Graphic Designer at Foodtastic in Mississauga, ON

About the Company

Founded in 2016, Foodtastic is already one of the largest restaurant companies in Canada. We have increased system sales in the last five years from less than $50mm to over $1B. Our current portfolio of 30 brands includes, Milestones Grill & Bar, Second Cup Café, Pita Pit, Quesada, La Belle et La Boeuf, and Rôtisseries Benny.

We are passionate about building our franchisee partnerships and providing our guests with a memorable dining experience. Our growth would not be possible without our people's creativity, dedication, and entrepreneurship. We continue to build the team and always look for exceptional candidates to join Foodtastic.

Graphic Designer – On- Site

Responsibilities:

• Create designs that are consistent with our brand guidelines including look, feel and tone.

• Participate in the development of creative solutions to achieve the objectives of our restaurant banners.

• Design and develop all social media images, display and online assets and their application in various contexts as requested by our brand, for multiple platforms and browsers.

• Work with the brand teams to conception and completion. This includes following out existing briefing process, gathering assets, ideating new ideas and delivering approved assets on time.

• Design and produce various types of graphic communication tools.

• Design and develop advertising campaigns in various media.

• Design and develop user interfaces for Web sites in various formats.

• Conduct photo retouching

• Other related tasks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 2-4 years of work experience as a Graphic Designer.

• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and InDesign).

• Knowledge of web design process and best practices, including image optimization, responsive design, basic HTML and CSS.

• Knowledge of AI based tools to assist with graphic designing and elevating the creative output is preferred.

• Knowledgeable of all social platforms, sizes and aspect ratios for web.

• Intermediate typography and illustration skills.

• Ability to take on multiple projects from start to finish with minimal supervision, autonomy, rigor and speed.

• Organized, versatile, autonomous, detail-oriented and proactive.

• Experience creating rich media assets including videos, GIF’s, cinemographs, stop-motions is a bonus.

Company benefits:

• Market related compensation
• Complimentary coffee, drinks and snacks at the office
• Free parking at the office
• Free access to the gym
• Summer Fridays
• 1 hour lunch paid
• TELUS virtual health care
• Group insurance plan, including health, dental and long-term disability
• Company social events

COMPENSATION: $ 50K- 65k annual base salary depending on experience