Brand Officer and Graphic Designer

Steer Canada’s Future

As Canada’s investment attraction and promotion agency, Invest in Canada (IIC) leads with one goal: to find the best to invest. We rally the country’s economic forces to bring committed and engaged global businesses and their investments to our country. This pursuit requires us to brand and market Canada on the national and global stage to increase awareness of what our country has to offer and why we’re the go-to destination for investment. In bringing your skills and expertise to Invest in Canada, you will be a part of building a prosperous, sustainable economy for our country, our communities, and the world.

Guided by these principles, we believe our people are the key to advancing our mission of establishing Canada as the leading destination for global investment. Driving the development of Canada’s collective economic and social wealth involves a high-level of innovation, forward-thinking and accountability. You will be joining a team that is encouraged and challenged by building a greater Canada. Being a key member of a dynamic and action-oriented team, you will take ownership over your work, collaborate with the greater team, and become a reliable expert within the organization. 

Invest in Canada is looking for a Brand Officer and Graphic Designer to lead the development of creative products and ensure they are aligned with our brand guidelines. Reporting to the Manager of Brand, this role will act as the main point of contact in creative projects and support advertising campaigns.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities for this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• Acts as the main point of contact in creative projects between internal/external units,
• Lead creative insight and creative direction on internally led, branded advertising campaigns, and branded materials.
• Acts as the functional project lead for creative developments which involves setting up teams, defining roles and responsibilities, creating project schedules, organizing meetings, and ensuring project completion on time and within brand standards.
• Oversee and provide input on the selection and ongoing partnership with external graphic design agencies.
• Create and manage the creation of designs that help support and showcase the Canadian value proposition messaging, accurately represent Canada and the IIC brand including for events, internal and external platforms and materials.
• Manage the revision branded documents prepared by other business units for brand compliancy.
• Ensures brand guidelines are up to date and include a comprehensive set of brand applications
• Ensures all creative assets are up to date on the shared platforms.
• Collaborate and support IIC’s graphic designer.
• Supports the global advertising campaign development by leading projects and being part of various executional initiatives.

Requirements:

• Post secondary education in the field of Business, Commerce, Graphic Design, Marketing or a related field.
• 3-5 years of technical experience.
• Proficiency using of Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
• Excellent internal & external communication skills (written and oral).
• Strong organizational, analytical and project management skills.
• Excellent creativity and innovative skills in all aspects of design and projects.
• Detail oriented.
• Strategic thinker and ability to make recommendations while considering the impact on all of IIC’s business units.
• Experience using AfterEffects (Motion Graphics), Premiere Pro (Video Editing), Web design, UX/UI design is considered an asset.

Invest in Canada Offers:

• The opportunity to build a more prosperous, sustainable economy for Canadians and the world;
• A collaborative working environment;
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities;
• Flexible work hours and extensive leave policies;
• A competitive salary and a defined benefit pension plan.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by April 28, 2024. We thank all candidates in advance for their interest in this position and our organization, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment Equity

Invest in Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce and values employment equity as an integral part of professional excellence. Invest in Canada values the diverse and intersectional identities of its staff, and we regard equity and diversity as an integral part of professional excellence and are committed to accessibility for all employees. Invest in Canada seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. IIC is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].