Brand Design Manager

LeBlanc (& co.) Communications

Contract
Senior
Remote

About Us

LeBlanc (& co.) Communications is a social impact communications agency. We partner with movements, nonprofits, labour, philanthropy, and values-driven organizations to advance justice through strategy, campaigns, brand and web design, and training.

Role Summary

The Brand Design Manager leads and supports brand and communications design projects, ensuring that we create high-quality designs that align with our clients' goals.

This role executes and oversees brand refreshes, rebrands, campaign identities, and report design, providing art direction and managing subcontractor designers to keep projects on schedule. The Brand Design Manager also collaborates closely with colleagues and clients — participating in meetings, facilitating design visioning conversations, executing design collateral, and coordinating with internal teams to ensure smooth project delivery. In addition, the role contributes to internal systems and processes, maintains project tracking, and supports effective communication across the design and consulting team.

On average, this role can be estimated as 80% executing design work and 20% offering art direction to colleagues.

Reports to: CEO & Principal Consultant

Contract Length: This role is a 16-month position to cover a parental leave.

Key responsibilities

Leading Execution on Design Projects

Create brand identities for organizations through leading brand refreshes and rebrands for clients
Create brands for campaigns and projects
Update client project dashboards and keep design projects on track to meet timelines
Communicate with clients on design projects, providing excellent client experiences
Attend client meetings
Facilitate or co-facilitate design visioning conversations with clients

Art Direction on Design Projects

Support colleagues who are leading design projects with internal review and art direction
Lead report design and art direction
Art direct miscellaneous projects
Art direction for LeBlanc (& co.) as a brand

Misc.

Execute miscellaneous graphic design production work, as needed

Teamwork and Client Support Activities

Attend staff meetings, other internal meetings, and team retreats (may require occasional travel)
Support the Director of Operations and CEO in maintaining and improving systems and processes related to design work
Regularly update Director of Operations and CEO on project statuses and timelines
Receive and process client feedback and revisions
Collaborate with the Digital Design Manager on handoff for web projects
Support and engage with colleagues at LeBlanc (& co.) on various internal and external projects

Qualifications

Required:

4+ years of graphic design experience, including significant experience in developing brands and some experience in art direction
Commitment to social change and equity
Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva
Strong attention to detail
Highly organized with the ability to manage deadlines and follow operational systems
Collaborative team player
Receptive to feedback from leadership, clients, and colleagues

Desirable But Not Required

Experience in social impact work (nonprofit, labour, philanthropy, public sector, activism, etc.)
Experience in agency design

RGD Membership and RGD Certification are considered assets for this position.

Additional Details

Contract: 16-month term (parental leave coverage), mid-June 2026 – October 2027
Hours: 4-day (32-hour) work week, Monday–Thursday
Location: Remote in Canada (primarily virtual, some in-person)
Vacation: 4 weeks + company shutdown between Christmas Eve and New Year's
Benefits: Partial health benefits subsidy

Invitations to interview will be extended on a rolling basis, and the job posting will be removed when the role has been filled.

We are asking for all correspondence about this hiring process to take place through the email listed. To lead an equitable hiring process, we are asking potential candidates to not to use other ways of contacting our team (such as contacting our team through DMs or other email addresses). We are doing this to ensure that everyone has access to the same information during the hiring process.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to an equitable hiring process and a safe work environment. We actively encourage applicants from all equity-deserving communities to apply for this role.

We will compensate anyone invited to interview with us with an honorarium totalling $50 for their time during the interview process.

We will provide written interview questions to interviewees in advance.

We will update all applicants who are not hired at the end of the process.

Salary Range

$77,000/year

How to apply?

Please send your résumé and design portfolio to hiring@leblancandco.ca with the subject line "Brand Design Manager".

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