Creative Specialist

Temporary position —12.5 months (leave coverage)

Organization: Grain Farmers of Ontario
Reports to: Director, Communications
Location and work arrangement: Hybrid;
Guelph, ON.
Anticipated start date: January 2027
Compensation: $73,120 - $86,800

Grain Farmers of Ontario is the province’s largest commodity organization, representing

Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops wegrow cover 6 million acres of farmland across the province, resulting in over $27billion in economic output, and are responsible for over 92,000 jobs in the province.

At Grain Farmersof Ontario, we foster a collaborative, high-integrity workplace built on teamwork, honesty, kindness, and a strong work ethic. Success at GFO is acollective effort; every role is interconnected, and we work together toachieve our shared goals in support of our farmer-members. We take pride in ourteam-oriented culture, where every position contributes to creating a business environment that maximizes value for our members.

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We are hiring a Creative Specialist for a 12.5-month temporary position to cover a leave. In this role,you will help bring agricultural stories to life for farmers, industry, and consumers through compelling visual design and communications materials.

Reporting to the Director,Communications, you will manage the visual identity of the Grain Farmers of Ontario and Good in Every Grain brands. You will collaborate across departments to develop creative materials, guide brand use, and oversee design, layout, and production for a variety of projects.

Our ideal candidate has acollaborative nature with expertise in graphic design, experience overseeing abrand, and a passion for creating visually pleasing marketing assets.

• Managethe Grain Farmers of Ontario and Good in Every Grain brands, develop and maintain brand guidelines, and guide staff and vendors in their use.
• Workwith the managing editor to lead the visual design and layout of Ontario Grain Farmer magazine (nine issues annually) and other organizational publications.
• Collaborate with departments to understand their needs and provide design advice and creative services for programs and projects.
• Create engaging communications materials, including publications, marketing collateral, signage, vehicle wraps, and other print and digital assets.
• Coordinate with external partners and vendors on brand use, production, printing, and delivery of creative materials.
• Collaborate with the team to manage the communications asset library, keeping photos,videos, templates, and related information organized and accessible.
• Develop and maintain procedures for storing, organizing, and managing digital artwork and layout files throughout the communications process.
• Support organizational events and communications team activities, build effective working relationships across GFO, and assist with other duties as needed.

• Acollege diploma in graphic design or a related field.
• 4+years of layout and design experience.
• Magazine layout experience is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of graphic design, visual communication, creative design principles,and brand management, with the ability to maintain a consistent visual identity across print, digital, publication, event, and promotional materials.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator,Photoshop, and Acrobat, and working knowledge of Word Press and HTML.
• Knowledge of print and digital production processes and experience preparing creativematerials for a variety of formats.
• Knowledge of digital asset and file management, including organization, storage, version control, and retrieval.
• Strong organizational…