Junior Designer

the turn lab•Toronto, ON

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Turn Lab is a consultancy-led marketing agency that tackles unique challenges using a tailored blend of research, strategy, creative, media, and technology. They are an ambitious, fast-paced, and purpose-driven organization, certified as a B Corp and 100% carbon-neutral, valuing diversity, inclusion, and a sense of humor. The company seeks curious, passionate, and solution-driven individuals. This role is for a Junior Designer to support the Senior Designer in delivering high-quality brand and design work across various industries. It is aimed at someone early in their career who is serious about craft, capable of contributing to brand concepting, working fluently within design systems, and producing polished, consistent work under the guidance of a strong senior creative. The Junior Designer will work alongside the Senior Designer to develop brand identities, visual systems, campaign assets, print, and digital, bringing curiosity, a strong eye, and a drive to continuously raise the bar.

Requirements

1–3 years of professional design experience in an agency or similar environment (internships and co-op placements count)
A portfolio that demonstrates both conceptual thinking and strong design craft, showing how you think, not just what you've shipped
Examples of brand or identity work, visual systems or any projects that show how you work within and extend a design language
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Working knowledge of Figma for layout and collaboration
Solid foundational understanding of typography, grid systems, colour theory and layout
Comfortable preparing files for both print and digital production
Strong attention to detail and a genuine pride in the quality of your work
Able to think conceptually and execute with precision
Open to feedback and motivated to grow quickly under senior guidance
Organized and able to manage multiple projects without losing quality
Collaborative, communicative and easy to work with
Curious and open to learning new tools and approaches

Nice To Haves

Exposure to basic motion or video support
Familiarity with environmental, packaging or experiential design
Interest in emerging creative tools and formats

Responsibilities

Support the Senior Designer in developing brand identities, visual systems and design toolkits across a variety of industries
Apply and extend brand guidelines with precision and creative intent, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints
Produce well-crafted layouts, typography and visual compositions across print and digital formats
Contribute to the development of brand assets including type systems, colour palettes and supporting visual elements
Execute design assets across print, digital, social and OOH formats to a high standard of craft
Work within established templates and systems to support scalable campaign and brand work
Prepare clean, organized, production-ready files for internal review and client delivery
Implement feedback from the Senior Designer clearly and constructively
Contribute ideas during concept development, including mood boards and early visual explorations
Bring a strong visual point of view to concepting sessions and brief responses
Support the Senior Designer in translating early concepts into design directions across formats
Work closely with the Senior Designer throughout the full lifecycle of brand and design projects
Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, art directors and production teams as needed
Participate in internal reviews and contribute your perspective openly