Graphic Operations Lead at Canadiantireco… · Toronto

Graphic Operations Lead Location: Toronto, ON The Graphic Operations Lead ensures artwork quality and digital asset governance for packaging graphics. This role focuses on maintaining a centralized asset library, enforcing metadata standards, and enabling automation for asset lifecycle management. Acting as a content steward and quality guardian, the Graphic Operations Lead supports speed, accuracy, and compliance across thousands of SKUs while collaborating with technology and transformation teams. What you’ll do Build and maintain a centralized digital asset library for packaging artwork and related files. Define metadata standards, taxonomy, and version control protocols. Ensure assets are properly tagged for easy retrieval and compliance audits. Own artwork QC process, ensuring brand and regulatory compliance Implement automated QA checks for color accuracy, dieline alignment, and legal copy Manage day-to-day artwork routing and approvals within established SOPs Support automation pilots for metadata tagging and asset ingestion. Partner with Systems Lead on DAM configuration and integrations. Align with Program Delivery Lead on timelines for transformation initiatives impacting asset workflows. Champion AI adoption for asset tagging and QC Train internal teams on DAM usage and asset governance best practices. What you bring Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, or Operations Management. 5+ years in packaging graphics operations with automation and QC experience. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and workflow tools (Esko, Workfront, Nano Banana). Strong analytical and process improvement skills. Skills: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with automation platforms (Esko, Workfront, AI-based QC tools). Strong analytical and process improvement skills. Ability to lead technology adoption and change management initiatives. Preferred Attributes Experience implementing AI-driven compliance and artwork validation tools Knowledge of packaging sustainability and digital asset lifecycle management. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, tech-enabled environment. Our typical hiring range is between $64,000.00 and $106,000.00 CAD Annual. The target salary range is between $75,000.00 and $85,000.00 CAD Annual. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization. We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. About Us Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 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 We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. 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.