Job description:
Company & Job Description
Launched in 2009, 500px is the leading online network for photographers with millions of members worldwide. Photographers come to 500px to discover and share incredible photos, gain meaningful exposure, compete in photo contests, and license their photos through our exclusive distribution partners. At 500px, our mission is to ensure you're always motivated to take your next photo. Join a team of fun, talented, and dedicated people looking to improve the world of photography.
Key Responsibilities
- Creating visually appealing and engaging multimedia content, including graphics, animations, videos, and interactive elements, using various software and design tools.
- Collaborating with clients, team members, and stakeholders to gather project requirements, understand design objectives, and develop creative concepts for multimedia projects.
- Designing and implementing interactive user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) for multimedia applications, websites, mobile apps, and other digital platforms.
- Conducting research and staying updated with the latest design trends, multimedia technologies, and industry best practices to ensure innovative and cutting-edge design solutions.
- Developing and managing multimedia assets, including images, audio, video, and other media elements, and ensuring their appropriate usage in accordance with copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Testing and troubleshooting multimedia projects to ensure functionality, performance, and usability across different devices, browsers, and platforms.
- Collaborating with developers, programmers, and other stakeholders to integrate multimedia elements into interactive applications, websites, and other digital media.
- Creating storyboards, prototypes, and mockups to illustrate design concepts and obtain feedback from clients and team members.
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality multimedia designs in a timely manner.
- Providing design expertise, guidance, and support to clients, team members, and stakeholders throughout the entire design process, from concept development to final implementation.
Qualifications & Skills
- Completion of a college diploma program in graphic arts is required; prefer to have an university degree in visual arts with specialization in graphic design or other related fields.
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience working in graphic design.
- Advanced Experience with Adobe software and Microsoft Office.
- Understanding of graphic design, visual storytelling and video editing.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment that is constantly changing.
- Strong communication, multitasking, and responsible time management ability.
Job Location
317 Adelaide St. West, Suite 520
Toronto, ON, M5V 1P9
Terms of Employment
Permanent; Full-time
Monday to Friday
Wage & Benefits
$35.00/hour, 30-40 hours per week
Standard Health Care
Paid Time off
How to Apply
If you think you may be a great fit with our team, please send your resume by email to emoore@500px.com with the subject of “Graphic Designer”. We thank everyone in advance for their interest in this job opportunity; however, only those candidates under consideration will be contacted directly.
