We are a growing ecommerce company specializing in home gym equipement and we are looking to expand our creative team with an Art Director. While this is mostly a remote role, we are looking for someone located in Calgary, with the ability to work in person when required.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage, lead and mentor team of 3 overseas junior graphic designers
• Own and develop our brand style book/guidelines
• Come up with creative and fresh concepts for marketing graphics that set us apart from the competition and develop our brand look further
• Improve the graphics/images being used on our paid ads platforms (Facebook and Google)
• Spearhead and support other marketing initiatives, digital and traditional
• Coordinate with photographer
• Implement best design practices for the Website
• Standardize all design processes
• Ensure brand consistency throughout various projects
• Improve design and marketing workflows

Requirements:

• Solid graphic design experience - 2+ years would be ideal
• Experience with Photoshop, Figma
• Engaged with one or more of our key customer communities (crossfit, powerlifting, olympic lifting, strongman, home gym communities, bodybuilding, etc) - knows the “scene”
• Aesthetic style that works with our brand
• Can manage multiple projects with varying stages, priorities, and deadlines
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills
• Experience leading a team (formal or informal)

These skills would be an asset, but are not required:

• Experience in web design, with preference for Wordpress, Woo, Elementor, WP Bakery
• Experience in the following:
• Ad design
• Landing Page design
• Social media design
• Product page design
• Amazon design

What's in it for you?

• A Health Spending Account
• $1000 home gym credit
• Flexibility to work mostly from home
• Free lunch Friday

If you think you are the right fit, please don't hesitate to contact us! Please include your portfolio in your application in order to be considered.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $52,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Why do you want to work for Bells of Steel?
• Please include a link to your portfolio, or upload one with your application.

Experience:

• Graphic design: 2 years Location: Hybrid remote in Calgary, AB

At Tuque Games, a Wizards of the Coast studio, our mission is simple:
Build great games and have fun doing it!
We are passionate game developers working on original high quality AAA games while enjoying a healthy studio culture. Our ambition is guided by strong values such as respect, honesty and humbleness. We truly believe in the power of a diverse team in which each individual has the opportunity to deploy their full potential and contribute to our collective success.
That speaks to you? Join us!
Tuque Games is looking for an Art Technical Director. This role will be part of the core design team, collaborating with other designers, artists, and engineers to be the glue between vision and implementation.*
What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with game leadership to develop the overall vision & determine technical feasibility;
• Build up and maintain detailed documentation for all owned features, leaving no pathways unexplored.
• Evaluate the game's vision, design and technical needs and identify risks and mitigation plans
• Work closely with programmers to assess existing art tools + occasionally design custom ones to improve pipelines;
• Support artists with their technical needs + informatively and constructively explain the root causes of risks, blockers, etc.
• Train team members on tools and techniques + raise awareness of new processes;
• Resolve complex, escalated issues & make technical validations;
• Work with engineers to assess art tools
• Anticipate technological advancements and stay up to date on market trends to define our best practices + share them with our studios and the industry;
• Responsible for performance metrics with regards to art
• Evaluate, design and develop the pipelines within the art team and between other departments for ingame integration;
• Regularly play the game, providing constructive feedback and suggestions to other members of the team.

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years experience developing AAA titles
• 5+ years of experience as an Art Technical Director on AAA titles
• Proficient with Unreal Engine, Maya, Python, Substance Designer & Painter, Speedtree and Houdini.
• Strong analytical skills and a love for efficient problem solving.
• Positive, direct, collaborative communication to improve our shared vision.
• Flexible, adaptable approach with a constant appetite for new knowledge and experiences.
• Self-sufficient and self-motivated, able to manage a feature from start to finish but also know when to ask for mentorship or help.
• Ability to program or edit scripts.
• Bilingual French and English

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Tuque Games commits to offer equal working chances to every individual, without regard based on the following: age, sex, sexual orientation, physical disability, race, religion, citizenship, primary country or any other possible particularities.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request Type: Full-time

ART Director AND Interactive Specialist

Interactive Specialist will be assigned to multiple Agency accounts, completing the following scope of work:

Standard Employment Pieces

Attend Agency conference/video call meetings to provide answers to questions/update agency team

Attend regular meetings with Clients to review new and ongoing website projects

Use Agency provided software Function Point to track your hours on various projects

Develop and maintain consistent branding for all clients assigned to you

Collaborate with marketing, engineering, social, digital advertising and other teams.

Utilize data and analytics in making design decisions.

Accomplish organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Core Job

Lead the planning, strategy, design and project management for all new website projects, working with our coding team and in collaboration with our AEs.

Follow the scope of an online project from the proposal stage to the technical work up, and finally to the delivery of the web product.

Ensure Client has approved all artwork prior to release to programming

Methodology

Establish and Discover Web project scope by studying strategic business drivers; discovering and validating business and technical requirements and parameters; obtaining input from subject-matter experts; developing and writing proposals.

Develop Web solutions by formulating objectives; planning project life-cycle deliverables preparing programming specifications; lead the exploration, evaluation, and design of technical solutions.

Implement Web solutions by monitoring project progress; tracking action items; conducting design and implementation reviews; examining, researching, and resolving issues; escalating issues to appropriate authorities; responding to team members’ concerns; coordinating requirements with various departments.

Accomplish work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching fellow team members; following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and suggesting work process improvements.

Update your job knowledge by tracking technology and project management advances; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Take on new and unproven tasks in order to develop new business ideas and opportunities that help lead the company to future success.

Additional

Develop branding concepts for new clients and projects

Development of both print and digital assets for new clients

Produce design assets for use in social media and marketing channels.

Create and maintain a database of design assets.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: $45,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Flexible language requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Markham, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Web design: 5 years (required)

Language:

• English

Sr. Art Director

Help brands transform reality.

Please NOTE:

Show us what you can do. Your application should give us a sense of your ability to delight, capture attention, and persuade.

To be considered, you must include a link to your online portfolio in your comments. Regrettably, applications that do not include a portfolio link in the submission comments will not be reviewed.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This full-time, permanent position is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. And yes, we are open to candidates who want to relocate.

You must have a valid Canadian work permit.

Dehoco is an equal opportunity employer.

Good luck and warm wishes to all who apply!

About Us

At Dehoco we believe brands are people. And when people get struck by an idea and see how it can alter the future in ways they care about, those people cause astonishing results. They transform reality.

This principle defines everything we do. It is the foundation of how we work with our clients. How we plan and run meetings. And how we hire.

We’ve built brands with A-list celebrities. We’ve developed a vision with one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Canadian history. We’ve led an executive team through a response to a major crisis that threatened their entire company. We’ve produced award-winning films, products, packages, stores, presentations, and multi-million dollar events. Through it all, we have never lost sight of this truth: When people embody a future they passionately believe in, they become an unstoppable force that transforms reality.

This principle has caused breakthrough growth for our clients. And it’s doing the same thing for us. We’re growing fast, in a way that isn’t always comfortable but is extremely rewarding. We want someone who lives to help brands transform reality to come be part of this extraordinary moment in our history. Someone who can see the future of business to come create that future with us.

About You

We’re looking for an Art Director with more than a few years of experience collaborating with top creative talent to produce concepts, campaigns, and experiences for big brands. You should be a true artist and an entrepreneurial spirit who knows how to make things move. You should be willing to take risks and be vulnerable when it comes to your work, your communication, and your ideas. And you should care about causing great relationships as much as great work.

You Have

• 4+ years in an art direction role
• An award-winning portfolio
• A sharp mind that makes potent connections
• A love for solving business problems
• A penchant for presenting, pitching, and persuading
• A strong desire and above average ability to collaborate and bring out the best in others
• A high level of organization and project management skills
• Authentic self expression whether on a film set, at a client event, or in a boardroom
• An ability to be highly present and generate flow in your work

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $115,000.00-$125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Vision care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Please provide a live link to your website or portfolio with a password (if needed).

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Art Direction: 4 years (required)

Language:

• English Location: One location

Senior Art Director
Mississauga
Ontario
9315BR

Job Description and Requirements
You’ve polished your design and conceptualization skills and now you’re looking to carve out your niche. You have 5+ years of experience working as an Art Director. Your experience includes print, digital and social media, creating content for Retail, Food and CPG clients. You have art directed photo and video shoots on set. You’re comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and enjoy being part of a collaborative team. If this sounds like you – drop us a line!

Portfolio of relevant work samples required.

About Us
TC Transcontinental has close to 8,000 employees globally, 41 operating facilities, and revenues at $2.6 billion for fiscal 2021. TC strives to drive growth and innovation and optimize the creation of sustainable solutions for our customers. With our 3 business segments in Print, Packaging and Media we continue to optimize, transform, and grow while making impressions that count!

About this opportunity
The Art Director will be a part of the TC Creative Department and will report to the Creative Director. Working together with Senior Creatives, the AD will execute Marketing materials, Digital Design & Art Direction across multiple accounts. This person must provide a consistent level of continuity by linking creative objectives and subsequent content across multiple programs. Manages and maintains creative excellence by continuously delivering creative solutions that are on brand and on target. The candidate must have Retail, CPG and Food experience.

What you will do

• Concept creative content
• Effectively translate a concept into a sketch for photo and video (storyboard frames)
• Present conceptual work to clients
• Art direct on set
• Assist in the mentoring of other Creative Designers

What you have to offer

• Work collaboratively within the Creative and Production departments to ensure client requirements and expectations are met or exceeded
• A degree in Design Communications/Advertising or related discipline
• Art Director with at least 5+ years of working industry experience as an Art Director
• Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Motion Design software a plus
• Content Creation and Advertising experience
• Experienced with a variety of accounts including Retail, Food and CPG
• Photo and Video Art Direction experience - both working with pick-up content, as well as net new creative and on-set Art Direction
• Solid Design skills
• Experienced in working with a writer and/or editor
• Digital Design (UI/UX) experience is an asset
• Packaging Design experience is an asset

What we have to offer

• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic and highly motivating work environment where you can develop your potential and launch an exciting career;
• Variety of challenges based on a North American company;
• Competitive compensation;
• Employee perks such as discounts from suppliers on various products and services such as insurance, wireless bundles, travel, and much more.

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Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Portfolio of relevant work samples required (provide link or attachment).
• Do you have Retail, CPG and Food experience?

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Art Director or related: 5 years Location: One location

Art Director

Overview

As Art Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the development of innovative, intelligent design and conceptual thinking that elevates, differentiates, and functions on-brand and on-strategy to support growth for two e-commerce brands: Jewlr and Lee Fiori, and an exciting new e-commerce brand in the luxury jewellery space. With a background in design, you have the ability to conceptualize and own the creative execution of fresh and engaging layouts for website content, email marketing, digital advertising, and sales & promotions.

As a senior member of the creative team, you will lead and manage the graphic designers, work collaboratively with copywriters and UX/UI designers, and provide direction to 3D artists, photographers and video editors. You will work with cross-functional teams and key collaborators to deliver on strategies for multiple brands.

This is a hands-on full-time position where you will leverage your knowledge and experience in art direction and graphic design, typography, and visual hierarchy for digitally involved environments. An individual who proves to be successful in this position will be considered for upward movement and extension of their responsibility in our fast-growing company.

About Safyre Labs

Based in Toronto, Safyre Labs is an e-commerce and technology company specializing in direct to consumer and custom manufacturing. The scalable Safyre platform offers users an innovative product customization experience, supported by a custom ERP to help manage the sales and manufacturing of personalized products. The proprietary e-commerce platform currently hosts two direct to consumer brands, Jewlr and Lee Fiori, where customers can personalize one-of-a-kind jewellery. With 13 years of success, we have custom manufactured and shipped over one million orders to the US, Canada, UK and Australia – and we keep on innovating our platform and introducing new products.

Our E-commerce Brands

Jewlr ([website]) is the leading online destination for personalized jewellery. Founded in 2009, Jewlr has over one million customers and continues to grow and dominate the global marketplace.

Lee Fiori ([website]) is our newest brand that specializes in everyday fine jewellery. Launched in 2019, LeeFiori leverages Jewlr’s technology and allows customers to design the jewellery themselves, providing competitive differentiation in the marketplace.

Products from both brands are made on-demand in our state-of-the-art workshop located in Toronto, Canada, where we control quality and quickly produce the jewellery our customers love.

Responsibilities

• Work with key collaborators to understand design briefs and each brands’ objectives
• Lead concept development, planning and design for brand assets, email marketing, digital advertising, video content, website content, and sales & promotional campaigns
• Deliver design solutions through hands-on execution and by providing art direction to graphic designers, UX/UI designers, 3D artists, photographers, video editors, and copywriters
• Ensure creative execution of all assets are delivered within scope and on time
• Lead and manage the graphic design team
• Supervise and direct external photographers and freelancers to ensure their work delivers on-brand, within scope, timelines and budget
• Provide final art files in a variety of formats for digitally involved environments
• Follow digital asset management process in Google Drive

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in design or diploma in related field
• 3+ years’ experience as Art Director in fashion, jewellery or accessories for e-commerce
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop)
• Ability to lead and drive creative projects from concept to completion
• Exceptional typography, visual hierarchy, design and layout skills
• Organized, self-directed and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Great eye for detail

General Expectations

• Enthusiastic and passionate about jewellery, fashion, retail and e-commerce
• A high degree of passion and interest in digital marketing
• Be resourceful, flexible, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• Take the initiative to seek out new tasks and innovative projects

Why Work For Safyre Labs

Our company is in growth mode and we’re building stronger teams – all dedicated to the growth and success of our company and its brands.

Professional growth and collaboration are encouraged at our company, as well as challenging each other to do better for ourselves and our customers. We value and reward employees who have a great attitude and work ethic, and are driven by their passion.

We work hard and like to have fun doing it.

This is a full-time position in our North York office, but until further notice our office staff are working from home.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to York, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

About us

Iconium Media is a small business in 2301 Premier Way Sherwood Park, AB. We are professional, agile, professional and our goal is to Company Overview Iconium Media is a group of highly skilled, driven leaders who are exceptionally creative and innovative. We provide a boutique-style service where our team works together, each contributing their unique expertise. Our mission is to accelerate our client’s missions and to create responsive media which results in engagement and transformation. We aim high, think BIG, and take risks. .

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided
• Growth opportunities

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and experienced Art Director to lead and collaborate with our creative team in conceptualizing and executing high-quality visual content. The Art Director will be responsible for overseeing the visual aspects of advertising, branding, and marketing projects, while coordinating and guiding the work of copywriters, designers, videographers, and digital marketers.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of artistic vision, marketing acumen, and business expertise to the role, paired with a keen eye for design and a dedication to delivering dynamic ideas that engage and resonate with the audience. We are looking for a professional who can inspire their team, drive creative excellence, and consistently push the boundaries to elevate our creative output. If you are a visionary leader committed to achieving outstanding results, we invite you to apply.

As an Art Director, you will:

• Develop and Collaborate:Lead and collaborate with creative teams to devise innovative concepts and strategies for campaigns and projects, ensuring that all work is visually compelling, cohesive, and aligned with client goals.
• Ensure Excellence: Guarantee that all deliverables are of the highest quality, pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation.
• Oversee Creative Design: Review and approve key creative materials, ensuring they meet the project's vision and standards. Ensure the overall design standard at Iconium Media is always pushing quality from a 7 to a 9.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with a talented team of copywriters, designers, photographers, digital marketers, videographers, project managers, and other essential team members to bring creative visions to life.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Partner with cross-functional teams to meet project objectives and exceed client expectations.
• Client Interaction: As required, present creative solutions with Client Manager to clients, gather and incorporate their feedback, and provide expert recommendations to enhance project outcomes.
• Manage Timelines and Budgets: Adhere to project timelines and budgets, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time and within budget constraints.
• Stay Informed:Keep up-to-date with industry trends and best practices, integrating this knowledge into your strategies and deliverables.
• Team Development:Collaborate with the project management team to assign tasks to the right individuals, ensuring optimal results and growth for the creative team while providing constructive feedback.
• Navigate Growth & Change:Work with Iconium’s design coach to manage change effectively and strive for excellence in fulfilling your role.

This role is ideal for a dynamic and visionary leader who can inspire a team to produce exceptional work that drives results and delights clients.

Qualifications

• Education in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Visual Communication, or related field
• 4+ years of experience as an Art Director or similar leadership position, and/or
• 3+ years of experience in an agency environment
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and collaborators simultaneously
• Proficient in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong understanding of design principles, typography, and colour theory
• Experience in branding, marketing, and digital design
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Coordination
• Creativity
• Vision
• Project management
• Graphic design skills
• Developing creative standards
• Proficiency with illustration tools
• Desktop publishing skills
• Multimedia content development

To apply for this position, email your resume and cover letter to karen

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• Extended health care
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Work Location: In person