Brand Production Designer

About the Company

Makeship exists to empower influencers, creators, and brands of all sizes to develop and launch limited-edition products that matter to their fans. Leveraging our design, manufacturing, and marketing expertise, we work with our partners to bring their products to life through our community-powered crowd-funding platform. Each product is given a window of 21 days to be funded by the community before we produce and ship to fans worldwide. We put our brand behind every product and guarantee quality and ethical sourcing. We're profitable, have grown the team from 2 to 70 people in 5 years, and we’re growing at an average annual growth rate of 200%+.

About the Role

As an early member of the team, you’ll play a huge role in shaping our culture, our process, and the future of Makeship. Every day, you’ll collaborate, learn more about the content creation space, and watch your work make an impact (on the company and their community!).

We want this to be the best work experience of your life, so we’ll pay you well, offer great benefits, invest deeply in your growth, and welcome you with our branded swag.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a rockstar Brand Production Designer who’ll be a core ambassador in streamlining Makeship’s Marketing, Ecommerce and Brand Development efforts. We are looking for a self-starter, with high technical proficiency in both print and digital production. As a Brand Production Designer, you'll work alongside the Creative & Brand team to standardize and optimize all creative tools, design templates and Makeship branded initiatives. You will also be joining one of Canada's fastest-growing start-up companies!

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the Creative & Brand Team to optimize brand guidelines and templates for our in-house design teams (Adobe CC, Figma)
• Develop and maintain branded pitch decks and company-wide presentation templates (Indesign, Canva)
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team in developing packaging tech-packs (Illustrator), production troubleshooting and providing virtual press approvals
• Assist in the post-production and digital asset management of all product and marketing campaign imagery
• Work alongside the Digital Marketing team in the development and optimization of email content and templates (Figma, Klaviyo)
• Overseeing the delivery of static and video content for e-commerce, digital advertising and social media
• Work alongside the Brand Social Designer in the development and onboarding of new content templates (Photoshop, Canva)
• Work alongside the Senior Brand Designer in the development of branded pop-up activations
• Organization and cataloging of all Creative & Brand team assets
• Act as the author and gatekeeper of all internal Brand Production documentation, processes and best practices (Notion, Guru)

What You Bring

• Minimum 4+ years of production experience in a design agency or in-house business environment
• Technical mastery of Adobe Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop
• Proficiency in video/motion design production (After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Experience with UI production design for development (Figma)
• Experience creating user-friendly branded tools/templates for company-wide use (Canva, Notion)
• An open and collaborative energy (We are a small and mighty team!)
• An insatiable curiosity and enthusiasm for all things Brand
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly, within a fast-paced growth environment
• Exceptional organizational skills
• A keen eye for details, with a commitment to excellence of execution
• Experience in UX design is an asset
• Experience in 3D content/rendering is an asset (Dimensions, Origami, Marmoset)

Salary Band: $60-75K CAD per annum. Individual salaries will be dependent on unique skills, experience and qualifications.

Benefits & Perks

• Work remotely anywhere in Canada and/or access any of our hubs
• Health and dental benefits from day 1
• 4 weeks of paid vacation (including paid time off on your birthday)
• Additional 1 week of paid time off during the holidays
• Monthly phone allowance
• $400 home office setup allowance
• RRSP Matching Program
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave Top-up Program
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program

At Makeship we are committed to fostering an environment that welcomes people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We are passionate about building an equitable and inclusive culture for our unique and diverse team of employees which makes us Makeship. As an equal opportunity employer, we value and embrace everyone's opinions and differences, and actively seek new Makeshippers who will work respectfully with our team, propelling our company and the community forward. If there are any accommodations we can provide to make your interview experience more accessible and inclusive, please let us know in your application.

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