Junior Web and Graphic Designer | PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship
Junior Web and Graphic Designer
Application Deadline: 1 February 2009
Organization: Plan Institute for Caring Citizenship
Are you young, ambitious, multi-talented with small business experience and looking for a great opportunity to grow your portfolio and organizational experience?
Plan Institute for Caring Citizenship is seeking a junior Web and Graphic Designer to take on a creative production role related to their global online activities.
Excited by advertising campaigns in both function and creativity? Curious about analyzing web metrics for calculating market penetration? Desire your design work to be seen globally? Proud of your immaculate web design and want an audience? Have a competitive edge to stand out among your peers and an interest in managing your work process?
If some of these things describe your interests we want to hear from you.
Successful applicants will be processed for an interview that will involve a skill based evaluation and compatibility test. All applicants should submit a resume, digital portfolio, and cover letter as a pdf with appropriate web links to all relevant previous work. Please include references.
Necessary abilities: organization skills, multi-tasking, excellent oral and written communication, working independently, effective time management, working in teams, constructive criticism, meeting production deadlines and meeting quality standards
Skill Requirements:
• Knowledge and demonstrable use of HTML, CSS, XHTML
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Mac, PC, Linux based platforms
• Related Post-Secondary education
• Minimum 2 years experience
• Web and print design experience a must
• Apple OSX
• Working understanding of Drupal a plus
• Some experience with CRM, database marketing, web analytics and direct mail
All applicants must provide the following information in their cover letter in 400 words or less:
• What is your greatest accomplishment to date?
• Where do you want to be five years from now?
• Examples of brochures that you have been involved in designing.
• What involvement did you have in these brochures
• What is your favorite part about the brochure and why?
• Examples of three URL’s/ applications that you have been involved in designing.
• What involvement you’ve had in these URL’s/ applications.
• Which one is your favourite and why?
Time Commitment: Ongoing contract 20 hours a month
Please send your resume and cover letter to inquiries@planinstitute.ca