Graphic Designer
Closing Date of Opportunity: November 16, 2023
Name or Organization: vbs apparel
Contact Email: info@vbsapparel.ca
Website: https://volleyballstuff.net/
Post Content: vbs apparel provides teams, clubs, and businesses across Canada with their uniforms and team apparel. We work with Team Canada, The Calgary Flames and University of British Columbia to name a few of the many high-profile associations we are proud to serve.
We pride ourselves on providing outstanding customer service! ‘People’ is one of our core values and we are continuously evaluating opportunities to enhance office culture and personal development.
Come join our growing team and be a part of servicing local sports teams, associations, and businesses all across Canada!
Description:
vbs apparel is looking for a full-time Graphic Designer to join our team. This role reports to our Senior Manager of Marketing & Sales and Manager of Marketing & Communications. The Graphic Designer will play a vital role in supporting our customer service representatives (CSR) and marketing team by delivering strategic and tactical design solutions, enhancing our customer experience, possessing a keen eye for detail, and maintaining an organized workflow in a fast-paced working deadline orientated environment. We are looking for a creative person that possesses a strong combination of design experience along with excellent communication skills and an interest in sports.
Your initial role will include, but not limited to:
-Create apparel artwork, logo creation or updates, and branding packages for a variety of groups including sports teams, schools, corporate groups, and National Sports Organizations.
-Develop creative designs to be produced on apparel through various methods of decoration techniques, including sublimation, heat press transfer, and screen printing.
-Support the CSR team with creating workorders to be used in the production process.
-Create mock-ups to be used on workorders and digital assets.
-Adapt existing design elements and incorporate feedback to make necessary revisions to designs when required.
-Consult with clients to determine artwork needs, understand branding specifications, and provide design recommendations and suggestions
-Produce digital marketing assets for a variety of media (including social channels and website)
-Develop branding and apparel guides for clients
-Produce promotional materials for digital and print advertising
-Maintain an organized project workflow
-Ensure retouching, editing and all deadlines and expectations are met consistently
-Support the CSR and Marketing teams where necessary
Others:
-Communication: Constant communication with the CSR team or stakeholder to understand and deliver projects objectives and requirement
-Creativity and Innovative Ideas: Infuse creativity into every design project, from concept to execution. Create compelling designs that engage and resonate with our customers and target audiences. Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices and bring fresh and innovative ideas to the table by creating designs that support the departments initiatives and customer specifications.
-Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, sales, marketing, and management to ensure a smooth workflow and address any issues in the department.
-Process Improvement: Able to take feedback and provide input and suggestions for process improvements to enhance productivity, efficiency, and quality in the design process.
-Understanding the design to production process to ensure a smooth workflow past the design phase.
Requirements:
-1 to 3 years of proven Graphic Design experience or similar
-First-hand experience in sports as an athlete or coach, or proven experience working in the sporting industry
-Portfolio reviewing to demonstrate qualification
-Ability to illustrate, design, manipulate vector graphics, and organize type layout with designs
-Strong understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), and any other graphic design software
-Excellent organizational and time management skills to meet company deadlines
-Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Additional Notes:
-Experience with CorelDRAW would be considered an asset
-Previous experience in an apparel print/production environment would be an asset
-Experience with Microsoft 365 would be considered an asset
Schedule:
-8-hour shift
-Flexibility in working hours may be required to accommodate working demands
Job Types:
Full-time
Benefits:
-Casual dress
-Extended health care
-On-site parking
-Paid time off
-Store discount
Supplemental pay types:
-Bonus pay
-Overtime pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
Calgary, AB: reliably commute (required)
Work Location:
-In person
We offer a relaxed office environment, and an awesome team of co-workers.
If you believe this role aligns with your skills and meet the qualifications mentioned above, please submit your resume, cover letter and portfolio (if applicable) to info@vbsapparel.ca.
Note:
We appreciate all applications, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.