Graphic Designer - Montreal - Transitapp

Description

Whether you're walking into an apartment, or sizing up a web page, you can't stop yourself from noticing the little things — whether it's a take-out menu, or an art book on the coffee table — you're always ready to admire the tastefully-arranged (or maybe not-so-tastefully-arranged?) details, from colour palettes, to kerning, to the way a typeface dances across the page. When you go to the optometrist, they stand in awe as you detect misalignments on their chart down to the nanometer. You can tell at a glance that the paint advertised as "blue" isn't blue at all. Come on. It's cerulean.

You also know graphic design is about more than making things "cute." Behind clever packaging, powerful logos, and audacious brands are strategic choices and vector paths traced with an expert's care to evoke emotion, incite action, and leave an indelible impression. With your years of experience, you know full well that with this power comes great responsibility — and rather than using your talents to promote overconsumption, you're seeking a team that wants to create beauty for the right reasons. For example: making public transit easier to access, or making car-free life more delightful in nearly 1,000 cities worldwide… Well, good news for you, because Transit is looking for their next graphic designer

With your fellow graphic designers, you'll be entrusted to help develop and manage Transit's brand identity. As a design-first company it's important when anyone encounters Transit — whether it's the CEO of a transit agency, a transit researcher, or a curious user — that our "designery-ness" shines through. Decks, reports, product launches, social media images, office swag? No task is too small.

Ideally: you love the idea of working at Transit because you'll be surrounded by excellent designers who will help you elevate your craft. But more than just honing your Adobe/Figma/Sketch skills, you'll also have the chance to make cities more wonderful places to live in. Because Transit is more than an app — we're advocates for sustainable transportation and better urban design in cities around the world. We can't wait for you to join the cause

Make sure Transit's visual identity leaps out in every market, at every touchpoint. From visuals for partner launches, to app store product pages, to our website, sales docs, pitchdecks, events — it should all feel distinctly "us"

Be the guardian of Transit's brand, making sure all of our marketing materials, and those of partners, comply with our brand standards

Collaborate with the product design team on ways to showcase Transit in all its glory

Work with marketing and biz teams to design promo materials for us and our partners

Build pretty templates for use by folks on non-designery teams

Take ownership of projects, manage them independently, prioritize tasks, make sure stakeholders are kept informed, and that timelines are respected. Y'know… the usual

You're a creative problem solver: you can always find a way to solve tricky design requests, and often several at once

You're oh-so-organized. I mean, just look at those meticulously-arranged paragraph styles and layer names. Your "" days are but a long-forgotten memory

You're an aspiring black belt in the Adobe suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop). Funky layouts and wacky visuals are our bread and Président butter — the more you master these tools, the wilder we can get

Critical thinking muscles You are not only capable of exercising them yourself when giving feedback, but are just as happy to receive (equally thoughtful) feedback in turn

There's no "i" in team… even if there is technically one in "design": you look forward to collaborating with other creatives across teams, across tasks, each and every day

Attention to detail: you notice subtly uneven picture frames. You feel physically revolted by bad typography. Corner radiuses fear you, and for good reason

You're a project manager's project manager — you can see the big forest and the tiny trees simultaneously, are comfortable juggling competing requests, and can prioritize (and delegate) tasks with aplomb

At least 5 years of experience — ideally at an agency, or in-house. This ain't your first rodeo. You're comfortable taking on all kinds of projects, and can handle any twist or turn that comes your way (we're sure you have a few war stories)

You're fluent in French and are comfortable chatting with English colleagues. Hit us with your best Franglais jokes, we're ready

You live in Montreal (or are willing to relocate)

Would be nice if

You've got a good handle on various tools in the contemporary designer's toolbelt: Sketch, Figma, Keynote, After Effects, Mailchimp, WordPress

You're used to managing tasks in project management software (we use Notion)

You're familiar with Transit and have an interest in urbanism and public transit

Don't feel like all the requirements apply to you but you still think you'd be a great fit for Transit? Don't hesitate to apply

Compensation and benefits

$70,000 - $85,000 CAD per year, based on experience

Stock options

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Four-day work week at full-time salary (yes, you read that right)

Apple laptop and equipment

$1,600 annual mobility allowance. STM? BIXI? Uber? E-bike? Scooter? Going car-free is free at Transit.

A training and development budget

Generous maternal/paternal/parental leave policy. Gotta fill out our tandem bicycles somehow

Spend your days surrounded by first-rate teammates and the best view of Montreal and/or [insert exotic Zoom background]

When you're in the office: you'll be in urbanist heaven, surrounded by Mile End's urban gardens, bike paths, BIXI docks, bus stops, a metro station, and limitless restaurants… cafés… bars… concert halls… bagel boutiques…

Communal lunch-and-learn with free food in the office each week

Public transit is used by overwhelmingly more women and people of colour than other modes of transportation. We try to make sure the diversity of our users is reflected in the team that serves them. Because when we include people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and identities — we end up building a better app for everyone who uses Transit.

We encourage candidates of all ages, genders, origins and orientations to apply. If you'd like to specify which pronouns you use, feel free to include that in your application email.

And if your lived experience has given you a unique perspective on all things transportation, mobility, accessibility, urbanism? Let us know, and we'll make sure your application gets the attention it merits.

How to apply

Ready to apply? Shoot us an email at with a quick summary of who you are and some projects you're proud to have worked on. We look forward to meeting you

PS: When you apply, let us know how you heard about the position Whispers, grapevines, middle-of-the-night Google searches? We're dying to know.

PPS: Unfortunately, we don't accept in-person applications or singing telegrams. Make your application sing instead