Junior Designer

Our Calgary office is looking for a Junior Designer!

Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact in shaping everyday experiences? Are you ready to put your creative skills to work on diverse and exciting projects? At Entro, we believe experiential design can be used to create a powerful sense of place and have a profound effect on the way we connect with places.

Our Calgary office is looking for a Junior Designer who will be an integral part of the design team, responsible for providing support in relation to experiential deign and signage related projects.

Responsibilities

• Ideate, conceptualize and detail design, development, assist with implementation of signage, environmental graphics, identity, environmental branding, and print projects;
• Embrace a design studio culture and contribute to a vibrant and enthusiastic design office;
• Participate in design workshops and present design solutions with internal teams;
• Apply design strategies, related documents and presentations that support project directives;
• Work with the senior design team in creating conceptual renderings, artwork and graphic materials and design intent specifications;
• Consider and include storytelling components with senior design team in all conceptual designs;
• Explore the use of materials and methods;
• Follow direction and ensure compliance with defined goals and design intent for projects and Entro standards;
• Meet with senior team to understand project needs including budgeting, timing and project expectations;
• Ensure Entro protocols and procedures are followed on all projects in a timely manner (timesheets, expenses, etc.).

Qualifications

• Minimum college diploma in graphic design or a similar field;
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years professional experience; a portfolio that demonstrates experience with various aspects of signage design and/or 3-dimensional work is a plus;
• Previous experience in experiential graphic design, architecture, or industrial design firm setting will be considered as an additional asset;
• Knowledge of signage and wayfinding production techniques is an asset;
• Computer literacy and good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, AfterEffects), Google Suite and Microsoft Office;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Initiative and desire to learn;
• Detail-oriented outlook and ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast paced and evolving environment;
• Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.

We currently have a hybrid remote-working scenario in effect, 3 days in the office and remaining days flex / work-from-home, but this is subject to change. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.