Graphic Content Project Manager

POSITION: Graphic Content Project Manager

STATUS: Full Time

REPORTS TO: Creative Marketing Manager

About Us

Founded in 1985, Investments Hardware Limited (IHL) is a Canadian, family-owned business dedicated to providing exceptional quality, unparalleled service, and competitive value to our customers in the construction industry.

As an innovative and rapidly growing industry leader, our mission is to support and inspire our community of builders and contractors, empowering them to achieve more. Our tremendous growth and success in the retail construction industry stems from our commitment to building long-lasting relationships with our customers and within the community.

About the Position

As a key member of the Marketing Team, the Graphic Content Project Manager is a skilled Project Manager with unparalleled time management skills, with the ability to simultaneously juggle competing priorities and multiple projects. The incumbent is a critical thinker with a strong creative background who can navigate through different design streams ranging from packaging and way-finding signage. They possess a deep understanding of digital marketing as well as contemporary design principles and branding, recognizing the significance of delivering concise, bold and cohesive brand messaging.

Responsibilities:

The Graphic Content Project Manager key responsibilities are:

• The management of end-to-end content and graphic projects.
• The identification and engagement of key stakeholders, project sponsors, and resources
• To ensure consistent adherence to time, cost and scope while delivering exception service
• The management of effective verbal and written communication to all stakeholders ensuring the team understands tasks, deadlines, expectations, and responsibilities.
• The updating and management of all asset requests utilizing our project management system (Monday) ensuring status updates.
• Proactively investigate content and asset requests to provide optimal solutions.
• Prepare and coordinate all assets required for product launches.
• The conceptualization of content and assets ideas
• The development of effective and on-brand design solutions for a variety of media supports.
• Participation of multidisciplinary campaigns – from idea to execution
• The coordination of photography and video production schedule
• Proof-reading and editing of content and graphic pieces.
• The building of an editorial calendar
• The management of vendor communications
• The identification of new content opportunities
• The organization and updating of graphic and video assets in an accurate manner ensuring clear naming and categorization according to a standard system.

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in Project Management, including multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Specific experience creating and designing print campaign collateral pieces such as brochures, banners, and in-store signage.
• Successful completion of a relevant post-secondary degree or certification (significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education inclusive of Graphic, Multimedia and Industrial Design as well as, Digital Media)
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with clients to discuss project needs and options, to provide analysis and to interpret requirements from a design perspective.
• Experience maintaining standards of graphic design and production values for print-based projects and coordinating transfer of existing designs to the marketing initiatives.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Experience in Video editing, Photography and a variety of social media platforms

Interpersonal Skills & Abilities:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills in managing multiple priorities with overlapping tasks across multiple locations.

Benefits of Working with IHL

IHL Canada offers a collaborative, respectful work environment, with tremendous opportunities for professional development and career growth.

We are a family-owned and operated business that values a healthy work/life balance. We encourage and reward the contributions of team members, by offering competitive wages, comprehensive health benefits and tremendous opportunity for advancement.

IHL Canada proudly promotes an inclusive workplace, which fosters teamwork and mutual respect. As we continue to grow, we actively encourage diversity, equity and inclusion within all levels of the organization.

IHL Canada Inc. has created policies and procedures to meet the required Accessibility Standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. 2005.

Our Accessibility policies are available for your review in several formats. Should you wish access to these documents, please email hr@ihlcanada.net

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $85,000.00-$105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Store discount
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Project management: 4 years (preferred)
• Graphic design: 8 years (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Ability to Commute:

• Woodbridge, ON L4L 9J7 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Woodbridge, ON L4L 9J7: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person