OMERS

Associate Designer, Pension Communications

Toronto, Ontario
Full-time
$62,000.00 - $92,000.00
Posted Nov 3, 2026

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Microsoft Excel
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Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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Associate Designer, Pension Communications

The Associate Designer, Pension Communications will be responsible for executing the visual identity of Pensions within the OMERS brand. This role will be working and collaborating with a variety of groups within Pensions and OMERS to develop holistic design strategies that drive Pensions awareness, support audience education and enhance the digital and print experiences of our members and other key stakeholders.

The Associate Designer, Pension Communications will report to the Associate Director, Pension Communications, and work closely with the Design team.

You will be responsible for:

•Provide design support to internal teams in Pensions, often in the form of PowerPoint presentations and PDFs

•Support and execute Pensions communications strategies and solutions involving OMERS website (members.omers.com), email and newsletter campaigns, and social media platforms with the goal of enhancing user experience and engagement while balancing business objectives with audience needs

•Work collaboratively with internal partners to drive awareness, education and engagement among OMERS key audience groups, including members, employers and other stakeholders

•Present insight-driven designs and concepts for Pensions materials internally, including for annual statements, quarterly reports, Employer Education Week, and pension education and training materials

•Liaise with teams across Pensions and the wider enterprise to ensure deadlines are met on coordinated projects

•Ensure the Pensions identity is cohesive and consistent throughout various print, digital and social media communications projects by adhering to our brand guidelines

•Evaluate emerging trends and technologies in design and content production, and provide guidance on adoption where appropriate

Required Skills & Experience

•University or college degree/diploma in Graphic Design

•2 years of work-related experience

•Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint

•Expert knowledge with current Adobe applications (ID, AI, PS, Acrobat)

•Comfortable using content management systems (e.g., Contentful) to design and layout quarterly newsletter webpages

•Working knowledge in MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)

Preferred Skills & Experience

•Prepress and print production experience a bonus

•Experience in pensions is an asset

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. Our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 4 days per week.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected salary range for this position is $62,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year, prorated based on the term of the contract.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.