Digital Graphic Designer

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About the role

  • Digital Graphic Designer creating accessible campaign assets, HTML emails, landing pages, video and print materials for Sun Life’s financial-services business. Leading creative delivery across advisor and Client channels.

Responsibilities

  • Research, design and develop accessible digital solutions.
  • Create and present campaign concepts to key stakeholders and adapt them for organic social, paid media, email, web, video, PDF and print.
  • Advise partners on bringing creative vision for advisor-facing and Client-facing digital initiatives to life.
  • Lead video projects end to end, including consultation, storyboarding, production, motion graphics, voiceover, captioning, post-production and content updates.
  • Consult on, design and code HTML email campaigns, landing pages and web forms informed by user journey and analytics.
  • Design multipage interactive documents in InDesign following AODA best practices.
  • Design and structure multipage print documents in InDesign.
  • Identify opportunities to add value, explore creative solutions and share learnings with the design team.
  • Lead and participate in brainstorming and collaborative working sessions.
  • Own design deliverables through internal and external reviews while monitoring progress and timelines.
  • Document and communicate process improvements, efficiencies and project details.
  • Maintain strong file version control.
  • Champion the visual parent brand while exploring ways to elevate its potential.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of usability, accessibility, cross-browser compatibility and semantic markup.
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite on Mac OS: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Firefly and Acrobat.
  • Proficiency using AI tools within the Creative Suite, and interest in exploring additional solutions.
  • Proficiency with Figma.
  • Proficiency designing in, working with and editing Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel files.
  • Experience with video storyboarding, production, subtitles, animation and post-production.
  • Experience with HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap.
  • Strong HTML email design and coding skills, including ability to work creatively within channel limitations.
  • Experience in responsive digital design and front-end development for landing pages and web forms.
  • Experience using Litmus or a similar HTML email testing platform to preview and debug code.
  • Knowledge of W3C and accessibility standards for design, file structure and code.
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn new programs and technologies.
  • Post-secondary education in graphic design, or an undergraduate degree in a related discipline.
  • Experience operating on MacOS.
  • Understanding of differences between print and digital production, including file setup, colour profiles, export requirements and file sizes.
  • Three or more years of digital graphic design experience.
  • Online portfolio with campaign creative, PDF layouts, HTML emails, landing pages and a video sample or highlight reel.
  • For Quebec, bilingualism in French and English, both oral and written, is required.

Benefits

  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
  • Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.
  • Hybrid work with choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, Clients and employees.
  • Incentive plans for eligible employees, with payment discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$62,000 - CA$93,000 per year

Degree requirement

Associate's Degree

Tech skills

BootstrapMacOS

Location requirements

HybridWaterlooCanada

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