Senior Designer Canada Creative
The role
THE ROLE
We Are Social is looking for a Senior Designer/Motion Designer/Editor to join our growing team! This role is responsible for being a strategic visual powerhouse and mentor within the team. You bridge the gap between high-level client strategy and flawless creative execution, crafting nuanced, sophisticated visual stories that solve complex business challenges. Most importantly, the work you create demonstrates your strong social media craft and gets people talking.
WE ARE
A creative agency powered by social connections. That means we thrive on what’s trending and creating campaigns that get people buzzing. We call it “Ideas Worth Talking About,” and we’re proud to have played a part in some of the most culturally relevant campaigns of the decade for brands like McDonald’s, Adidas, Universal Studios, and YouTube.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE
- We like to laugh, we live for celeb gossip and we’re great on AUX
- Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 18 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more
- You best believe we know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it’s how we learn)
- From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we’re passionate about making a difference
- Did we say snacks? Because we have great snacks (Shoutout to Sheila who keeps the kitchen stocked)
YOU ARE
- A person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly and proactively
- Not interested in just following trends – you want to create them
- A self-starter, who’ll take ideas from concept to execution, navigating feedback like a pro
What matters is your deep understanding of what resonates with social audiences. This role is energetic, innovative and forward-thinking. Alongside engaging with communities, you’ll guide brands by staying ahead of social trends and cultural moments. In return, you’ll join a global agency dedicated to generating buzzworthy ideas for some of the world’s leading brands.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Contribute strategically to large-scale campaigns, ensuring that every design choice is nuanced, sophisticated, and aligned with long-term brand goals
- Present creative ideas directly to clients with confidence; decode ambiguous client feedback into actionable, high-priority tasks for the broader creative team
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining extreme focus and quality under the pressure of shifting requirements
- Mentor junior and mid-level designers, by providing constructive feedback, and fostering a culture of creative excellence
- Confidently defend sophisticated design choices to senior leadership while navigating constraints like budget, evolving scopes, and brand integrity
- Craft premium motion graphics and video edits that will live across multiple areas on social media channels, working within brand guidelines while pushing for design excellence
- Identify trends and opportunities as they emerge in social that stay true to our brands
- Create a wide range of content, from photography to videography, design, and platform tools that always suits the client, moment and idea
- Ability to switch between styles while still experimenting and looking for unique opportunities to make work ownable and talked about
- Ideate, build, shoot, and edit effective stories that match the quality of each social platform
- Design visually engaging presentations, create mockups & light retouching as needed that help sell creative ideas to top clients in the industry
- Work collaboratively with a large team of creatives from ideation to execution, helping to ensure ideas are created and brought to life
- Identify and propose innovative brand activations using generative AI, transforming emerging tech capabilities into tangible creative opportunities for clients
- Leverage tools to develop production ready visual concepts and storyboards for major pitches and client presentations
- Utilize Gemini for Google Slides to transform creative briefs into compelling, professionally designed presentation decks rapidly
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a design, motion, or editing role, with a portfolio showcasing an understanding of short-form content best practices and channels
- Experience working in a fast paced environment, and managing multiple projects at a time
- Expert-level mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite and advanced knowledge of motion/video workflows
- Comfortable collaborating across departments, build relationships and navigate team dynamics
- Experience with luxury brands is a plus
Benefits
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN OUR TEAM?
At We Are Social, we don’t just offer a job—we offer a creative career in an agency that moves at the speed of culture. Here’s what you’ll get:
- We are the first, largest, most awarded socially-led creative agency in the world, connecting you to 1,300+ like-minded professionals around the world
- An innovative and entrepreneurial work environment that promotes ingenuity and individuality – with the best of colleagues, and the best of clients
- Hybrid work models and flexible hours, plus a work from anywhere policy for short-term stays in other regions
- Generous vacation starting at 3 weeks + 1 extra week during the summer and over the holidays
- Agency summer days (exact policy differs per campus and agency)
- Modern, open co-working spaces with coffee & snack bars, located in great city neighborhoods, close to shops and restaurants and easy access to public transport
- Dogs allowed, dedicated private wellness room (in select offices)
- Regular team social events – holiday parties, seasonal gatherings, weekly happy hours, inspiring speakers and more! We are obsessed with learning and being better humans
- In-house learning & development sessions and annual career and growth conversations
- Access to internal network of opportunities across all agencies
- Focus on developing and recruiting BIMPOC Talent
- Internal EDI group(s), programs & initiatives across Plus Company and opportunities to be involved in employee resource group(s)
We invest in your health and wellness:
- Flexible benefits to support your individual lifestyle and life stage – with access to a personal wellness spending account you can use for a wide range of wellness expenses, including gym membership fees, pet care, education expenses, and much more!
- Comprehensive mental health support including access to a virtual mental health therapy clinic providing you with personalized therapist, guided iCBT programs and live therapy, access to health clinicians 24/7, and a holistic array of other health and holistic array of other health and wellness resources to support you and your family.
JOIN US
At We Are Social, we celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences. We welcome unique voices and talents, especially those not traditionally embraced by advertising. Discover more about our culture and our work.
Creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on age, colour, ability, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Not only are these provisions protected by provincial and federal law, embracing difference is what makes We Are Social what it is—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any accommodations during the interview process to make it work for you, let us know.
Let’s do cool stuff together. Apply now!
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