Graphic Design Marketing Specialist I

Pay
Starting Range is $20.50 - $22.50, depending on work experience.

Benefits

Employer-paid health and dental insurance monthly premiums

Accrual of PTO Leave

Employer-matched 401k, 50% match up to 6% of employee contributions

Employer-paid Group Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability benefits

Potential bonus up to 11% of average salary over the past year based on Credit Union-wide goals

Paid Holidays and Paid Training

Potential pay increases through additional training opportunities

Opportunity to earn incentive pay

The ability to help serve your local community through our mindset of People Helping People!

Primary Responsibilities
Responsible for creating effective and compelling graphic designs, which may include the following:

Monthly marketing promotional campaigns, CU specials, and/or CU goal pushes

Media placements like newspapers, inserts, magazines, special publications, billboards

Digital ads in multiple sizes, static and animated

In-branch marketing materials like brochures, flyers, handouts, digital displays, user guides, manuals

Branded materials like stationary, templates, birthday cards, Christmas cards, invites

Direct mail like postcards, invites, letters, newsletters

Lawn or tradeshow banners, yard signs, outdoor signs

Graphics for emails, videos, blogs, vlogs

Graphics for online banking, mobile banking, website, social media

Statement inserts for monthly statement mailings

Special events support material and signage for Annual Meeting, Shred Day, Member Appreciation Day, and more.

Branded t-shirt designs

Marketing Help Desk requests from internal and external stakeholders

Ability to prioritize and complete multiple design project assignments in a fast‑paced environment.

Fully develop design concepts from beginning to completion with balanced brand composition while meeting deadlines for assigned marketing deliverables.

Collaborate with other creatives within the department and Credit Union to create cohesive marketing materials where graphics and marketing messages align to the defined marketing goal, target audience, and the Brand, and other marketing deliverables.

Support marketing creative team and process through collaborative ideation and thoughtful discussion.

Communicate with all stakeholders to ensure deliverables meet expectations and deadlines are met on time.

Ensure all designs effectively communicate intended message to the target audience and examine how designs will be perceived by those audiences to ensure the desired message is clearly conveyed.

Regularly review visual design elements for technical accuracy in all stages of design, from draft to production.

Remain compliant with regulatory and legal requirements.

Manage the production process with vendors for print and digital. Production process includes but is not limited to obtaining quotes, defining print specifications, exporting press‑ready pdfs, and maintaining quality control.

Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs meet required specifications, formatted correctly for the media platform, and exported correctly so the end user of the graphic files requires no additional handling.

Work with Marketing Specialists to coordinate the distribution of event/community material and ensure delivery of materials to final end‑user is within defined deadlines.

Follow all Credit Union policies, procedures and regulations.

Represent the Credit Union in a professional manner (including but not limited to appearance, behavior and performance).

Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Work cooperatively with others.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Digital Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or other related field preferred or an equivalent combination of education and previous experience. One to two years’ experience in Graphic Design position preferred. Expert level of Adobe Suite (especially Illustration). Understanding of basic marketing principles for both print and digital preferred.

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