ASHKENAZ FOUNDATION
Graphic Designer
Position type: Paid summer contract, June – September (flexible)
We are looking for a dynamic graphic designer to join our team for summer 2026. The 2026 Ashkenaz Summer Series & Festival will include a 4-part double-bill concert series in Earl Bales Park, featuring a combination of pop, rock, and Jewish roots music bands every second Monday night from July 13 – August 24. The Ashkenaz Festival will feature over 200 artists in 75+ performances and 40,000+ attendees from August 30 – September 6 at various venues around the city from downtown to uptown. The Foundation showcases the work of leading contemporary artists from Canada and around the world working in all artistic disciplines. The Foundation’s mandate and programming encompasses a vast range of pan-Jewish music and art, including Sephardic, Ladino, Falasha and Mizrachi traditions, and also strongly emphasizes fusion and cross-cultural exchange with artists from outside Jewish cultural traditions. The Graphic Designer will work closely with the Artistic and Managing Directors on Festival poster image ideas, graphic design, ad & flyer layouts, sponsor packages, t-shirt/merch designs, communications related to the 2026 summer concert series and festival, as well as other graphic design needs of the organization.
Responsibilities:
The Graphic Designer will play a central role in the overall communications, promotion, and marketing efforts of the Ashkenaz Foundation. Duties will include: generating ideas for a new Festival image, graphic design for sponsor packages, posters, cards, flyers, banners, ads, etc., both for print and online platforms; designing marketing materials for the Festival and other events, as well as niche-interest materials; layout and content creation for regular e-newsletters (use of Constant Contact); assisting with the organization’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, others) for maximum impact; some management of images and programming info for website; planning and implementing creative promotional campaigns; if possible, creation and editing of online video promotions; and other related duties as required.
Qualifications:
Some work can be done remotely, but the applicant must be willing to work with our team from our office in downtown Toronto as needed.
- Excellent design and typography skills
- Advanced proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Strong communication skills (both oral & written)
- Excellent organizational/time management and problem-solving skills
- Detail-orientated
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Fluency with Microsoft Office, e-mail, Internet, social media and websites
- Must work well both independently and as part of a team
- Must be positive, mature-minded, flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, time-sensitive, non-corporate environment
- Experience working on websites (backend, Wordpress platform) an asset
- Experience with video editing an asset
- Knowledge of and interest in music, the arts and/or Jewish culture is an asset
Job contact information:
Please send cv and cover letter by April 6 to Managing Director Samantha Parnes
(w) ashkenaz.ca