Junior Creative Designer

Ensemble Travel Group is a leading travel agency consortium of top-tier agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada that was established in 1968. Part of Kensington Tours since June 2022, Ensemble provides members with access to exclusive offers, unique hosted tours, partnerships and superior marketing opportunities with best-in-class suppliers, and proprietary travel platforms such as ADX that offers agents instant commission visibility, one click insurance and more to improve efficiencies and earnings. Ensemble maintains offices in Toronto and New York.

At Ensemble, we're seeking a Junior Creative Designer with approximately two to three years' experience who wants to play a key role in the visual storytelling of the brands of a fast-growing travel company. Reporting to the Associate Creative Director, you are responsible for creating work that displays a high level of design thinking and flawless execution across a wide range of media. As part of our team of marketing professionals, you will also help support teammates as needed, such as with asset creation and image sourcing. If you're a passionate visual professional with a love for travel, this is the role for you.

• Creating outstanding visual work that helps drive marketing and creative objectives, across a range of media: e.g., digital banners, social content, emails, web, print ads, brochures, and video.
• Embracing documented brand standards to design in a way that is consistently eye-catching and memorable, using approved fonts, logos, and protocols defined in creative studio guidelines. 
• Displaying strong attention to detail throughout the production process.
• Working with documented specs and prepping print-ready files as appropriate.
• Execute video and photo shoots plus post-production editing (video, animation and photo retouching), as well as organizing production budgets and sourcing of any required materials and props.
• Ability to plan, work autonomously and deliver on multiple time-sensitive projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of quality.
• Welcoming feedback on their work, and being proficient at incorporating it with minimal oversight.
• Collaborating in a productive, enthusiastic and egoless way with marketing team members and other internal partners throughout the entire creative process.

• Appreciates the opportunity to help build Ensemble and it's subbrands through their strong design skills.
• Wants to accomplish something exceptional in a high visibility category.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance entrepreneurial environment with the ability to roll up their sleeves 
• Is organized and can keep on top of multiple projects with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Personally appreciates travel and luxury, and is passionate about the powerful emotional and cultural drivers in the space.
• Looks forward to occasional work-related travel opportunities.

• An online portfolio of exceptional design work, with video work an asset.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop essential; knowledge of After Effects/Premiere an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Powerpoint.
• Digital marketing native.
• Digital imaging and retouching skills. 
• Strong understanding of typography and composition. 
• Video/stills shooting and video editing skills an asset.
• Understanding of email and digital marketing is an asset.
• Bachelor's degree in Image Arts, Photography, Digital Production, etc.

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.