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About the Role

Indigo is seeking a Junior Designer to support the Design team in creating and delivering unique proprietary products. This role involves collaborating on innovative designs that exceed expectations, delight customers, and meet quality and cost guidelines, contributing to a robust product assortment that sets high design and quality standards in the retail industry.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with design leaders to develop original creative product design for categories, supporting the overarching seasonal concept set by the VP of design.
• Concurrently support multiple seasonal collections at various stages from conceptualization through to production.
• Sketch initial designs with direction from design leadership and seasonal concepts, driven by trend and market research, and input from cross functional partners.
• Create technical specs and comprehensive tech-packs that are sent to vendors for development.
• Create and maintain line charts for seasonal collections.
• Manage samples, ensuring that they meet quality and design standards, and present samples to key cross-functional partners on a seasonal basis.
• Manage development status and timeline as part of sample process, review and tracking all changes to product specs and relay comments and revisions to vendors prior to final production.
• Work with sourcing and merch team to resolve design and production issues.
• Keep up-to-date and informed of emerging trends, ensuring Indigo’s product design meets the highest design and quality standards.
• Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making and design processes.
• Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs.
• Challenge the status quo by consistently identifying areas for improvement, diagnosing issues and working to resolve them.
• Collaborate with others to drive flexible and iterative solutions, quickly and easily.
• Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself.
• Help others see the impacts of their efforts and proactively engage other functions to get input.
• Encourage others to freely share their point of view and be open to feedback.
• Model Indigo’s beliefs and convey a positive image in everything you do.
• Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset.
• Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning, taking risks without the fear of making mistakes.
• Embrace, champion and influence change through your team and/or the organization.

Requirements

• A portfolio is required for this role. Please include a link to your portfolio or attach it with your resume.
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in an agency or in-house creative shop.

Skills

• Adobe Illustrator
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• 3D CAD modeling software such as SOLIDWORKS, Rhino, AutoCAD are an asset
• Excellent conceptual, visualization and design skills
• An understanding of craftsmanship and continuity
• Strong attention to detail and professionalism
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work cooperatively on a team to achieve overall best results
• Strong time management skills with a proven ability to focus on multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong understanding of industry standards and best practices for design and development in a retail environment
• Creative and innovative approach to problem solving
• High degree of self-motivation

Work Type

• Contract
• Full-Time

Experience Level

• Junior

Education Level

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in graphic design or design-related field

Salary/Compensations

• CAD 60000 - CAD 65000 - yearly

About the Company

• Indigo is a physical and digital place inspired by and filled with books, ideas, beautifully designed lifestyle products, and the creative people who help make it all happen.
• We believe in real books, living life fully and generously, being kind to each other and to the environment, and that stories — big and little — connect us.
• Indigo is our customer's happy place — for joyful moments of discovery and to connect with people who share their passion for reading, their belief in ideas, and their commitment to making the world a better and more beautiful place.
• OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• Our Mission is to inspire reading and enrich the lives of booklovers.
• As such, we believe in the power of people and their stories.
• We aim to attract top talent, nurture the potential of our employees, and create space for everyone to thrive.
• Our Guiding Principles are the few key ideas that are meant to influence everything we do, every day.
• We Will Hire, Inspire, Promote and Retain the Best
• We Will Be Customer Centric
• We Will Be Entrepreneurial
• We Will Be Committed to Caring About Each Other, Our Communities, and Our Environment
• We Will Be Committed to True and Shared Value Creation
• We Will Be Systems Thinking, Data Driven and AI enabled

Equal Opportunity

• Indigo uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with certain aspects of the hiring process, such as screening and assessments. These tools support our team but do not replace human judgment. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly, and in compliance with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws. We regularly review these tools to help prevent bias or discrimination.
• At Indigo, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility are core to our values. We integrate these principles into our training, policies, and hiring practices and continuously evolve to reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and lived experiences, including but not limited to individuals who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour), members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and persons with disabilities.
• If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].