Marketing & Design Associate

EIKO has served commercial customers for almost 50 years, supplying lighting to electrical distributors across the US and Canada. We're a lean team that moves fast, and we're looking for a designer and marketer who wants to grow fast and make a visible mark on how EIKO looks and shows up, from packaging on shelves to distributor branches and social media.

The role:

You will be responsible for design and marketing for products, launching products with a cross-functional team across marketing, product, sales, vendors and agency partners. You'll report to our Marketing Director.

Job Type: Toronto, hybrid, with occasional local travel to distributor branches, job sites, vendors and tradeshows

Responsibilities:

Product launches (about 50% of your time)

• Design color packaging from our templates, applying accurate product information to every package. Attention to detail is critical, so you review your work carefully before it goes out.
• Prepare print-ready files and check proofs before production, and coordinate with vendors when we need extra capacity.
• Create spec and install sheets from our templates, with accurate specs, correct certification marks, and French and Spanish versions, and check every detail before they go out.
• Build and maintain templates for packaging, spec sheets and install sheets, so every piece is consistent and accurate.
• Produce launch assets for each product: photos, web content, social posts and sales materials.

Design requests (about 25%)

• Handle requests like flyers, banners and tradeshow graphics.
• Design solution booklets, infographics and sales presentations.
• Turn repeat requests into templates so the team moves faster next time.

Website (about 15%)

• Add new products, update pages and keep everything accurate.
• Join UI and UX discussions with our web developer, and test pages before they go live.

Field visits (about 10%)

• Visit job sites to shoot install photos and video, and capture visuals for case studies.
• Visit customers to set up displays and enhance their presence in store and online
• Other duties as needed.

What we're looking for

Must have:

• Strong graphic design skills in Adobe Creative Cloud, with a portfolio that includes print and digital work.
• Packaging design experience.
• One to three years in a design role, a strong portfolio from work, school, freelance or internships.
• Care for detail: you check your own work and catch errors before others do.

Nice to have:

• Photo and video editing experience.
• Social media experience
• Experience managing website content systems.
• An eye for UI and UX.
• You use AI tools to work faster.
• Able to travel locally around the Greater Toronto Area, and occasionally beyond.

How we work

EIKO moves like a startup. Priorities shift, and last-minute requests happen. You'll thrive here if you stay calm, adapt quickly and bring an attitude of service to every situation, whether it's a launch deadline, or an urgent customer request.

Who thrives here:

• Curiosity: you ask why, learn our products and customers, and look for better ways to work.
• Initiative: you spot what needs doing and move without waiting to be asked.
• Systems thinking: you turn one-off fixes into templates, checklists and processes that work next time.
• Industriousness: you work hard, follow through and finish what you start.
• Integrity: you do what you say, own your mistakes, and are honest about progress.
• Team player: you work well with marketing, product, sales, vendors and agencies, and share the credit.
• Pride in your work: you care about the details and won't let something go out that isn't right.

Our hiring process:

• Interview with Marketing Director.
• Interview with one of our Product Managers.
• A practical exercise based on a real EIKO product: design a full color box with specific instructions. You'll have one day, and your work won't be used commercially.