Location: Ottawa, Ontario, or Hamilton, Ontario

Reports to: Director of Marketing

Who We Are

Cardus is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to clarifying and strengthening, through research and dialogue, the ways in which society’s institutions can work together for the common good.

Drawing on 2,000 years of Christian social thought, we bring credible public research to bear on concrete needs. We place particular emphasis on the role of civil society, which is composed of the mediating institutions that lie between the individual and the state, such as the family, the school, labour unions, and faith congregations.

Cardus is strongly team-oriented and entrepreneurial, with a culture that emphasizes hospitality, hopefulness, creativity, and constructive discussion. Our staff are skilled and knowledgeable people who love working together to further the Cardus mission.

Learn more at www.cardus.ca.

Who We Are Looking For

You are a college or university graduate who thrives in an atmosphere of ideas, data, and discussion about important issues affecting society. You have an eye for clarity and beauty. You know the principles of design and can use software products to produce a variety of well-crafted materials for Cardus. You are self-organizing, able to assess priorities and use time effectively to accomplish the necessary outcomes, but you also enjoy collaboration and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

• Design material with creativity and excellence in a variety of media formats, for Cardus research reports, social media, presentations, events, websites, and fundraising products.
• Create visualizations (graphs, charts, infographics) that communicate numerical data related to Cardus research.
• Make design decisions that may involve creation of templates for repeated use, or one-off products involving layout and selection of fonts, colours, and images.

Key Abilities

• Solid understanding of fundamental design principles.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat. Experience in Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and/or web design would be an asset.
• Ability to portray data and research findings in a visually compelling manner. Experience in data visualization is strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand the purpose of each item to be designed, and to translate that purpose into design decisions that are aligned with Cardus’s ethos and values and convey excellence and professionalism.
• Strong communicator, with excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines, adjust and negotiate priorities, and accurately estimate time needed for completing projects. Ability to work on more than one project at a time.
• A solid understanding of statistics, at a level that is typically gained from one or more university-level courses, or a university degree, would be an asset.

Hours, Location, and Salary

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) and works from one of our beautiful offices, which are located in Hamilton and in Ottawa. Some travel (about ten days/year) is required. Salary is commensurate with qualifications.

How to Apply

Please prepare a cover letter that describes your commitment to the mission of Cardus and how you meet the qualifications we are seeking. Combine your cover letter and resume/CV into one file and upload it here. Please also provide a copy of or a link to your portfolio of previous work.

We will review applications as they are received, and the position will be posted until filled. We look forward to hearing from you.