Graphic Designer, Retail and Shopper Marketing

Mars United is seeking a talented Graphic Designer with a focus on retail/POS print and production design to provide conceptual and executional design support across multiple client accounts. This role involves creating visually compelling layouts for print media, ensuring accuracy and consistency in production. Responsibilities include designing various marketing collateral, optimizing files for print, extending concepts to digital assets, maintaining visual standards, and collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality designs under tight deadlines.

Must Have

• Concept and design layouts, brochures, flyers, posters, packaging, POS materials, and other print and retail marketing collateral.
• Prepare and optimize files for print production, including color correction, bleed setup, and prepress checks.
• Extend physical design concepts and materials into digital assets such as banners and social assets.
• Maintain visual standards across all materials and update existing templates.
• Partner closely with marketing, product, and creative teams to deliver high-quality designs.
• 2+ years of professional visual/graphic design experience, preferably in an advertising agency or consultancy.
• Experience designing physical POS and marketing assets for use in the retail environment.
• Experience designing digital marketing assets including banner ads, social media assets, web graphics.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Teams.
• Solid understanding of layout, typography, color theory, and composition.
• Strong understanding of production process for print and digital deliverables.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage projects through all stages: creative ideation, client presentation and production.

Good to Have

• University degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field.
• Strong sense of visual storytelling.
• Ability to contribute to concept development and ideation alongside creative team and account counterparts.
• Understanding of consumer behavior and how design impacts engagement.
• Understanding of motion graphics and working knowledge of Adobe After Effects.
• Ability to leverage AI powered design tools like Adobe Firefly, Photoshop generative fill.
• Ability to create designs that align with brand and retailer.
• Understanding of path to purchase and how design influences each stage of the shopper journey.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Disability
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

Company description

Mars United℠ Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem. These disciplines are powered by our industry-leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results. Learn more at https://www.marsunited.com/.

Overview

Mars United is seeking a talented Graphic Designer with a focus on retail/POS print and production design to provide conceptual and executional design support across multiple client accounts.

This role is ideal for someone who has a keen eye for detail and thrives in creating visually compelling layouts for print media while ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout the production process.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid role based out of our Toronto office and will require onsite engagement an average of 3 days/week. All candidates must be local to Toronto metro and willing to commit to a hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities

• Concept and design layouts, brochures, flyers, posters, packaging, POS materials, and other print and retail marketing collateral, ensuring designs align with brand guidelines and project objectives.
• Prepare and optimize files for print production, including color correction, bleed setup, and prepress checks, collaborating with vendors and printers to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Extend physical design concepts and materials into the digital space to create assets such as banners and social assets, ensuring consistency and brand alignment across channels.
• Maintain visual standards across all materials and update and refine existing templates and assets as needed.
• Partner closely with marketing, product, and creative teams to deliver high-quality designs while managing multiple concurrent projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior professional visual/graphic design experience, preferably in an advertising agency or consultancy
• University degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field; experience may be substituted
• Experience designing physical POS and marketing assets for use in the retail environment
• Experience designing digital marketing assets including banner ads, social media assets, web graphics, etc.
• Strong sense of visual storytelling and ability to bring marketing ideas to life
• Ability to contribute to concept development and ideation alongside with creative team and account counterparts
• Understanding of consumer behavior and how design impacts engagement
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams
• Solid understanding of layout, typography, color theory and composition
• Strong understanding of production process for print and digital deliverables
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage projects through all stages: creative ideation, client presentation and production
• Understanding of motion graphics and working knowledge of Adobe After Effects
• Ability to leverage AI powered design tools like Adobe Firefly, Photoshop generative fill to enhance concept development ideation and production efficiency
• Ability to create designs that align with brand and retailer
• Understanding of path to purchase and how design influences each stage of the shopper journey
• AE skills, since there will be a need to produce simple animations in addition to static designs.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

Compensation Range: $53,200-$70,560 CAD annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be December 15, 2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.