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Senior Designer

Product · Calgary, Canada

Job description

As a Senior Designer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the visual execution of marketing assets for our top-tier global clients. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create engaging digital campaigns that resonate with audiences and drive performance. You live and breathe design, and have demonstrated mastery over graphic design fundamentals, brand identity, digital thinking, and design systems.

You will:

  • Lead the design process for digital marketing campaigns, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
  • Create visually compelling assets that align to project goals and overall creative direction, fluid templates and our client's high standards.
  • Collaborate with creative directors, design directors, writers, strategists, marketing science, creative engineers, and production designers to explore concepts and iterate on design layouts.
  • Prepare for creative reviews by organizing concepts and presentation materials.
  • Present persuasively and clearly articulate design rationale for internal teams.
  • Review final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, and typography are flawless.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices, bringing innovative ideas to the table.
  • Mentor junior designers, providing guidance and support to help them grow their skills.
  • Continually seek opportunities to refine design thinking and improve workflows.

You have:

  • 5+ years of experience in digital design, preferably in a marketing agency setting.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in design for digital marketing, branding, and the formal elements of design, including typography, layout, and motion.
  • Ability to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced, creative workplace and to deliver quality design at a high volume in a tight timeframe.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
  • Proficiency in digital creative tools including Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Keynote. Bonus points for experience with After Effects.
  • Passion for culture and a keen eye for current trends in the industry.

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 4 days a week.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@criticalmass.com.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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If Costa Rica based: https://www.consumo.go.cr/educacion_consumidor/consejos_practicos.aspx 


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Critical Mass was founded when a design visionary and a successful entrepreneur came together with a focus on digital experiences in a rapidly evolving space. Over the next 22 years, we helped global brands reimagine digital and transform their businesses though strategic consulting, innovative creative ideas and cutting-edge technology thinking.Today, we are 950 employees across 12 global offices. Even though we’re much bigger than when we started out in Calgary, we remain true to our roots—we’re transparent, honest, passionate, and have a can-do attitude that our clients notice and appreciate. Our executive and global leadership team use an open and accessible management style to drive our success on all fronts: innovating our work and services, mentoring our talent, and ensuring we deliver of industry-leading work. We believe this is core to our success as a digital leader.We are now majority-owned (99%) by Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC). Omnicom is one of the largest holding companies for global advertising, marketing, digital and communications services firms. Their global revenue is over $15 billion, and they have more than 5,000 clients in over 100 countries.Services: Strategy & Planning: Customer Experience Strategy, Digital Transformation, Brand Strategy, E-Commerce, Digital Identity, Technical StrategyExperience Design: User Experience, Responsive Design, E-Commerce Design, Brand Creation, Digital Product Design, Web & Mobile Design, Voice Interfaces, Intranet Design, Physical & SpatialMarketing Communications: Channel Planning, Integrated Campaigns, Social Programs, Content Creation & Planning, Search Marketing, Media Planning & BuyingTechnology & Implementation: Solution Architecture, Prototyping, Application Development, Systems Integration, Web & Mobile Development, Search Optimization, DevopsMarketing Science: Data Strategy, Segmentation & Targeting, Attribution Marketing, Testing & Optimization, Measurement Planning & Implementation


Headquarters

Calgary, Canada

Employees

501-1,000

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