Established in 1973, Roots is a proudly Canadian lifestyle brand that celebrates authenticity, quality, and community. Inspired by the great outdoors, we create timeless, sustainable apparel and leather goods designed for comfort and everyday adventure. At Roots, we believe in fostering a culture of inclusivity, creativity, and teamwork – where every team member plays a role in shaping our brand’s legacy. If you bring passion to everything you do, lead with integrity, and believe in the power of collaboration to drive growth, we’d love to have you on our journey!
Nature & Scope → Your Role at Roots
As the Junior Graphic Designer, Co-Branded Apparel (B2B), you will play a key role in supporting our B2B department by delivering optimal graphic designs for co-branded apparel projects. You’ll develop creative layouts for custom apparel and leather goods, helping bring our partners’ brands to life through collaborative design. Working on fast-turn timelines, you’ll support the execution of design concepts, outline embellishment techniques, and maintain organized artwork files

Key Responsibilities → How You’ll Make an Impact

• Work with and create co-branded art files for both a variety of apparel and leather products
• Follow direction in showcasing Roots products and unique embellishment techniques in pitch decks, as well as, creation of visual assets, all to support the sales team
• Set up product drawing files from templates for presenting to B2B customers
• Organize working and final artwork files to ensure easy reference and accessibility
• Suggest various embellishment techniques and applications, mindful of any product limitations, on Roots apparel and leather goods
• Design custom graphics for co-branded apparel programs for a variety of unique retail sales environments and corporate incentives
• Develop on-brand presentation decks and elevated pitch packages to support sales initiatives
• Learn and apply leather decoration techniques including deboss, embroidery and chenille
• Save and organize ‘size as’ logo artwork files as needed for a variety of products with quick turnarounds
• Create sales and organizational tools to support sales team
• Research market and graphic trends and present findings
• Ability to multitask juggling a variety of creative projects, often with overlapping deadlines

Qualifications & Experience → The Skills You Bring

• Diploma or Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent
• Minimum of 1+ years’ experience in Graphic Design (within apparel industry preferred)
• Strong Typography, Illustration, Photo Manipulation and Editorial/Layout Design skills
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel & Powerpoint)
• Detail orientated with a passion to learn and ask questions
• Collaborative, dependable and creative
• Takes initiative and works well in team environment
• Organizational & planning skills, interpersonal skills and time management
• Clear understanding of domestic embellishment options, such as screen print, flocking and embroidery
• The enthusiasm to play “full out” by learning & doing
• Follows direction and knows when to go the extra mile in sharing creative solutions

At Roots we appreciate that skills and expertise are cultivated through a range of experiences. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s diverse landscape in our products, team, and workplace culture. We value your unique perspective and encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every listed requirement. Accommodations are available for applicants throughout the recruitment process

• Work with and create co-branded art files for both a variety of apparel and leather products
• Follow direction in showcasing Roots products and unique embellishment techniques in pitch decks, as well as, creation of visual assets, all to support the sales team
• Set up product drawing files from templates for presenting to B2B customers
• Organize working and final artwork files to ensure easy reference and accessibility
• Suggest various embellishment techniques and applications, mindful of any product limitations, on Roots apparel and leather goods
• Design custom graphics for co-branded apparel programs for a variety of unique retail sales environments and corporate incentives
• Develop on-brand presentation decks and elevated pitch packages to support sales initiatives
• Learn and apply leather decoration techniques including deboss, embroidery and chenille
• Save and organize ‘size as’ logo artwork files as needed for a variety of products with quick turnarounds
• Create sales and organizational tools to support sales team
• Research market and graphic trends and present findings
• Ability to multitask juggling a variety of creative projects, often with overlapping deadline