Marketing Graphic Designer

7-Eleven • Surrey, ON

2d • CA$61,381 - CA$75,026 • Hybrid

About The Position

7-Eleven Canada is seeking a customer-obsessed, creative Graphic Designer to join their in-house Creative Services team. This role is key in transforming how the brand is presented across various platforms, including print, digital, in-store communications, campaigns, and packaging. The Graphic Designer will be responsible for turning briefs into eye-catching, on-brand designs that are culturally relevant and engage diverse audiences, including Gen Z & Alpha. This position requires collaboration with marketing and cross-functional teams to deliver strategically grounded and visually compelling creative that drives emotional connection and enhances the customer experience. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses a sharp eye for detail, and balances conceptual thinking with precise execution. This role is suitable for a designer passionate about design, challenging the status quo, energized by collaboration, and excited to shape the creative future of 7-Eleven Canada.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 4 years of professional design experience, ideally within a retail/QSR consumer packaged goods (CPG), or agency environment.
• Excels at taking a creative vision and translating that into reality with solid creative execution
• Passion and experience in curating creative designs that create an emotional connection with audiences
• Strong understanding and experience with typography, colour, layout, and composition
• Knowledge of pre-production process.
• Proven ability to produce accurate production and/or traffic ready art files for print and digital, ensuring correct specs, file setup, accessibility considerations, and quality control.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates your expertise and skills across print and digital media, with an emphasis on in-store signage and digital ads.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere.
• Experience in motion graphics and video editing an asset
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong organizational skills to handle multiple concurrent projects, managing timelines and ability to work in a fast-paced evolving retail environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present design rationale clearly and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working relationships and contribute to a team-first creative culture.
• Experience adapting creative across multiple channels (store, digital, social, email, packaging, campaign assets).
• Ability to work with external agency partners to translate concepts into owned-channel formats.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with project management tools such as Adobe Workfront (or similar) is an asset.
• Familiarity with digital asset management tools (DAM)

Responsibilities

• Create on-brand graphic art, visual elements and deliver polished assets for print, digital, in-store, and social channels.
• Design a wide range of marketing materials and content that drive conversion and retail sales growth. Elements include in-store signage, product packaging, merchandising displays, direct mail, e-mail, brochures, digital ads, app & web assets, social media, web & app content, and motion/ video graphics.
• Inject elements of Fun and highly engaging content into brand communications
• Collaborate closely with Brand, Store Experience, Digital, E-Commerce, Social Media, Loyalty, and Integrated Marketing teams to bring campaigns and initiatives to life across all customer touchpoints.
• Support packaging and in-store program rollouts by adapting creative to multiple SKUs, formats, and regional needs.
• Contribute to ongoing brand evolution by helping refine templates, visual systems, iconography, typography, and layout frameworks.
• Organize, update, and maintain the Digital Asset Management (DAM) library, ensuring assets are filed correctly and easily accessible.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Consult with internal teams to understand project goals, gather requirements, provide creative recommendations, and ensure solutions are strategically aligned.
• Support photoshoots, image sourcing, retouching, and adaptation of photography and visual content as needed.
• Ensure all creative aligns with 7-Eleven brand standards, maintaining consistency while pushing innovation within established guidelines.
• Participate in creative reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to continuously improve the quality of work across the team.
• Stay current on technologies, design trends, retail marketing best practices, and competitive landscape to continually raise the bar on creative output.

Benefits

• For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position, please visit this link.
• For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in Canada for the position, please visit this link.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree