Canada Pooch - Intermediate Graphic Designer

CANADA POOCH

Intermediate Graphic Designer - Packaging and Retail Marketing

Who We Are

Based in Toronto, Canada Pooch is a fast-growing pet gear company leading the way in functional, problem-solving products for dogs. From everyday essentials to category-defining innovations, we design gear that meets real needs and raises the bar for comfort, performance, and style in the pet industry.

Our Values

We stick together | We do the right thing | We are all entrepreneurs | We are Product obsessed | We tell it like it is | We’ve got our customer’s back.

The Role

We’re looking for an Intermediate Graphic Designer to join our Art team, with a focus on packaging design and retail marketing execution. This role is ideal for a designer with 4–5+ years of experience who is confident taking projects from brief to final production and thrives in a fast-paced, multi-channel environment.This is a new role in our organization.You will play a key role in bringing our products to life across packaging, retail assets, and sales materials - ensuring everything is visually compelling, on-brand, and retail-ready.

Role Responsibilities

Packaging

• Design and execute packaging across a range of products, including dieline creation, setup and adaptation, artwork updates, mock-ups, print-proofing, and production-ready files

• Refine and expand existing packaging systems while maintaining brand consistency

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Production to support launches and timelines

Image Production& Asset Preparation

• Resize, edit, and retouch ecomm and lifestyle photography for use across packaging and retail marketing assets.

• Prepare imagery for both print and digital use, ensuring colour accuracy and brand consistency.

Retail Marketing & Sales Assets

• Design retail-focused materials such as seasonal lookbooks, sell sheets, displays, POP (point-of-purchase), retail toolkits, tradeshow assets andbooth.

• Support retailer-specific campaign execution, adapting creative for retailer social, digital, and site placements as needed.

• Other retailer needs with custom assets and adaptations while maintaining brand standards.

• Help elevate how the brand shows up in retail environments across North America.

Project Management & Collaboration

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing deadlines and deliverables.

• Take ownership of projects from concept through execution with minimal oversight.

• Collaborate closely with the Senior Art Director and broader marketing team on ongoing initiatives.

• May support broader marketing campaigns as needed, helping adapt creative across channels while maintainingbrand consistency.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Graphic Design or a related field

• 4–5+ years of experience in a graphic design role (in-house or agency)

• Strong experience designing packaging and retail / sales materials

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; motion experience is a plus)

• Solid understanding of print production and file preparation

• Strong attention to detail and ability to execute against creative briefs

• Comfortable taking creative initiative and working independently

• Organized, adaptable, and able to manage shifting priorities

• Collaborative mindset with strong communication skills

• Pet enthusiast (strongly preferred!)

Canada Pooch values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants requiring a disability-related accommodation at any stage of Canada Pooch's recruitment process should contact [email protected]. As required by legislation, Canada Pooch will consult with applications requesting such an accommodation to ensure that Canada Pooch's recruitment process considers their accessibility needs.

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