Art Director

Art Director

Location:
Remote - Canada

Salary:
CAD $85,000-$95,000 CAD

Reports To:
Director of Marketing Communications

About LifeSpeak Inc.

LifeSpeak Inc. is a leader in digital mental health and wellbeing solutions, empowering organizations to support their employees and members.

At LifeSpeak Inc. , we embrace the following core values:

• Growth-minded:
  We are always striving to improve, unafraid to learn, adapt, and evolve to become better every day
• Engaging:
  We engage our clients with exceptional customer service and members with high-quality solutions built on the trusted expertise of leading professionals
• Achievement-driven:
  With relentless focus, we hustle to hit ambitious goals while holding ourselves accountable every step of the way
• Courageous:
  We make bold decisions, even when they're difficult, staying true to our commitment to progress and impactful outcomes
• Solution-oriented:
  We embrace challenges as opportunities to create meaningful solutions, ensuring we approach every problem with clarity and determination
• Systematic:
  We trust processes and best practices as the foundation for success, while continuously refining them to foster growth and innovation

Our marketing team is dedicated to producing high-quality creative work that enhances our brand presence and drives engagement. We are seeking a highly skilled Art Director to elevate our creative execution, manage and streamline workflows, and maintain high design standards across all marketing channels. This role requires both hands-on design work and strategic oversight, balancing creativity with business objectives.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned designer with 8+ years of experience, a strong portfolio, and a strategic mindset. They should be comfortable managing competing priorities, mentoring junior/intermediate designers, and collaborating across teams to execute high-impact creative projects.

Primary Responsibilities

Brand & Visual Design

• Maintain and evolve LifeSpeak Inc. 's brand identity while ensuring consistency across all marketing materials.
• Develop and refine creative guidelines to support brand cohesion.

Graphic Design & Content Production

• Design high-quality marketing assets, such as flyers, presentations, email banners, signage, and digital ads.
• Create visually compelling social media graphics and campaigns optimized for various platforms.
• Select and curate stock images, illustrations, and creative assets to enhance visual storytelling.
• Bonus:
  Experience with UX design,video editing or motion graphics is a plus but not required.

Project & Workflow Management

• Manage and prioritize design requests using Jira (or other project management tools) to ensure timely delivery.
• Navigate shifting deadlines and competing priorities, proactively keeping high-impact projects on track.
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Marketing and Communications, and the broader marketing team to align on priorities and expectations.

Mentorship & Leadership

• Oversee and mentor one graphic designer, providing guidance on design execution and workload management.
• Uphold high creative standards and ensure all work aligns with strategic business objectives.

Process Optimization & Decision-Making

• Implement best practices for design workflow efficiency, ensuring smooth execution of high-volume requests.
• Recognize when feedback, prioritization conflicts, or roadblocks require leadership input and escalate as needed.
• Stay up to date on industry trends, design innovations, and emerging creative strategies.

Required Qualifications and Skillset:

• 8+ years of professional design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing high-quality work.
• 2+ years of leadership experience preferred, including mentoring or managing other designers.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and execute projects with minimal oversight.
• Experience handling high-volume design requests in an in-house or agency setting.
• Strong understanding of brand identity, typography, color theory, and layout design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and other design tools.
• Ability to balance creativity with business goals, ensuring that design work supports strategic objectives.
• Strong communication skills-comfortable collaborating across teams, handling feedback, and escalating issues when needed.
• Experience working remotely and staying proactive, organized, and communicative.
• Bonus:
  While not required, experience in video editing or motion graphics (After Effects, Premiere Pro), as well as familiarity with Jira, SharePoint, and WordPress, would be considered a valuable asset for future projects. Additionally, skills in UX and/or human-centered design are a plus. Please indicate if you have any of these competencies in your cover letter.

Application Requirements

A strong portfolio is required. Please include a link to your portfolio showcasing your best work along with your application.

Cover Letter Instructions

To help us better understand your experience and fit for this role, please include a link to your portfolio and answer the following four questions in your cover letter:

1. What excites you most about this Art Director role at LifeSpeak Inc. ?
2. Can you share an example of a high-impact design project you led? What was the challenge, your approach, and the outcome?
3. How do you balance creativity with business objectives in your design work?
4. What strategies do you use to manage high-volume design requests while maintaining quality?

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to shape and elevate the creative direction of a leading digital health brand.
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment where your contributions make an impact.
• Competitive salary range of $85K-$95K CAD, with a recommended starting salary of $85K based on experience.

If you're a strategic, self-motivated senior designer/art director who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Join us at LifeSpeak Inc. and play a key role in building our crea.