Date Posted: 10/17/2023
Req ID: 34458
Faculty/Division: Operations and Real Estate Partnerships
Department: Spaces & Experiences
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00054600

Description:

About us:

Spaces & Experiences (S&E) constantly endeavors to make the University of Toronto experience a great one. Part of the division of Operations & Real Estate Partnerships, S&E encompasses six large business unitswhich reflect an extensive group of creative problem-solvers who support the U of T community by creating environments and experiences that enrich life at the University of Toronto. Spaces & Experiences develops and supports high-quality innovation space, housing for faculty and students, food service locations (retail and residential) and ancillary retail space to serve the needs of the University of Toronto community and aims to create exceptional environments for learning and life-long memories while generating a sustainable source of revenue for the University by leveraging its real estate assets.

Your opportunity:

The U of T Spaces & Experiences Marketing and Communications group is a team with a strong focus
on brand development and marketing and communications strategies and tactics. The team is
highly collaborative with our Spaces & Experiences partners to ensure the achievement of the portfolio’s business objectives. The team is hiring a permanent, full-time Graphic Designer to meet the many and varied design needs of Spaces & Experiences and all of its business units.

Under the general supervision of the team’s Creative Manager and reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications, the incumbent provides strategic and tactical design support to the S&E portfolio and its various business areas, creating and producing graphic designs that reinforce the Spaces & Experiences brand; tackle business objectives, opportunities and challenges; and communicate clearly and effectively with our core target audiences.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating and producing graphic designs that reflect departmental and/or divisional objectives
• Consulting with and advising clients on graphic design
• Liaising with creative professionals and vendors to coordinate production activities
• Designing graphic elements for digital and online media
• Verifyingthat all marketing/communication collateral adheres to brand identity and University style guides
• Fostering positive relationships with clients

Essential Qualifications:

• Advanced College Diploma (3 years) Creative Arts, Media Arts or other disciplines relevant to the position, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum five (5) years professional experience in graphic design
• Experience performing design processes that require great precision and attention to many details
• Experience producing promotional and outreach materials
• Demonstrated experience liaising with suppliers to ensure goods are delivered in a timely manner
• Experience providing art direction for social media, photography and video production that supports the target objectives of the audience and visual appearance
• Experience maintaining a digital asset management system
• Demonstrated ability to exercise tact, diplomacy, empathy, sound judgment and discretion
• Excellent customer service skills providing detailed information and providing assistance and support to clients/customers
• Demonstrated ability to tackle multiple overlapping tasks
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, team environment
• Excellent communications (oral and written) skills
• Advanced computer skills (Adobe creative suite, Microsoft Office, social media platforms, WordPress CMS)
• Excellent organization and time management skills with the ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines
• Experience implementing and understanding AODA requirements in design

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Self-directed

Closing Date: 10/25/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Ancillary Operations
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $78,308 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $100,144. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Communication/Media/Public Relations

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.