Graphic Designer

“We’re looking for a graphic designer who can turn complex ideas into clear, compelling visuals. With a focus on training and educational content, you’ll create thoughtful design that helps people understand and engage with AI, while also contributing to the broader creative needs of Amii’s Marketing and Comms team. It’s a role for someone who cares about clarity, craft and making complex ideas more accessible. Be part of a team of smart, ambitious people advancing AI for good and for all.” 

- Alana Williams, Director of Marketing & Brand Operations

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Marketing Operations, the Graphic Designer brings creative ideas to life through visual storytelling. This position is responsible for conceptualizing and producing high-quality design assets across digital and print formats, ensuring alignment with Amii’s brand and campaign goals. The Graphic Designer plays a key role in interpreting abstract ideas and strategies into clear, cohesive visuals, contributing to projects ranging from event promotion to thought leadership. The Graphic Designer works closely with cross-functional teams to meet both strategic and tactical objectives, and is a key contributor to the creative ideation process.

The position focuses on achieving excellence in four main accountabilities:

• Brand Design & Visual Identity: Uphold and evolve the Amii visual brand identity across all formats and touchpoints.
• Creative Conceptualization & Asset Production: Transform ideas into clear, compelling visual solutions, including complex learning and educational concepts, for training materials, campaigns, content and events. 
• Collaboration & Project Support: Partner with internal teams and external vendors to deliver on creative needs efficiently and effectively.
• Community Engagement: Encourage positive brand engagement with external audiences by monitoring and responding to live chat and social media, and supporting the successful coordination and execution of organization-wide events.

Required Skills / Expertise

Key Responsibilities:

Brand Design & Visual Identity

• Creates, updates, and maintains brand assets that reflect Amii’s visual identity and voice
• Contributes to evolving brand guidelines, ensuring consistency across teams and platforms
• Reviews materials created by others for visual consistency and provide feedback when needed

Creative Conceptualization & Asset Production

• Conceptualizes and designs marketing and communication assets that bring creative strategies to life — including social media graphics, presentations, reports, ads, posters, event collateral, signage, and merchandise
• Prepares final assets for both print and digital channels, ensuring they meet technical specifications and visual quality standards
• Manages multiple design projects with competing deadlines, ensuring quality and timeliness
• Explores and incorporates Generative AI tools (e.g., Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, DALL·E) to support ideation, rapid prototyping, and creative exploration where appropriate
• Translates intricate educational, training and literacy concepts into clear, engaging visual assets (such as instructional graphics, educational guides, and learning modules) tailored for diverse audiences including educators, students and general learners
• Collaborates with project teams to design scalable educational collateral that can serve both immediate project-specific training needs and broader organizational goals

Collaboration & Project Support

• Works with team members across Marketing, Investment & Partnerships, Events, and other departments to understand project goals and deliver visual solutions
• Provides input in brainstorming sessions and campaign planning meetings
• Liaises with external contractors and vendors on design-related deliverables when required

Community Engagement

• Monitors social media platforms regularly and responds to comments, questions, and messages in a timely and professional manner to foster positive brand relationships
• Respond to live chat interactions, providing real-time audience support and engagement with website visitors
• Supports the planning and execution of organization-wide events that foster community engagement, build relationships, and create opportunities for meaningful connections and collaboration

Qualifications: 

• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in a graphic design or visual communications role
• Demonstrated portfolio of high-quality work across digital and print mediums
• Proficiency designing within established brand guidelines and systems
• Experience contributing to creative direction or campaign concept development
• Comfortable writing from briefs and conducting stakeholder interviews
• Skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Experience preparing digital and print-ready assets
• Proficient using design and workflow tools (e.g., Adobe CC, Figma, Asana, Trello)
• Familiarity with information design, educational visualization, or instructional design principles (nice to have)
• Familiarity with motion design or basic animation techniques e.g., After Effects or similar (nice to have)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA): 

• Expert-level visual design and layout skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong visual problem-solving skills with the ability to translate abstract ideas into impactful visuals
• Ability to generate and articulate creative concepts that align with project goals and brand strategy
• Clear and confident communicator who collaborates effectively across teams
• Curious, creative, and comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• Highly organized, self-driven, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Knowledge of inclusive design principles and accessibility standards
• Awareness of Generative AI tools for design, with the ability to evaluate their relevance and ethical use in creative workflows

What you'll love about us

• A professional yet casual work environment that encourages the growth and development of your skills
• Participate in professional development activities
• Gain access to the Amii community and events
• A chance to learn from amazing teammates who support one another to succeed
• Competitive compensation, including paid time off and flexible health benefits
• A modern office located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta

About Amii

One of Canada’s three main institutes for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, our world-renowned researchers drive fundamental and applied research at the University of Alberta (and other academic institutions), training some of the world’s top scientific talent. Our cross-functional teams work collaboratively with Alberta-based businesses and organizations to build AI capacity and translate scientific advancement into industry adoption and economic impact.

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, please don’t wait for the closing November 9, 2026 to apply - we’re excited to add a new member to the Amii team for this role, and the posting may come down sooner than the closing date if we find the right candidate before the posting closes! When sending your application, please send your resume and cover letter indicating why you think you'd be a fit for Amii. In your cover letter, please include one professional accomplishment you are most proud of and why.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.

Amii is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. Accommodations for disability-related needs throughout the recruitment and selection process are available upon request. Any information provided by you for accommodations will be kept confidential and won’t be used in the selection process.