Senior Graphic Designer Jobs

USD $32.50/Hr. - USD $38.00/Hr.

The Job in a Nutshell

The Senior Graphic Designer position is an expert in layout, production, and delivery of all assets across all mediums (print, digital, social, in-store signage, and internal business publications), with specific attention to print production expertise and campaign development. The Senior Graphic Designer consistently seeks to enhance the level of creativity executed on all projects under the direction of the Manager of Brand Creative to ensure deliverables meet all brand standards and requirements.

Main Ingredients

• Act as a lead to the design department by providing guidance, art direction and constructive feedback to junior designers.
• Be adept at versioning creative into a multitude of required digital assets for high-visibility campaigns.
• Ensure all design layouts are optimized for end-use and delivered according to specifications, production standards, color quality standards and budget.
• Keep up-to-date with design, photography and print production techniques, proposing new technologies and sharing this knowledge with the team.
• Completes retouching on files required for internal presentation; work with vendors for final post-production delivery.
• Design content, version layouts and run quality control checks on all assets to ensure that deliverables are compatible with corporate visual style/branding guidelines.
• Receive direction and brainstorm design solutions while also meeting deadlines on a variety of projects simultaneously. Ensure work is reviewed/approved before presentation outside the marketing department.
• Have a thorough understanding of the difference between print and digital creative requirements and seamlessly adapt campaign concepts across both mediums.
• Present work to a range of internal audiences in a clear, professional manner. Where appropriate, include creative research that will support chosen strategies.
• Collaborate with marketing department partners and channel owners to develop concepts for local and national campaigns that can be effectively versioned across a range of mediums (including but not limited to print, web, photography, social, video/film, and email marketing).
• Utilize the company’s digital asset management system by ensuring the prompt uploading of finished and approved files; maintain organization and backup of working and final files by also uploading to the company server.
• Build relationships within the marketing team as well as across the company to ensure open communication and transparency.

Although this is a general outline of job responsibilities all employees are expected to be “hands on” and do whatever it takes to get the job done and make the company thrive.

Recipe for Success

• Experience with print, digital, video, social, outdoor, corporate publications design, prototyping, and production, including detailed management of high volume of design files, and vendors, to see print creative lifecycle through to completion
• Ability to work under creative direction and integrate feedback into the final concept
• Typography knowledge
• Flexible and resilient; quick to respond to changes in business priorities
• Understanding of marketing campaign development and the various mediums to deliver an integrated campaign (e.g. print; video, digital; photographic; social)
• Advanced retouching skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or other related areas from an Arts College or accredited University is required
• Creative thinker who can provide a solid portfolio that executes on creative concepts
• Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently under multiple, occasionally competing, deadlines
• Minimum 7 years of experience in graphic design/art direction to include retail and/or retail food brand experience, ideally working within an in-house creative team, or advertising agency
• Use visual and creative sensibilities to translate creative concepts into materials for the internal and external consumer
• Experience presenting work in a meeting environment to other crew members and executives
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud environment applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects; Acrobat)
• Pro-active and solutions-oriented with a positive attitude to challenges and changes

This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to him/her by their Manager and/or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Here’s an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u Crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future

All Crew Members

• Health and Wellness Program
• Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that Increases with Tenure
• Birthday Bonus Pay
• Good4u Crew Member Discount
• Advancement Opportunities and Career Development
• Employee Referral Program
• Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually)
• Paid Nutrition Education
• {N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program)
• Holiday Pay for 5 Holidays – Stores Closed
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Regular, Scheduled Pay Increases

Full-Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week)

• Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with discretionary Company Match
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits Including Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Term Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match
• Paid Medical Leave (through company paid short-term disability insurance)

Diversity Statement

At the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization.

At Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our Crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. We’re committed to nurturing an ecosystem of diversity and inclusion in which our Crew can continue to thrive.