About Marlon Recreational Products

Marlon Recreational products is a growing company offering a diverse portfolio of products and brands across the recreational, utility, and outdoor equipment markets, including our renowned sled decks, boats, trailers, outdoor power equipment, snow removal equipment, and many other automotive accessories that fit our Work Hard, Play Hard, Get’er Done mentality.

Our team works in a fast-paced environment where product, sales, marketing, eCommerce, and design come together. We are looking for a Junior Graphic Designer who is eager to develop their skills, take ownership of day-to-day creative projects, and help bring our brands and products to life across retail, digital, print, and eCommerce channels.

The Role The Junior Graphic Designer will be an on-site position at our Brantford, ON office reporting to the Design and Marketing Manager, and working closely with the Marketing and Sales teams across Canada and the USA to develop creative materials supporting product launches, retail programs, seasonal campaigns, events, eCommerce, and ongoing brand initiatives.

This is a production-focused design role suited to someone who is organized, adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple projects at different stages.

You will have the opportunity to work across several brands, product categories, retailers, and marketing channels while building practical experience in a growing in-house environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Design marketing materials for seasonal campaigns, promotions, product launches, and brand initiatives.
- Create digital and print advertisements for retailers, distributors, events, and internal campaigns.
- Develop social media graphics and supporting creative assets for ongoing content.
- Design email marketing graphics, banners, and promotional materials.
- Produce eCommerce and product marketing assets including feature graphics, product callouts, comparison graphics, icons, and enhanced content.
- Assist with website graphics, promotional banners, landing page visuals, and seasonal updates.
- Develop retailer presentations, sales materials, product sheets, and other sales support collateral.
- Create point-of-purchase materials including signage, hang tags, displays, promotional graphics, and retail merchandising assets.
- Design brochures, catalogues, flyers, handouts, and supporting tradeshow materials.




- Prepare graphics and production files for tradeshows, events, displays, and large-format printing.
- Resize, adapt, and version creative materials for different retailers, platforms, formats, and markets.
- Maintain consistency with established brand standards across multiple brands and product categories.
- Assist with product photography, image preparation, retouching, clipping, colour correction, and asset management when required.
- Work collaboratively with Marketing and Sales teams.
- Organize project files and maintain clean, accurate, production-ready work.
- Support additional creative and marketing projects as business needs evolve.

What We’re Looking For

- Diploma, degree, or equivalent experience in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Advertising, or related field.
- Approximately 1-2 years of professional design experience, including internships, freelance work, agency experience, or an in-house design role.
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
- Bonus if also proficient in: Lightroom, After Effects, Premiere Pro
- A portfolio demonstrating strong production, layout, visual hierarchy, and typography skills.
- Understanding of both print and digital design requirements.
- Solid attention to detail and ability to follow established brand standards.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, revisions, and deadlines.
- Comfortable receiving creative direction and constructive feedback
- Strong organizational and file-management habits.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Marketing and Sales team members.
- A practical, problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn.

Nice to Have Experience in any of the following would be considered an asset:

- eCommerce or retailer-focused design.
- Product marketing or consumer packaged goods.
- Outdoor power equipment, automotive, recreational, hardware, or industrial products.
- Product photography and photo retouching.




- Video editing or motion graphics.
- Email marketing platforms.
- Website content management.
- Digital advertising and social media content.
- Large-format graphics and tradeshow production.
- Bilingual English/French design or production workflows.

The Designer We’re Looking For You don’t need to know everything on day one.

We’re looking for someone with strong design fundamentals who wants to grow into a capable, well-rounded in-house designer.

You’ll succeed in this position if you are comfortable moving between creative projects and production work, enjoy seeing your designs used in the real world, and take pride in producing work that is accurate, consistent, and effective.

Some days may involve developing a campaign concept. Others may involve preparing retailer advertisements, updating brochures, creating social media content, or producing signage for an upcoming event.

Being adaptable is an important part of the role.

Why Join Marlon?

This role provides exposure to a wide range of real-world design applications and the opportunity to build experience across multiple brands, retailers, product categories, and marketing channels.

You’ll work directly with an experienced internal Marketing and Design team while developing your capabilities in:

- Brand design
- Product marketing
- Retail marketing
- eCommerce
- Digital advertising
- Print production
- Social media
- Photography
- Events and tradeshows

For a designer looking to move beyond isolated projects and develop a broad understanding of how design supports an entire business, this role offers significant room to learn and grow. Marlon is a tight-knit team of go-getters, and our Marketing team is lean, experienced, and ready to help someone take the next step in their design career. Want To Learn More About Us?

Visit our websites at www.marlonproducts.com and www.detailk2.com to learn about our brands and products. Alternatively, you can visit our linktree at https://linktr.ee/marlonrecreationalproducts to visit our socials.

Pay: $48,000.00-$52,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brantford, ON N3S 7Y1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
- Graphic design: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Junior Graphic Designer (Brantford)
🏢 Marlon Recreational Products
📍 Brantford