Intermediate Graphic Designer

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WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner.

We are growing rapidly and we're looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're hiring an Intermediate Graphic Designer who can execute high-quality design solutions across product campaigns and brand initiatives, ensuring seamless design execution from conceptualization to final production.

Only applicants who submit a link to their portfolio will be considered. This is a hybrid role based out of our Toronto office.

WHAT YOU'D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

• Develop high-fidelity mockups, design iterations, and final production files for digital, social, e-commerce, print, packaging, and in-store retail displays.
• Support the design and layout of presentations for campaigns, brand guidelines, and internal creative decks.
• Ensure brand consistency and high design standards across all creative assets, adhering to brand guidelines.
• Assist in creative direction and execution, collaborating with designers, illustrators, photographers, motion artists, content creators, and external vendors.
• Manage fast-turnaround design requests, balancing speed with quality while maintaining clear design logic and storytelling.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across brand, marketing, retail, paid digital, and communications to bring both evergreen brand content and campaigns to life.
• Oversee day-to-day management of design files across the internal database, ensuring organization and accessibility.
• Support in the creation of creative briefs for external partners, freelancers, and agency collaborators.
• Manage up on design deliverables, ensuring scheduled timely reviews with the Senior Manager, Art & Design (Global) to maintain alignment and efficiency.
• Provide guidance and feedback to Junior Designers, ensuring quality and consistency across projects.
• Adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment, effectively managing multiple deadlines and last-minute changes.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• 2+ years of experience in Graphic Design or a related field, preferably in beauty, skincare, or lifestyle brands.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Figma; knowledge of After Effects a plus. Figma experience is a must to be considered.
• Strong visual storytelling, typography, and layout skills with a keen eye for composition and detail.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent time management and the ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working with internal teams and external partners.
• Motion design or video editing experience is a plus.

WHAT YOU'LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM

There's a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here's a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…

• Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
• Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
• A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
• Summer Friday's - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
• Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
• Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
• A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

• Do the right thing
• Create impact
• Respect small things
• ? Care too much
• Be the future

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we've been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We're still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM's objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, " Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey ".

DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.

WANT TO JOIN US?

Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3

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