Senior Digital Designer

Senior Digital Designer – Burson

Burson is a global communications leader that helps brands and businesses create reputation as a competitive advantage. Burson Canada is looking for a Senior Digital Designer to join our creative team in Toronto.

About the Role

Position: Senior Digital Designer. Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Employment type: Full‑time. Salary: CA$45.00–CA$50.00 per hour. The role is ideal for a mid‑level designer who combines exceptional UX/UI expertise with strong visual and brand identity experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of digital experiences, including web interfaces, mobile interfaces, and interactive prototypes.
• Translate user‑centered research and insights into clear, intuitive UX flows and visual designs.
• Ensure strong usability, accessibility, and consistency across digital platforms.
• Work with developers and digital teams to translate designs into working products.
• Conceptualize and execute brand identity work, including visual systems, logo treatments, typography, and style guidelines.
• Support brand refresh and rebranding work across digital and print touchpoints.
• Design high‑quality reports, brochures, whitepapers, pitch decks, and editorial layouts with strong visual storytelling.
• Collaborate with strategy and content teams to deliver polished, professional assets.
• Partner with creative leads, strategists, account teams, and digital producers to support integrated communications and design solutions.
• Participate in project planning and estimation, presenting design concepts and rationale to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior designers and support a collaborative, high‑performance studio culture.
• Stay current with UX/UI trends, emerging tools, and digital design practices.
• Provide insights and recommendations to continuously elevate the design process and output quality.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years’ experience in digital design, UX/UI, or related roles with a strong portfolio demonstrating outcomes.
• Experience designing UX/UI flows, wireframes, prototypes, and interface systems.
• Strong background in brand identity and visual design, including rebranding projects.
• Experience creating reports, brochures, and editorial assets for digital and print channels.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, or equivalent.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, conceptual thinking, and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working effectively with cross‑disciplinary teams.
• Bonus: experience with social media assets and motion/animation tools (After Effects), but not required.

Inclusive Workplace

We believe in a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment. Burson is committed to hiring people of all backgrounds, and we celebrate the varied perspectives that our workforce brings. We’re an agency that values collaboration, curiosity, and innovation. We offer a hybrid working model and accommodations as needed.