Designer; Fully remote

We are accepting applications until Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

• Send us a cover letterdescribing your approach to design, alongside a resume detailing your professional experience (video or audio recordings also welcome — send us an unlisted You Tube link, or similar).
• Please submit a portfolioshowcasing your skills and creativity, including examples of brand work, websites or other content
• Send an emailtohiringo apply with the subject line:
  
  Designer Job Application.

As a progressive agency, Emdash understands structural inequity and is continually working to create structures where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integrated throughout our internal processes and relationships with clients. Candidates who identify as being from marginalized communities, including Indigenous peoples, people of colour, women, people with disabilities, and 2

SLGBTQ+ folks are particularly encouraged to apply.

We encourage interested candidates with 60% of qualifications to apply, especially those who are BIPOC or from other marginalized communities.

This is a remote position, based anywhere in Canada.

Experience designing for social good:

You are familiar with designing with Indigenous clientele, and those with lived experiences. Having an understanding of the nexus between social movement organizing and digital communications.

Branding expertise:

Experience working on brand projects of all shapes and sizes. You have a keen eye for detail, and are invested in the rebrand process from intake meeting to handoff.

You sweat the detail:

Impeccable execution and deep care given to all aspects of design, large and small: strategy, messaging, brand, colors, typography, icons — everything.

The Designer is a critical part of the project team at Emdash, working on all design and creative aspects of projects and campaigns. The Designer develops creative graphic content for projects and campaigns and contributes to the strategic growth of Emdash.

• Design Coordination:creating high-quality, creative content on a diverse range of issues
• Client Relationship-Building:building strong relationships with clients and supporting Emdash’s reputation
• Strategic Support:supporting creative and strategic development within Emdash projects, while staying updated on trends and current events
  
  Organizational Growth: contributing to the development of Emdash as an inclusive, creative, and successful organization

• Coordinate the design, production, and implementation of graphic materials related to marketing, communications and public relations content for online campaigns (social media shareables, websites etc) and print collateral (annual reports, infographics, signage etc)
• Produce layout and other design deliverables for clients
• Work with a variety of design tools including:
  Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma, Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides, After Effects, and Premiere Pro
• Work with clients and strategist on brand projects, including research, brand naming, brand presentation, design iteration, and roll-out
  Participate in strategic planning for projects and campaigns
• Stay on top of all things design related, including best practices, guidelines and trends in design and art
• Support Emdash values of empathy, equity, generosity, and innovation
• Manage multiple competing project priorities by utilizing Emdash tools, including Asana, and Slack
• Work on developing and improving new and existing skill-sets
• Attend and participate in regular project and all-staff meetings
• Other duties and tasks, as identified

• Starting salary between $50,000-$70,000, commensurate to experience. Salary is negotiable within this range.
• We offer a generous health care and time off package.
• 15 vacation and personal days annually, plus our office is closed between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Parental leave top-up
• Health and dental plan through Empire Life
• $500 annual fitness bonus
• $500 extended health top-up
• Interest-free loan program to buy a bicycle
• Flexible paid time off policy (for example, you can substitute a public holiday for another one of…