Digital Media Design Specialist - Toronto, Canada - City of Toronto

City of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Job ID: 34021

Job Category:
Information & Technology

Division & Section:
Technology Services, Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Work Location:
Metro Hall, 55 John St.

Job Type & Duration:
Permanent, Full-time

Hourly Rate $ $43.71

Shift Information:
Monday to Friday, 35 hours

Affiliation:
L79 Full-time

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 14-Feb-2023 to 28-Feb-2023

Job Summary:

Major Responsibilities:

Advises clients on a wide range of digital media design and production products and services that enhance and promote the programs and services of the City.
Delivers digital media products and services that are strategic, accomplish the business objectives of the client, meet high quality design and production standards including readability and accessibility, and are in accordance with the City's Corporate Identity Program (CIP).
Acts as a resource to clients in the design and development of effective digital media content, products and promotions, with consideration to intended audience, message, brand, budget and intent of the communications product.
Provides and applies sound advertising and marketing best practices and articulates marketing goals through clear and consistent design.
Designs, develops and delivers a variety of digital media including online content, interactive materials, social media content, motion graphics, animation and video.
Explores and stays current on latest trends and techniques, and advises management on the need for new technology and/or processes in the area of digital media design and production.
Provides design for both online and print to provide flexibility in supporting clients' goals.
Provides and applies UX/UI (User Experience Design/User Interface Design) and usercentered design best practices.
Works collaboratively as part of a team, assisting with projects and providing sound technical and creative advice on design concepts and production tools and techniques.
Monitors assigned projects, from concept to final product, for quality, budget and timeline controls.
Performs applicable project and file management, routine computer maintenance and backup procedures and tracks project hours.
Develops and manages content libraries including design assets in the form of text, photography, graphics, illustrations, video and audio.
Leads all aspects of each project, including video creation, storyboard editing, animation, production and direction.

Key Qualifications:

Postsecondary education in Web, Digital or Graphic Design or an equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience working in user experience/user interface design or digital media design.
Experience in User Experience and User Interface Design, demonstrated through prototyping, wireframing, usability studies and working with design specifications.
Experience working with business users to determine their requirements; lead design workshops (including remote workshops), gain consensus, and present recommended design solutions.
Considerable experience with Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop and Illustrator
Experience in prototyping using Adobe XD and working with design libraries. Comfortable to work with other design software (e.g., Figma, Sketch, and Miro) as required.
Experience with WCAG 2.0 (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0) and in the design of accessible websites across a range of technologies and type of devices (e.g., desktop, mobile)

You must also have:

Ability to effectively communicate.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively as a member of a team, collaboratively with others in multidisciplinary team environment and work independently, as required.
Ability to be selfmotivated and work with mínimal supervision.
Ability to negotiate effective resolution of conflicting business priorities with corporate business Strong analytical, problemsolving, listening, and interacting skills.
Demonstrated business acumen to establish and maintain effective consulting relationships with corporate clients and vendors, using a strong customer service orientation.
Ability to work with competing demands, prioritize and meet deadlines.

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