Associate Designer

Red Nucleus is hiring an Associate Designer to join our Medical Communications team! This person will be hybrid based out of our Toronto office.

Our purpose is advancing knowledge to improve lives. We succeed by being the premier provider of strategic learning and development, scientific advisory services, and medical communications solutions for the life sciences industry. Our global team is composed of nearly 800 full-time employees whose commitment to creativity, quality, and on-time delivery is unrivaled in our space.

At Red Nucleus, we believe in providing a rich working environment that pushes us to innovate in ways that engages our employees to be their best selves. Our culture is about meaningful work, a true sense of community, and fun. We love to celebrate our people and we are proud to have been Internationally recognized as a “Great Place to Work".

Job Overview: 

The Associate Designer is a member of the Creative Services team responsible for producing print pieces, presentation materials, and digital work that support various projects. Under the guidance of the Art Director, this person will ensure that their deliverables meet a high creative standard and are completed on time.This individual will work with team members from across other departments to coordinate the successful execution of multidisciplinary tactics, including digital and print pieces. The Associate Designer is comfortable working in close-knit and collaborative teams with a wide range of skills and personalities.

Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance of the Art Director or Senior Designers, develop beautiful creative solutions that are on brand.
• For digital projects, execute designs and develop interactive elements based on wireframes, copy decks and supplied direction with oversight.
• For print projects, develop materials with proper formatting, bleed, color mode based on the supplied direction with oversight.
• Capable of developing infographics that convey a narrative through text and imagery
• Able to communicate and collaborate internally across multiple teams and disciplines to produce deliverables that meet team needs and expectations.
• Take directions and work closely with the Art Director or Creative Director to execute on their vision for a project.
• Work closely with the Creative Leads (Creative Director, Art Director and Senior Designer) to ensure an understanding of visual style, and conceptual direction.
• Provide reasoning behind design decisions and apply feedback in a constructive manner
• Ensure work always meets deadlines, budget, and quality expectations.
• Stay current on interactive, design trends and emerging technologies with a hunger to innovate.

 Education, Experience, Training, and Knowledge Education

• Graduate of post-secondary institution in a related field (Graphic Design, Interactive/Multimedia Design, New Media, Advertising).
• Education in sciences an asset
• Any relevant experience in a design studio or marketing agency is a benefit
  

• Attention to detail and organizational skills with an enthusiasm for pixel-perfect work.
• An emerging portfolio that exhibits conceptual thinking (both visual and interactive), solid typography skills and an understanding of design principles.
• Willingness to operate in Mac OS working environment that uses Adobe CC (specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Competency in creating slide decks using Microsoft PowerPoint, including templates, graphs, charts and tables.
• Knowledge and use of Figma as a collaborative design tool is beneficial.
• Must be able to work cooperatively as a member of a team as well as independently.
• Self-motivated, organized, and accountable.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure while meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to understand scientific or medical content is beneficial.

The expected compensation for this role is $48,750 to $53,000 CAN. Compensation will be determined based on an applicant’s skills, competencies, experience, and qualifications. Employees may progress within this range over time based on performance, tenure, and internal equity considerations. Red Nucleus Employees may progress within this range over time based on performance, tenure, and internal equity considerations.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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