Canadiantirecorporation
Apparel Senior Graphic Designer & Colourist
Calgary, AB · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$79k-$131kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- Your agility, creativity, and focus will be instrumental in seasonal success.
- You will demonstrate strategic thinking, proactive problem-solving, and a commitment to excellence, making a significant positive impact on team efficiency, creative output, and business results.
- You will foster a growth mindset, invest in continuous learning, and encourage others to capitalize on opportunities and lessons learned.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain standards for tracking graphics and color usage across all banners, ensuring consistency and quality.
- Lead the development and execution of custom graphics projects, balancing creativity with cost-effectiveness.
- Identify and implement opportunities to repurpose graphics/prints as carryover/archive, supporting time and cost savings targets.
- Build and manage graphic/print stage gates within the master calendar process to maximize development time and improve quality.
- Collaborate on Coupa requirements, problem-solving as new challenges arise.
- Research emerging trends in graphics, color, textiles, and techniques, incorporating AI and digital tools to inspire innovative designs.
- Integrate CLO3D into the design and development workflow, using it as a visual aid for scale and placement to improve print/graphic scale and accuracy in renderings.
- Success in this role means embracing our four True North mindsets-Growth, Performance, AI First, and Customer-as the foundation for how we think, behave, and collaborate.
- Maintain detailed design records and specifications for each garment.
- Present concepts and finished designs to creative directors, merchant teams, clients, or buyers for feedback and approval.
Requirements
- previous experience in apparel development is an asset.
- Strong artistic ability and proficiency in graphic design, illustration, and design software (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Clo3D, NedGraphics).
- Demonstrated expertise in color theory, print development, and graphic workflow optimization.
- Knowledge and experience in PLM systems is an asset.
- Must be willing and able to occasionally travel for visits to factories, market shops, attend trade shows, and industry events.
- Post-secondary education in Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design, or a related field.
- Proven experience in a senior graphic design or colorist role within the fashion or design industry
- Deep understanding of market trends, materials, colors, technologies, and sustainability practices.
- Excellent communication, time management, leadership, and teamwork skills.
- Attention to detail and a keen eye for color, texture, and style.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, lead teams, and work to deadlines.
- Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in graphic design, color management, and fashion design across various categories.
- We're always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:
- Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
Compensation
- $79,000- $131,000 CAD
- Our typical hiring range is between $79,000 and $105,000 CAD.
- Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.
- For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.
- We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees.
- As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees.
Benefits
- We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do.
- We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond.
Company info
- Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.
- Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
- Accommodations
- Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies.
- With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies.
- We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees.
- As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees.
- It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging!
- Join us, where there's a place for you here.
- We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification.
- We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
- We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must.
- Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
- Join us in helping to make life in
- Canada better through living and working our Core Values:
- we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility.
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