Job requirements

Languages: English

Education: College/CEGEP

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:Fast-paced environment, Attention to detail, Ability to distinguish between colours

Work Samples: Portfolio, Published work, Design sample, Example of completed work

Personal Suitability: Initiative, Client focus, Team player

Additional Skills: Estimate costs of materials and time to complete graphic designs and illustrations, Adapt existing illustrations, Work in a multidisciplinary environment

Work Setting: Corporation, Newspaper publisher, Magazine or journal publisher, Advertising, marketing and public relations agency

Graphic Designer Specific Skills: Use existing photo and illustration banks and typography guides, Co-ordinate all aspects of production for print, audio-visual or electronic materials, Co-ordinate sub-contracting, Develop the graphic elements that meet the clients' objectives, Establish guidelines for illustrators or photographers, Prepare sketches, layouts and graphic elements, Determine the medium best suited to produce the desired visual effect and the most appropriate vehicle for communication, Consult with clients to establish the overall look, graphic elements and content of communications materials

Illustrator Specific Skills: Develop and produce realistic or representational sketches and final illustrations