Designer - #194237

ROLE: DESIGNER

TEAM: CREATIVE

LOCATION: TORONTO (HYBRID)

Company Overview

Salt XC is a full-service agency with an ambition to earn the world’s attention. Our core philosophy of Connected Creativity grounds us in a cross-disciplinary collaborative approach to ideation and planning that helps unlock the power of different perspectives, delivering new and effective solutions. The best results start with different ideas.

Role Overview

The Designer will deliver creative concepts from conceptualization through to the final design product. You are a master at your craft and work well independently and within a team. You are a strong conceptual thinker with a diversity of ideas and nimble mind… and you execute ideas with a strong level of skill and solutions orientated approach! You have a background in many connection points - branding, packaging, corporate identity, and beyond – but you have a strong competency in designing for social and digital. You are an individual that can work both collaboratively and autonomously with ease.

Core Responsibilities 

• Having a terrific design eye and competency with a strong understanding of big brand requirements and caliber of work
• Participating in brainstorms with positive energy and dimensional thinking – ability to establish creative territories for concept development
• Developing storyboards and presentation decks, that have finesse and impact, for client presentations
• Presenting work with confidence and having the ability to articulate ideas to clients and colleagues
• Managing multiple priorities and assignments in a fast-paced, active environment
• Delivering high quality work, on-time and with accuracy
• Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, both client and agency side
  
  

Experience & Skills

• 1-5 years of experience as a graphic designer with a strong competency in designing for social and digital
• College or University diploma in Graphic, Packaging, or Communication Design is preferred
• Great design chops and a killer portfolio with a range in work styles
• Range in design work across social, shopper marketing, branding, digital
• The ability to execute concepts at a level that is among the top tier in the industry
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
• A collaborative approach to working within the team
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• A collaborative mindset and eagerness to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Familiarity with social media platforms, content creation tools, and emerging technologies is a plus
• A hunger for awards
  
  

SALT’S VALUES

• SALT OF THE EARTH: We aspire to be good people. People who are humble, hardworking, honest and kind to one another. People who are fun to work with, who trust and are respectful of each other
• DO WHAT IS RIGHT: We don’t believe in taking shortcuts. We believe in doing what is right, not what is easy or expected
• EARN IT: We believe in rolling up our sleeves and not being afraid of hard work. We want to earn the respect of others, the results we deliver and the praise we receive
• MAKE THINGS BETTER: We aspire to leave things better than we found them and are always looking for a better way. Great ideas come from anywhere, they come from being curious, passionate, solutions-oriented people who care deeply about what we do
• SEEK DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: We believe in embracing difference; the perspective it brings, how it challenges us, how it spurs creativity, and its ability to make us better
  
  

Salt XC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability.