Graphic Designer

About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team's common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young

About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We've designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people's lives – and we're in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other's backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what's best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we're pretty great too Avison Young has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 13th year in a row, with a Platinum Club designation 

Our graphic designers must be a highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills, who can create both well-designed print and digital collateral, and support online marketing and new technology programs and initiatives. This individual has great technical skills, can multi-task, and contribute to the creation of property marketing, new business proposals and presentations, service line collateral, and general marketing materials with focus on complete project ownership and management.

The base salary is aligned with market data and is estimated between $50,000 to $65,000 with the ability to achieve additional compensation through a bonus. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors, including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity.

• Provide creative and innovative approaches to marketing programs for various teams
• Manage the design and layout of various marketing materials, including but not limited to new business proposals, presentations, and marketing collateral, including service line brochures, property flyers, white papers, invitations, advertisements, and more
• Design research materials, including market reports, newsletters, white papers, and other market positioning deliverables
• Create promotional videos and interactive websites for brand elevating initiatives, in collaboration with service line leaders, marketing leaders, communications and thought leaders
• Support our digital marketing programs by becoming a "power-user" of our marketing technology tools, including Mapbox (mapping solutions), Templafy (content enablement program), Bynder (digital asset management)
• Be a regional "power-user" of Buildout, the company's property listings and marketing automation platform for all sales and leasing assignments.
• Supports social media marketing, by creating social graphics, animated gifs, videos for the national channels, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, in collaboration with the regional marketing leads, corporate marketing and communications teams.
• Maintain brand consistency in line with global corporate standards at all times
• Arrange signage or special printing requirements for properties as required
• Oversee outsourcing and management of large print jobs and mailings, when needed
• Remain abreast of Avison Young's new technology and innovation initiatives and identity areas of use in the local market; commitment to evolve skills with changing needs
• Participate in the firm's strategic marketing and communications best practices meetings, conference calls, and strategy sessions

• 2-5 years of experience in creative graphic design
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite; and Microsoft Office
• HTML, video editing, website and print design experience
• Proven ability to provide creative marketing solutions upon receiving project brief
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and works effectively both independently and in teams
• Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in commercial real estate considered an asset

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY