Art Assistant - Toronto, Canada - Girlboss

Girlboss

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Part time

Description

About Girlboss
Girlboss is a community of ambitious women and your navigator for the future of work.

We're here to spark the thrill of possibility, to inspire and inform, so that you can find success on your terms.

As a modern media brand, Girlboss creates engaging, resonant content for our audience of 2M+ across multiple channels. These include our website, where we post long-reads, how-tos and profiles, and Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter.

Girlboss Radio is our iconic podcast, which brings listeners career advice they can actually use, via conversations between host, Avery Francis, and an impressive roster of guests.

We also engage our community through Girlboss Goods, a marketplace of products by women-founded small businesses as well and Girlboss Jobs, a job board of dream postings to help our community level up.

We believe in transparency and feedback, taking extreme ownership, being positive problem solvers, infinite learners, under-promising and over-delivering and having fun along the way.

Girlboss is powered by a small and mighty fully remote global team.

The Opportunity
Girlboss is looking for an Art Assistant with a graphic design background to join our content team.

This isn't your typical design job:

with over 2 million followers across several platforms, this is a unique opportunity to make your mark and create unforgettable visuals that support our mission and empower women in their careers through relatable, humorous, and educational content.

As our Art Assistant, reporting to the Senior Designer, you'll help maintain, evolve and elevate the Girlboss visual identity and work closely with other members of the content and marketing teams to create digital assets for editorial, sponsored content, as well our social media platforms.

Responsibilities Include:

Refine and uphold Girlboss brand identity, ensuring its applied in a consistent and purposeful way
Support social media team designing assets and/or templates for Girlboss social channels
Collaborate and work closely with content team and senior designer to execute ideas
Design pitch decks, mockups, digital ads and marketing materials
Participate in weekly, monthly and quarterly editorial brainstorms
Work within the editorial calendar and adhere to deadlines
Conduct photo research for collagestyle feature images and art

Requirements:

Degree or Diploma in Graphic Design or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3+ years of work experience as a graphic designer (agency, clientside, or media brand)
A diverse portfolio that demonstrates your design skills and knowledge of typography, layout, and branding
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva and stock image banks
Knowledge of the digital design process and best practices, including image optimization, responsive design, wireframing, accessibility compliance, basic HTML and CSS
Excellent time management, communication and organizational skills
Razorsharp attention to detail
A passion for all aspects of design, including trends, conceptual thinking, typography, motion, copy and imagery
Embodies our core values and can drive our mission forward with integrity
Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate with crossfunctional teams, open to constructive feedback and willingness to try new things
Experience with editing video is a plus
Experience working with AirTable, Trello, Slack and Google Workspace is an asset
Ability to work with a fully remote team (EST time zone preferred

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