Standardbred Canada is seeking an enthusiastic Graphic Designer to bring new ideas and creativity to the Industry Marketing Department

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This Intermediate Graphic Design position, available immediately, is best suited to an energetic individual who thrives on challenge and a fast-paced environment.

Duties Include:

• Designing Trot 4 Kids, a monthly insert in Trot magazine
• Designing the annual O’Brien Awards event materials including program, menu, ads, etc.
• Designing campaigns for national initiatives
• Designing promotional resources for national initiatives (banner ads, posters, brochures, ads, etc.)
• Communicate with publishers and printers on ad dimensions, graphic requirements and restrictions, file formats and file delivery
• Maintaining and updating the Marketing Portal
• Contributing content to Trot 4 Kids when required
• Ability to design layouts when required
• In-house design for Standardbred Canada
• Web banners

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Graphic Design, or equivalent
• Minimum 1-2 years experience in a professional environment, or extensive freelance experience (including pre-press), preferably with a magazine
• Proficiency in Adobe CS4, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and meet deadlines
• Very strong ability to multi-task, having numerous designs consecutively on the go
• Solid understanding of graphic design for print, including basic colour correction, photo retouching skills, typography, trapping, etc.

Additional Assets:

• Horse racing or equine background, or interest in horse racing
• Understanding of font management, color correction and a practical understanding of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design
• Illustration experience

Interested applicants are asked to send your cover letter, resume and salary expectations immediately to [email protected] as well as a PDF of your portfolio (no more than six examples), or a link to your online portfolio.

Deadline for applications: September 15, 2010.

We thank all those who apply but only those applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted.