Arcana Creative
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Creative solutions. Stronger communities. Harnessing the power of design for social impact.
We’re heading into a busy year ahead and looking to develop relationships with a senior designer interested in leading work across branding, web design, and everything in between.
This collaboration would begin on a contract or fractional basis, with a modest and flexible starting scope. Our hope is to grow this into a longer-term working relationship over time, with increasing continuity as fit and capacity align.
You’ll be supporting meaningful projects with researchers, community organizations, and mission-driven teams. We’re looking for someone who brings not only strong craft and good judgement, but also experience working in social impact contexts, including a solid understanding of community-centred work, equity-informed practice, and the responsibility that comes with designing for complexity.
This work is brand-led and strategic. Deep experience in the Adobe Creative Suite is essential; web design experience, particularly in Figma, is a real asset.
We’re headquartered in Saskatchewan and would love to connect with someone local, but we’re a fully remote team and welcome collaborators from across the country.
If this resonates, we’d love a human hello—no formal application needed. Send a short note to [email protected] introducing yourself, a link to your portfolio or a few relevant projects, and a sentence or two about what kind of work you’re hoping to do more of this year. To help us review responses thoughtfully, we won’t be able to consider inquiries sent via DMs. At this time, we’re looking to connect with designers based in Canada.
And if someone you trust comes to mind, please feel free to pass this along. We care deeply about the work and about how we work together, and we’re excited to build capacity in a way that’s well-aligned.
The strongest work comes from teams who are genuinely invested in the outcome.
At Arcana, we see ourselves as allies in good work. The work you’re doing matters to us, not just as a project but as part of the future we all have to live in. We seek to understand because we care, because we’re invested, and because social change is a shared effort—one we take seriously, and personally.
We’re proud of the humans behind what we do. Each member of our team brings care, rigour, and a deep sense of responsibility to the communities we collaborate with.
06/03/2025
The right knows how to hook an audience. Do we?
Too often, progressive messaging gets lost in complexity. Facts, policies, and well-reasoned arguments are essential, but they rarely stop the scroll. The right wing understands the power of visceral, high-impact storytelling—I mean, how many Trump and Elon posts are you seeing reshared in your feed? So how do we make the good stuff just as compelling…
At Arcana, storytelling is the foundation of everything we do. Whether it’s a campaign, a website, a video, or a report, the question is always: What’s the narrative here? How does it connect? How does it compete?
✔️ We start by deeply understanding our audience. Representation is not just about visuals, but about making people feel seen and understood.
✔️ We think outside the box. A graphic medicine comic we created helped transform the complex realities of healthcare access into something emotionally engaging.
✔️ We experiment with new ways to tell stories. In Cynthia Block’s campaign, we used video storytelling that went beyond the standard political messaging, because just listing policies doesn’t cut it.
Progressive storytelling has to evolve. It has to be bold, imaginative, and deeply human. If we want to shift narratives, we need stories that connect, engage, and inspire action. And we need it more than ever.
🔗 Read our latest blog post on how we approach this work—link in bio!
