Senior Graphic Designer

Dog and Pony Studios is an integrated creative and digital agency for B2B brands. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we are a hybrid agency with remote teams located across Canada, South America and Europe. For 25+ years, our teams have worked at the cutting edge of technology and design, collaborating with some of the highest-impact organizations globally.

We’re seeking a Senior Graphic Designer with 5+ years of experience to join our creative team. As a designer on our team, your day-to-day tasks will vary, but the expectation will always be the same: meticulous attention to detail and brand guidelines, careful interpretation of content, clean files, creative solutions anchored in sound design principles and a positive, collegial attitude.

Our designers have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including but not limited to:

• Branding
• Advertisements (print / digital / merch)
• MS Office (PPT presentations, MS Word templates, etc.)

What you offer:

• A self-motivated, organized and service-oriented professional with extreme attention to detail
• An adaptive, fast-learning and naturally curious colleague who’s interested in marketing, best practices and design trends
• A team member with a positive overall perspective, openness to solving new challenges and a friendly approach to working with people within a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Samples of your work, including design files, demonstrating the range of your capabilities (please send us samples of layout, PPT, etc.); your creativity; and your approach to design, including art direction, typography, image sourcing, colour palettes, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Learn and execute creative solutions in line with our clients’ brand guidelines
• Deliver clean files that can be easily interpreted across teams
• Collaborate with clients, project managers, designers and content teams
• Clarify and justify your methods and design decisions (e.g., provide design notes)
• Interpret and understand content to ensure design amplifies meaning
• Flag problematic requests and propose recommended solutions
• Quickly switch between different projects and priorities as required
• Proofread all work before submitting for review

Requirements:

• 5+ years of corporate or B2B design experience
• Superior skills in Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office
• Availability to work fixed hours and access to a quiet, modern work environment with a stable Internet connection
• Ability to interpret dense or difficult content
• Experience with editorial content for brochures
• Experience in, or knowledge of, financial services is a bonus
• Knowledge and experience in events
• Working knowledge of other languages, particularly French, a bonus

What we offer:

• Global Team: We hire the best professionals from all over the world. Be part of a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team working on world-class creative.
• Global Clients: Work on interesting and complex projects for some of the biggest companies in the world.
• No Diva Policy: This is a friendly, collegial, client-centric team focused on delivering world-class products.
• Hybrid Office: We’ve been a hybrid agency since 2008. If you’re in Toronto, you will frequently work from our headquarters. You’ll meet your global teammates face-to-face a few times a year when we bring people together.
• Structured Career Plan: We recognize great work and reward you accordingly. We provide a structured career path with regular evaluation-based promotions.
• Paid Vacation: 3 weeks annual paid vacation + annual wellness time off through Christmas and New Year.
• Paid Benefits: 100% coverage, without co-pay, with our benefits package.
• Paid Sick Leave: Generous yearly allowance for paid sick days.