Senior Graphic Designer

About Mighty Cast

In the heart of Montreal’s Plateau MontRoyal, Mighty Cast is redefining social mobility with its first product offering – the NEX Band. The NEX Band is the world's first proximity detecting, collectible, bidirectional and fashionable wearable device. Through its patentpending technology and proprietary platform, The NEX Band connects physical collectible and shareable objects with mobile applications in a naturally viral way ostensibly, creating a "console on the wrist". Combining the efforts of international jewelry designers and technological engineers into a single band, the NEX is both beauty and geek. To find out more about Mighty Cast, visit www.mightycast.com.

The Role

Mighty Cast is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to join our creative team in the Plateau. She/He will create beautiful mobile experiences, help build and establish Mighty Cast’s consumer brand and create compelling marketing across all consumer touch points. We need someone who understands that they won’t just be directing or conceptualizing, but that they will also be diving right into the design work hands-on, whether on the computer or otherwise. We’re looking for someone who’s concept driven and it is essential that they understand the commercial world and how brands need to inspire and reach audiences.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead execution and production of new and existing concepts, providing complete deliverables, creating style/brand guides and templates where applicable.
• Create UIs and layouts by exploring appropriate design principles such as color, typography, and photographic selection for the brand, organizing elements and usability.
• Provide rationale for design choices; ensure design meets business objectives as stated in creative brief.
• Bring a strong sense of creativity, design and branding to every project with the practical expertise to help complete jobs in a timely manner.
• Collaborate closely with other designers and management on creative concepts, providing guidance on design as well as production logistics.
• Ensure that the brand remains consistent across different mediums/channels.

About You

• At minimum, a completed D.E.C. in Graphic Design or related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience, with a strong background and focus on branding.
• Previous creative agency experience is preferred.
• Mastery of Adobe's Creative Suite.
• You present a striking design portfolio that demonstrates an obvious proficiency in branding by means of various overall branding projects.
• You create visually stunning, usable and useful designs for mobile and web applications.
• You are user focused: curious and empathetic about our users and customers.
• You appreciate critical feedback (both giving and receiving) and seek it out in reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• You are excellent at communicating concepts and advocate design decisions to cross-functional teams using a variety of methods, including conversations, sketches, digital tools and presentations.
• You have a strong knowledge of responsive/mobile/web design best practices. You also have a good understanding of HTML, CSS, and Web Standards as it relates to design.
• You are able to work on, manage and prioritize several projects and tasks simultaneously.
• You possess a hard-working disposition along with a friendly and approachable personality - a strong sense of collaboration and camaraderie is highly valued.
• You are self-motivated, organized and accountable.
• You have an undeniable passion for what you do.

If you would like to be part of our team of techies and creatives, please send your resume via Sitedemploi.