to improve ad performance.
• Communicate the strategy behind your creative designs to clients with confidence.
• Participate in internal and client meetings discussing account performance, optimizations, campaign tasks, and overall next steps.
• Assisting with the design for the Search & Gather website and branding.

What Were Looking For:

• A strong portfolio showcasing your digital designs such as ads, landing pages or websites.
• 1+ year of relevant work experience creating ad designs.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Photoshop, with knowledge of Figma and Canva.
• Working knowledge of Unbounce/Landingi and copy writing abilities is a huge asset.
• Passion about conversion rate optimization and great performing ads.
• Adaptability and a desire to learn and develop with our team.
• The ability to time-manage and collaborate on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Working within deadlines with a continued emphasis on project detail.
• Strong communication skills both internally and client facing with a friendly demeanour.
• The ability to accept constructive feedback and apply changes where required.

Its a bonus if you have experience in

• Working in a fast paced agency environment.
• Client facing experience with a proven ability to enhance partner experiences and build strong rapport through effective communication and strategy
• Task management/Gantt chart software (e.g. Clickup, Asana, Monday.com).
• Web development experience using platforms like Wordpress, Squarespace, Shopify, etc.
• Motion or video graphics

At S+G we pride ourselves on inclusivity and working collaboratively with each of our clients and every member of our team. Having a diverse team with various backgrounds empowers us to share unique ideas to build strategies that guide our business. We present our clients with out-of-the-box approaches, while ensuring that were accountable and transparent with our results at every level. If you require any accommodations throughout the recruitment process please let us know.

Sound like the place for you? Join us in our journey as we continue to grow!

We appreciate and thank all applicants for taking the time to apply, however only those selected will be contacted to move forward.