Visual Communication Designer

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 26,000 employees in over 400 locations worldwide. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger.
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Branding & Promotions Manager, South, the Visual Communication Designer (VCD) applies practical knowledge to promote the vision of the company through high-quality design work. By artfully developing and executing design solutions from concept to completion, through campaigns and pursuits, this person is key to helping Stantec position our brand resourcefully and effectively within our existing design framework.

The role also includes working with a larger Stantec team of Marketing, Business Development, Public Relations, and Communications professionals to build our brand awareness, reputation and success at winning work.
Role & Responsibilities:
The heart of this position consists of three core responsibilities:

Brand Application Effectively complete designs from templates and established design programs

Design Discipline Implement design best practices across the discipline

Task Management Balancing, organizing, and managing individual tasks on projects

The VCD is an ambassador of the brand and applies all three of these core responsibilities with equal importance.

Brand Application

• Create and execute a broad and diverse portfolio of design projects working towards compelling and iconic design solutions that align with our brand
• Create and execute a portfolio of design projects from templates and established design programs ensuring all work aligns with brand guidelines and overall design direction
• Thoughtfully incorporates feedback from internal clients and design and marketing leadership, and responds with several options
• Design proposal and business development materials focusing on revenue generation opportunities (top client pursuits, top regional/business line clients) and brand promotions
• Produce digital, social, and email marketing materials following brand programs and guidelines
• Design for special events (client receptions, virtual and in-person trade shows, webinars etc.), incorporating visual experiences that are memorable and educational
• Provide strategic recommendations on appropriate mediums and tactics to help achieve successful outcomes (print and/or digital)
• Act as a marketing photography contact as required
• Ensure work is correct and consistently complete quality reviews of their work
• Use the Resource Library as an archive for all promotional/brand awareness projects

Design Discipline

• Collaborate with marketing team members on projects (proposal and business development materials) as a brand champion, sharing insights for potential improvement in the areas of brand alignment and visual communication
• Actively collaborates and participates in the design team; design meetings, professional development, design peer partnerships
• Shares in-progress and completed work with design leadership for brainstorming and feedback
• Works with the design/marketing team to educate internal clients on brand guidelines and design best practices
• Deliver design/template training and share updates with local/BOU marketing team
• Conducts ongoing benchmarking to stay on top of industry trends, design software, technologies, and competitor branding and campaigns
• Share insight on the implementation of brand standards with the Director, Brand & Design

Task Management

• Manage and complete all work on time, error-free; reporting status of projects to supervisors
• Collaborate with marketing and design peers, and supervisor to develop ideas for project themes and create a schedule of work
• Seek input proactively and engage others for contributions; conducting meetings to understand needs/scope of a project
• Present creative concepts to team members and internal clients, sharing inspiration behind their work
• Incorporate feedback in a thoughtful way, responding with several options
• Organize tasks, prioritize, and successfully juggling multiple projects and priorities
• Expertly link short timeframes with high-quality work
• Move projects through production, liaison with external vendors if required (print, etc.)

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• Detail oriented and organized, with strong prioritization skills
• Ability to effectively balance conflicting priorities
• Commitment to client service and ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, peers, and clients, internally
• Ability to work effectively within a group as well as independently motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
• Working knowledge in digital design best practices, UX, Ceros, After Effects, XD an asset
• Awareness that ongoing training may involve professional development courses in the evenings or on weekends
• Available to work overtime to meet project deadlines on an as needed basis

Education/Experience:

• Degree or diploma in Visual Communication Design
• Minimum 3-5 years of professional graphic design experience. Experience with professional services or AEC industry a plus.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.