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Creative Specialist

British Columbia Institute of Technology

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Design
CAD 62,669-68,082 / year
Posted on Aug 16, 2025
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Position Details

Position Information
Position Title Creative Specialist
Who We Are
At BCIT, putting people at the core of everything we do is paramount. This idea is the foundation of BCIT’s People Vision, which describes the Institute’s goals and priorities in respect to our people. In a complex and uncertain world, it’s vital our people feel valued, supported and connected. BCIT champions a culture of innovation and global progress through people’s imagination and creativity. With a competitive compensation package, great work-life balance, and career advancement opportunities, see why we’ve earned the title of one of BC’s Top Employers for over ten years running.
Position Summary
BCIT’s Corporate Services department is seeking a temporary, part-time (0.6 FTE) Creative Specialist. This position is responsible for the creative conceptualization, design and co-ordination of desktop materials, print, and e-files, for multiple Institute publications and other in-house products. Products include departmental brochures, wide-format posters, flyers, newsletters, reports, forms, business cards, word-marks, and signage. Integrates digital creative elements, including web-platforms, with printed production output. Transforms a client’s undefined needs into a product that will balance the creativeness, the feasibility, and the affordability of the outputs.
Duties & Responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Creative:
  • Designs, creates and manages digital artwork for production of printed materials such as advertising, brochures, info sheets, flyers, letterhead, booklets, labels, posters, forms, postcards, website for BCIT clients.
  • Provides creative solutions and fresh approaches to customer print needs, while delivering consistent quality.
  • Keeps abreast with graphics software and hardware, web applications and platform conversion methods to provide the client with the latest developments in digital graphic production options and ensuring vendor requirements.
  • Maintains currency with web-development tools and software to provide the client with an integrated approach to achieve printed products that complement the web-platforms.
  • Responsible for set-up, production, and disposition of all BCIT business cards, departmental notepads, and miscellaneous multiple-use forms for Institute staff using BCIT Imaging’s web-platform.
  • Demonstrates creativity while ensuring that all BCIT ‘image’ standards, such as logo and corporate colour palette, are adhered to.

Production inside BCIT:
  • Works closely with the Operations Supervisor and Print Shop staff to ensure that the creative elements will work with the production workflow to meet deadlines and adhoc rush production jobs.
  • Oversees proofs and colour-key checks, authorizes final print production.
  • Organizes and plans multi-jobs/deadlines, ensuring quality product output and meeting delivery date targets.
  • Maintains multiple data-base repositories of images and customer e-files.
  • Acts as departmental resource on Institute panels for creative imaging and print input.

Outside Production:
  • Acts as Department’s creative liaison for outside production vendors.
  • Provides first-line of quality control when contracting for production jobs.
  • Follows-up on outstanding proofs for quality control. Checks progress of production jobs and does necessary follow-ups regarding quality assurance or production issues.
  • Prepares file conversions, font delivery and design adjustments as necessary.
  • Initiates, accepts/declines printing quotes from outside vendors.

Communications/Customer Service:
  • Acts as key liaison between BCIT Imaging and the clients from all campuses for conceptualization and design. Ensures timely preparation and execution of graphics jobs to optimize customer satisfaction.
  • Relieves BCIT Imaging Customer Service reception staff as required.
  • Acts as BCIT Imaging liaison with BCIT Bookstore for their marketing ads, brochures, bookmarks, signage and shopping bags.

Miscellaneous:
  • Provides continuity of Operations Supervisor’s office during absences to ensure clients’ work-flow is unimpeded.
  • Is responsible for the work-flow, software updates, and the consumables of the wide-format printer.
  • Researches and prepares recommendations for graphics software/hardware upgrades as directed.
  • Participates in Records Custodian training and remains current with record keeping practices, policies and procedures (both BCIT and FOIPOP).
  • Undertakes related duties as assigned, consistent with the job grade of this position.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
  • Grade 12, plus up to two years’ specialized training program in computer graphic arts and printing.
  • Must have additional specialized training in computer graphics, photo enhancement and other digital imaging options.

Experience:
  • Two years general experience plus up to two years practical experience in a Graphics Design, marketing or digital printing environment in a similar position.

Software/Computer Application(s) and Expertise:
  • Fluency in: InDesign, Adobe Distiller, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, et al., directly related to publishing, graphic design and e-file bulk production.
  • Sound working knowledge of Windows Office suite, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Publisher; and Lotus Notes.
  • Expertise in applying elements and principles of design, (typography, color palette, grid design, image treatment), with proficient skills in the use of graphic design and graphic artist layout software; creating and manipulating graphics, image layouts, and photo spreads.
  • Knowledgeable of professional printer operations.
  • Ability to troubleshoot computer and printer problems, load programs, and use digital scanning technology.
  • Ability to generate graphic templates for business cards and BCIT ads.

Communication/Interpersonal Skills:
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills to clearly articulate design/colour conceptualizations, print feasibility, timelines and associated costs.
  • Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to problem solve.
  • Excellent follow-up skills to ensure deadlines are met.

Administrative Skills (e.g., prioritizing, minute taking, wp speed, etc.):
  • Excellent time management and critical thinking skills to design projects, and manage the changing priorities of multiple jobs and tight deadlines.
  • Ability to make responsible decisions, work independently or as a team member.
  • Ability to be flexible in prioritizing artwork production for a variety of clients, using internal/external print providers.
  • Ability to work under pressure when dealing with multiple clients and competing deadlines.

Other Skills/Abilities:
  • Ability to coordinate work-flow between multiple competing priorities to optimize conflicting production pressures.
Additional Information
Benefits – Why you’d love working with us

  • Competitive pay
  • Minimum of fifteen days of vacation prorated per year
  • Competitive employer-paid extended health and dental plan including access to a Health Care Spending Account of up to $325 if eligible!
  • Defined benefit pension plan with employer contributions
  • Professional Development funds and resources
  • Access to most BCIT Flexible Learning courses free of charge
  • Wellness and Employee Assistance programs
  • Complimentary membership with free access to the Fitness Centre, Gymnasium, and more
  • Eligibility requirements apply, benefits may vary depending on the employee group the position belongs to and whether the position offered is temporary or part-time. For more information on our generous benefits, click here!

BCIT is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring for systemically oppressed groups who have been excluded from full participation at BCIT and the larger community. This includes Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2S/LGBTQIA+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Persons with disabilities who require accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact us using our contact form. Please note that all applications must be submitted via the careers page portal. Applications submitted through the contact form will not be accepted. For additional information, please visit our frequently asked questions (FAQs) page and see how we hire.

The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).
Salary Range Salary Grade 8: $62,669 - $68,082 per annum.
Additional Salary Information
External hires are initially placed at the minimum of the salary range with set progressions to the maximum as per the Collective Agreement. Salary prorated based on percentage and term of appointment.
Position Details
Posting Category Administration
Department 2 Bookstore & Imaging
Campus Location Burnaby campus
Bargaining Unit BCGEU Support Staff
Job Status Temporary
Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time
Number of Vacancies 1
Anticipated Start Date 09/02/2025
Anticipated End Date 03/26/2027
Competition Information
Competition Number 25B593
Competition Open Date 08/16/2025
Competition Close Date 08/26/2025
Open Until Filled?
Quicklink for Posting https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/9794

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is the highest level of education attained? Successful candidates may be required to submit official transcript(s) from the granting institution for verification.
    • GED
    • High School Diploma
    • Certificate
    • Diploma
    • Associates Degree
    • Bachelors Degree
    • Masters Degree
    • PHD
  2. * How many years of experience do you have in this type of position?
    • 0-1
    • 1-2
    • 3-5
    • 6-9
    • 10+
  3. * New employees to BCIT are initially placed at the minimum of the salary range with set progressions to the maximum as per the Collective Agreement. The salary is prorated based on percentage and term of appointment. Please select which statement best describes your situation:
    • I am a current BCIT employee, this is not applicable to my situation.
    • I am not a current BCIT employee and would be satisfied with placing at the minimum of the indicated salary range.
    • I am not a current BCIT employee and would not be satisfied with placing at the minimum of the indicated salary range.
  4. * All positions at BCIT require on campus presence at the applicable campus location(s). This means the successful candidate must be able to and willing to relocate to the Lower Mainland. Please select from the following that best describes your situation:
    • I currently reside in the Lower Mainland
    • I do not currently reside in the Lower Mainland, however I am willing and able to relocate if found to be the successful candidate
    • I do not currently reside in the Lower Mainland and I am unwilling to relocate
  5. * This position is temporary with an anticipated end date. At the time of posting, there is no guarantee of extension past the anticipated end date.
    • I acknowledge that there is no guarantee of extension past the anticipated end date of this temporary position.

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents
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