Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

3 is building the definitive digital platform for Third Culture Individuals and is looking for an Art Director to own and shape its visual identity. This is a build role, offering the chance to define a publication's entire visual world from its inception. The visual standard is paramount, reflecting the publication's intelligence, taste, and global perspective. The role involves hands-on creation and direction across print, web, newsletter, social media, and brand campaigns, utilizing technology to enhance production speed and quality.

Responsibilities

Own and steward 3’s visual identity across print, web, newsletter, social, and campaigns.
Art-direct the quarterly print magazine, maintaining the design standard.
Define and document the visual system, including typography, colour, composition, and image treatment.
Prioritize editorial imagery over stock and taste over trend.
Create hero imagery and feature visuals for digital stories from concept to publish.
Design and produce platform-native visuals for social media channels.
Design the visual experience for the newsletter and subscriber platform.
Translate print features into digital visual treatments.
Work hands-on with photography direction, illustration, layout, and motion.
Conceive, design, and lead visual campaigns for launches, seasonal moments, and subscriber drives.
Build campaign concepts that translate across channels.
Ensure campaigns are unmistakably 3 and advance the platform.
Build templates and systems for beautiful digital production at speed.
Use technology to generate, iterate, and produce visuals.
Build and refine automations to remove repetitive production work.
Stay current on relevant tools and adopt them selectively based on visual quality.
Brief, commission, and direct photographers, illustrators, and other visual contributors.
Coordinate with the Partnerships team to maintain visual standards in branded and sponsored work.
Brief the EVP regularly on the visual system, output, and campaign performance.

Requirements

5+ years in art direction or design, ideally at a quality publication, design studio, or brand.
A portfolio demonstrating editorial-grade art direction across print and digital formats, and ideally campaign work.
Expert command of design tools including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Figma.
Demonstrable AI fluency in visual production, including generative work, prompt frameworks, custom models, or production systems.
Strong typographic skill and a refined eye for composition, colour, and image.
Experience art-directing photography and illustration commissions.
Motion and short-form video literacy, or the willingness to develop it quickly.
Familiarity with how visuals perform across web and social, and with publishing CMS environments (WordPress, Webflow, or equivalent).
Cross-cultural visual fluency, understanding that visual codes are not universal.
A degree in design, visual communication, fine art, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated craft.

Skills

Art Direction
Visual Identity
Graphic Design
Typography
Composition
Colour Theory
Image Treatment
Photography Direction
Illustration Direction
Layout Design
Motion Graphics
Video Production
Campaign Design
Brand Storytelling
Production Systems
AI Visual Production
Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
WordPress
Webflow
Cross-cultural Communication

Location

Canada

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Degree in design, visual communication, fine art, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated craft

About the Company

369 Publishing produces 3 magazine, a quarterly publication and multimedia platform for Third Culture Individuals (TCIs).
369 Global is a group of companies based in Canada focused on skills training, workforce development, media, and international business services.
369 Global focuses on legacy, scale, and sustained impact, activating global connections through deeply human experiences.
369 Global’s values include Dream to Reality, Drive, Innovation, Bring People Together, and Change the World.
The company has an entrepreneurial spirit, is nimble and flexible.

Equal Opportunity

3 Magazine is an inclusive work environment with a workplace accommodation policy.
Accommodations are available upon request for the interview process and other selection stages for job applicants with accessibility needs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to assist in screening and assessing applicants.