Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

· Design in-restaurant marketing materials, including posters, window graphics, menu materials, digital menu-board assets, signage, promotional displays, and point-of-purchase materials

· Adapt campaign creative across multiple formats, channels, and restaurant locations while maintaining a consistent overall campaign and brand identity

· Take ownership of assigned design projects from initial concept through final delivery, managing priorities and timelines to ensure work is completed accurately, creatively, and on schedule

· Ensure all creative materials maintain established brand standards for typography, imagery, messaging, tone, layout, and overall visual identity

· Work with food and product imagery, including retouching, colour correction, cropping, composition, and optimization for print and digital applications

· Assist with food, restaurant, lifestyle, and promotional photography, videography, short-form video, and motion graphics initiatives as required

· Prepare and format artwork for professional print production and digital distribution, including resizing and adapting assets to required platform and production specifications

· Review completed creative for accuracy, consistency, formatting, image quality, pricing, promotional details, technical specifications, and overall quality prior to publication or production

· Stay current with graphic design, restaurant marketing, food photography, social media, digital advertising, and visual content trends, and identify relevant opportunities to strengthen brand communications

· Contribute creative ideas for campaigns, social content, product launches, seasonal initiatives, and restaurant marketing

· Communicate effectively with marketing, creative, operations, vendors, and other stakeholders regarding project requirements, timelines, specifications, feedback, and creative direction

· Incorporate feedback and revisions efficiently while maintaining design quality and brand consistency

· Follow established creative direction, brand guidelines, approval processes, and project requirements

· Maintain organized design files, templates, photography, brand assets, working files, and final artwork for ongoing and future use

· Identify opportunities to improve the quality, effectiveness, and consistency of visual communications and report creative, production, printing, or project-related issues promptly

Perform other duties as assigned to support marketing, creative, restaurant, and brand initiatives

Requirements and Qualifications:

· Post-secondary degree or diploma in Graphic Design or a related field required

· Minimum 1–2 years of relevant professional graphic design experience, including experience designing for print and digital platforms

· Proficiency with current versions of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe InDesign and Photoshop

· Strong understanding of graphic design principles, including composition, layout, typography, colour, visual hierarchy, and image selection

· Experience creating digital and social-first content for platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, websites, email marketing, and digital advertising

· Strong understanding of adapting creative across digital formats, placements, screen sizes, and social media platforms

· Ability to create compelling food, restaurant, hospitality, or lifestyle-focused creative that supports marketing objectives

· Strong creative and conceptual thinking with the ability to translate marketing briefs, promotions, products, and business objectives into effective visual communications

· Understanding of food photography, image composition, product presentation, and visual storytelling considered a strong asset

· Strong awareness of current social media, food, restaurant, lifestyle, and digital design trends, with the ability to apply relevant trends while maintaining established brand standards

· Exceptional attention to detail, consistency, and quality control

· Ability to understand and follow brand guidelines while translating brand personality into compelling and recognizable visual content

· Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, campaigns, deadlines, and changing priorities

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to receive, interpret, and efficiently incorporate feedback

· Ability to work independently, take initiative, contribute creative ideas, and confidently manage projects from concept to completion

· Ability to collaborate effectively with marketing, operations, restaurant teams, vendors, and other stakeholders

· Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality print, digital, advertising, and social media design work

Videography, video editing, animation, motion graphics, and photography skills considered an asset

· Experience with food, restaurant, hospitality, retail, franchise, or consumer-facing brands considered an asset

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Education:

• DCS / DEC (preferred)

Experience:

• Graphic design: 2 years (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in North York, ON M3B 2W1