Pomp & Circumstance PR Looking for Senior Graphic Designer at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

About the agency: Based in Toronto, Pomp & Circumstance is one of Canada’s fastest growing lifestyle and consumer PR agencies. Named Adweek’s global “100 Fastest Growing List,” Strategy Magazine Agency of the Year, and on Canadian Business’ Startup List of the country’s fastest-growing companies. The award-winning agency delivers game-changing campaigns across multiple verticals and industries in the areas of media relations, influencer relations, content, events, experiential, paid media, social and digital marketing.

About the role: P&C is currently seeking a highly skilled and dynamic in-house Senior Graphic Designer to join our team. This role is pivotal in delivering exceptional creative solutions across various verticals. The ideal candidate will possess experience in large-scale printing for events and OOH and thrive in a creative environment that spans branding, digital, social media, event, and print.

Roles and responsibilities for our Senior Graphic Designer include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Collaborate with Account and Creative/Content teams to conceptualize and execute original, dynamic creative solutions that meet the needs of both clients and the agency.
• Conceptualize, develop, and produce a wide range of assets and collateral for clients and agency use, including but not limited to social media content, client presentations, branding materials,  and more.
• Lead visual branding identity efforts for both internal and client-facing projects, implementing advanced brand strategies across various platforms.
• Ensure consistency in branding, visual language, and overall aesthetics across all channels, including those of the brands we support.
• Bring brand storytelling to life through creative execution.
• Track hours and expenses accurately.

About you:

• Possess a postgraduate degree in graphic design, art direction or related field.
• Have 5 years of directly-related experience, with a background in agency, freelance, or in-house design.
• Demonstrated experience working with lifestyle, creative, and corporate clients/projects.
• Display a personal passion for logo design, color palettes, and font hierarchies.
• Consider aspects of creative execution, from initial concepts through production phase.
• Engage in new business presentations and spec work for potential clients
• Proven ability to conceptualize visuals based on requirements and deliver creative that drives engagement.
• Strong creative eye with a focus on branding and storytelling.
• Understanding of social media best practices and the ability to create designs optimized for various platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
• Proficient in creating artwork files for print, digital, broadcast, and other mediums.
• Possess a keen sense of aesthetically pleasing visual design with exceptional attention to detail.
• Thrive in a collaborative work environment, and act as a team player where no task is too small
• Desire to work with leading global brands across diverse industries and clients.
• Advanced skills in Mac systems and the Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign).
• Experience with XD and Lightroom is a plus.
• Experience in brand-building initiatives, including creating highly engaging digital and social experiences.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the creative direction of our agency while working on high-profile projects for prestigious clients. The role will also have a primary focus on developing captivating experiential designs, creative, signage and ad collateral for a leading luxury car brand. If you are a passionate and experienced graphic designer with a flair for innovation and a dedication to excellence, we want to hear from you.

Additional Notes about the Role

• Salary: competitive and commensurate with experience
• Benefits package
• Hybrid work environment (3 work from home days a week, 2 days from the office) 
• A flexible, collaborative, positive, and fast-paced work environment
• Many opportunities for professional development 
• Birthdays off
• Paid vacation
• Extended long weekends
• Robust agency culture and perks

Please submit your resume to [email protected] and include a link to your portfolio showcasing your best work. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Note: This job description is subject to change as the needs of the agency evolve.