JOB SUMMARY

The Graphic Designer will understand and influence marketing innovation and brand strategies. You will bring the Certified Angus Beef ® brand to life through social media content, digital advertising, websites, digital and print brochures, billboards, menus, marketing materials, event materials and more. You'll be a creative force, pushing our tactics to be as impactful and successful as possible. The designer will be a key project contributor and collaborator amongst the multi-functional marketing and communications team. You should have strong typography, a good eye for design layout across every media, and be well versed in digital design for the web and all online marketing touchpoints. They will understand brand identity systems and be a key player within the creative team as a hands-on contributor through the design process from project kickoff to completion. You'll show what it means to be a reliable creative partner, problem-solver and cross-functional teammate and have fun while doing it.

Responsibilities will change frequently depending on projects and workload. Flexibility is key here as we often have shifting priorities. Some weeks you may be working on visual identity development or brand guidelines, other times you might work on website design, packaging, or video graphics, and next week might be full of menu design and corporate email templates. The creative studio is very hands-on and we all do a little of everything.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Create advertising and marketing for a variety of digital, video, social and print channels, sales collateral, in-store POP, emails, menus and other forms of brand communication.
• Collaborate deeply with the creative and marketing teams.
• Conceptualize and execute design solutions and collateral used for marketing, advertising, sales, and other forms of communication in combination with copywriters, project managers, the photography/video team, web/digital team and the creative director to produce final designs.
• Coordinate and deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines and on budget.
• Work with the digital and web teams to deliver graphics and assets that engage the brand's audiences and perform online.
• Consistently apply Certified Angus Beef's design language and branding within the approved brand guidelines.
• Give and take creative feedback like a champ.
• Route all creative to the appropriate stakeholder(s) and apply feedback and edits in a timely manner.
• Translate existing campaign creative into print, digital, and product deliverables.
• Serve as enthusiastic team player to achieve the broader Certified Angus Beef ® goals.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• A multi-talented creative, passionate to meet the highest design standards.
• A good understanding of best practices for printing, various print technologies, substrates, and file preparation fundamentals.
• Knowledgeable in latest digital design best practices and understanding of how design choices impact the developer who is responsible for building the webpages.
• Strong typography and layout skills are a must.
• A designer who loves collaboration and trying new things as much as we do.
• Tuned into current and developing trends in print, illustration, visual design, social media and the web and able to turn them into insights that drive great design.
• Demonstrated ability to translate the project requests into visually compelling designs that resonate with the target audience and achieve the desired goals.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently and effectively, making timely decisions in order to meet project deadlines and business needs and handle complexity with confidence.
• Proven time management skills, ability to set priorities and be accountable from concept to final design delivery.
• Meticulous and extremely detail oriented.
• Self-motivated and eager to take initiative, able to work independently while also engaging and communicating in a dynamic team and organization.
• Curious to grow, to take creative direction and respond positively to feedback.
• Have the ability to think conceptually and strong communication skills with the ability to justify your conceptional and directional design choices.
• Expertise in the latest graphics and business programs: Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Acrobat) and Microsoft Office Suite. Some experience or familiarity with After Effects and Premiere a plus.
• Proficient in understanding how to build files and hand them off to web developers and motion graphic animators.
• A positive mindset and fantastic attitude.

QUALITIFICATIONS

• We are looking for a candidate with 5 years of in-house or agency graphic design experience.
• Possession of a Bachelor's degree or Art Institute degree from an accredited college or university, in graphic design, fine arts or a related field; and/or equivalent experience.

• A portfolio that demonstrates strong mastery in graphic design, digital design and brand identity that displays your knowledge of the design, print production, website UI/UX and graphics for animation and on-screen video graphics.

• Able to work in person at the office full time, with flexibility as needed.

TRAVEL

Must be willing and able to travel (car or airplane), up to approximately 5%. May require overnight travel and/or weekend work.

LOCATION

This position is located at the Certified Angus Beef campus in Wooster, Ohio. Wooster is 1 hour south of Cleveland and 45 minutes west of Akron.

More about Certified Angus Beef

The best-tasting beef starts on sustainable farms and ranches, and our role is to help market that beef to global food distributors and grocery stores, so chefs and home cooks can serve their best meals. While doing that, we stay true to our farm beginnings with staff meals around the table, open-door conversations and neighborly friendships inside our Wooster, Ohio, home and beyond. We challenge each other and push the limits of beef innovation to help our customers thrive, yet fun and celebrations are always cherished. For more than 40 years, we've held these traditions close and they've helped make us a certified Great Place to Work®.

Still excited? Here's what we can offer you.

In addition to enjoying great-tasting beef, we provide employees 10 vacation days and 10 personal days in the first year of employment. Employees also enjoy eight paid holidays and time off to volunteer in the community. We pay 90% of full-time employee health insurance. We also provide dental and vision coverage and an extensive wellness program. Both 401(k) and pension programs are available. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If this position interests you, apply to join our team today.