Graphic Designer

Job Type: Full-time, one-year fixed-term contract
Location: Remote, Ontario, Canada
Work Hours: 40 hours per week
Annual Salary: CAD $67,200
Additional Benefit: $1,000 Health Spending Account
Application Deadline: November 4, 2026

About the Organisation

The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is a national, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making Canadian art history accessible, inclusive, and engaging for audiences across Canada and internationally.

Through digital and print publications, educational initiatives, and public programming, ACI celebrates the artists and artworks that have shaped Canada’s cultural landscape. Its work brings together scholars, editors, museums, galleries, and cultural institutions to share Canadian art history with a broad audience.

ACI is seeking a talented, versatile, and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to join its Digital and Creative team. The successful candidate will help shape the visual presentation of the organisation’s publications, website, educational resources, newsletters, social media, and communications.

Key Responsibilities

Design and Production

• Design layouts, graphics, and image treatments for online art books, webpages, and educational resources.
• Produce print materials, including books, reports, brochures, invitations, event signage, and donor materials.
• Create social media graphics, templates, Mailchimp newsletters, and digital campaign assets.
• Prepare and optimise artwork images for web and print, ensuring accurate colour reproduction, resolution, and image quality.
• Conduct final quality-control checks before materials are published or printed.

Brand, Editorial, and Image Coordination

• Maintain ACI’s visual identity across print and digital platforms.
• Collaborate with editors on layouts, proofs, corrections, and editorial requirements.
• Coordinate with image researchers to ensure artwork files, captions, and credits are accurate and complete.
• Design English- and French-language materials while maintaining visual consistency and accommodating differences in text length.
• Ensure materials meet accessibility standards, including AODA and WCAG requirements for colour contrast, legibility, and alternative text.
• Work with digital and technology teams to improve the website’s UX/UI design and the reading experience of online art books.

Project Administration

• Maintain organised design files, image assets, templates, and version histories.
• Participate in team meetings and communicate project progress, deadlines, and outstanding tasks.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and potential delays, recommending solutions to keep projects on track.
• Brief and coordinate freelance designers when required.
• Help develop design templates, brand guidelines, and file-management practices.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should have:

• At least five years of professional graphic design experience, supported by a portfolio demonstrating print and digital work.
• A degree or diploma in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent education and professional experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, as well as Figma, Canva, and Mailchimp.
• Strong typography, layout, and image-handling skills.
• Experience managing multiple projects, contributors, and overlapping deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to incorporate feedback.
• Experience preparing files for commercial printing and web publication.
• Working knowledge of WordPress and other content-management systems.
• UX/UI design experience for websites and digital platforms.

Additional assets include:

• Basic HTML and CSS skills.
• Motion graphics or basic video-editing experience.
• Experience producing art books, museum catalogues, exhibition materials, magazines, or digital publications.
• Knowledge of accessible design practices.
• Experience in bilingual English/French publishing or cultural environments.

Salary and Benefits

The position offers an annual salary of CAD $67,200, equivalent to approximately $5,600 per month before deductions, based on the stated annual salary.

Additional benefits and opportunities include:

• A $1,000 Health Spending Account.
• Remote work within Ontario.
• A collaborative working environment.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Opportunities to collaborate with Canadian scholars, museums, galleries, publishers, and cultural institutions.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their CV, cover letter, and portfolio or online portfolio link together in a single PDF document.

Send the application to jobs@artcanada.com with the subject line:

Graphic Designer

Applicants must also paste their cover letter into the body of the email. Applications that do not follow the specified submission format will be considered incomplete.

Application review: Begins after November 4, 2026, and continues until the position is filled.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application email: jobs@artcanada.com
Organisation website: https://www.aci-iac.ca/

Important: This position is specifically advertised as remote within Ontario, Canada. Applicants should confirm any additional eligibility or residency requirements with ACI before applying.