Sr. Graphic Designer

Job Overview
The Sr. Graphic Designer is a member of the Creative Services team, who serve as an in‑house creative agency for Darden’s brands and business units. The high‑volume group supports functional teams across the organization, including training & development, human resources, culinary, operations and marketing. This role is responsible for ideating, designing, developing and administering graphic materials to visually communicate intended client messaging goals through print and digital formats. The Sr. Graphic Designer is responsible for upholding company and brand standards and ensures that requested projects are completed on time. This role reports to the Print & Creative Services Manager.

Works closely with fellow designers, print specialists and other creative professionals to bring ideas to life. Collaborates with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations and gives expert design advice. Has a mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud to create layouts across a variety of mediums. Provides creative direction for brands’ presentation decks and other visuals during the annual conference season. Proficient in project management software and has a solid understanding of the creative process.

Roles And Responsibilites

Creates graphic designs and layouts for print, digital, presentations and other creative, ensuring designs adhere to brand standards and communicate intended messaging goals

Collaborates with print specialists and other creative professionals on the team

Translates business objectives into compelling campaigns and visual storytelling opportunities

Communicates with cross‑functional teams and clients across the organization to understand project requirements and timelines

Maintains electronic files that are readily accessible for editing or printing upon demand

Ensures assigned deliverables and deadlines are met and proactively communicates with clients if priorities need to shift

Gives expert design advice on projects to maximize efficiency and maintain visual consistency

Leads the creative direction and provides print & digital graphic support for internal events, meetings and annual conferences

Works closely with brand leadership and communications managers during conference season to ensure messaging and visuals are aligned

Coordinates efforts with audio/visual teams that support the brands’ conferences and participates in rehearsals for general sessions, as needed

Liaises with contractors or external agencies and ensures their work follows brand guidelines; recommends refinements based on the brand team’s creative direction

Attends photoshoot pre‑production meetings and gives design‑informed feedback when needed before or during a shoot

Performs basic retouching of images (color correction, cleanup, cropping) from brands’ photo shoots and uploads assets to the digital asset library as needed

Helps resolve any issues or conflicts that arise during a project

Stays current on visual design trends, tools and professional development opportunities

Required Technical Skills

4+ years of graphic design, agency, communications or other relevant experience

Mastery of Graphic Design Platforms and Tools: Demonstrates high proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (primarily InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)

Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Creative Design Development: Demonstrates the capability to create and manage the design process including color selection, layout and typography in a high‑traffic environment like an agency, serving multiple clients (e.g., brands, departments and initiatives) with a passion for design excellence

Project Management: Demonstrates advanced capability to manage multiple priorities effectively, meet deadlines and shift project focus when needed

Client Service: Demonstrates the capability to interact with multiple levels of the organization and provide expert recommendations in a professional and service‑oriented manner

Branding: Ability to drive compelling and creative visual storytelling that adheres to brand standards

Communications: Requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to translate complex messaging goals into clear and compelling visual design

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Art, Marketing or a related field

Other Key Qualifications

Proven professional design expertise across various mediums

Professional client service and ability to interact with all levels of management

Ability to handle constructive feedback in a collected manner

Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines and adapt to changing priorities

Strong initiative and a high sense of urgency and flexibility

Preferred But Not Required

Experience with project management tools

Experience with video production and editing

Basic understanding of coding

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