Senior Graphic Designer Job at The Buckle, Inc. in Fort Wayne

Location:
001 ECOMM KEARNEY, NE
2407 W 24th St
Kearney, NE 68845, USA

The Senior Graphic Designer - Brand Creative is responsible for leading creative concepts and overseeing design projects from start to finish. This position will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategic, innovative design solutions and maintain brand guidelines. The Senior Graphic Designer supervises and mentors junior designers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by teammates assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Graphic Design

• Lead the design and execution of marketing campaigns, packaging, and promotional materials for print and digital use that align with marketing strategy.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all marketing materials.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategic creative solutions that meet business objectives.
• Perform production tasks including uploading background, banner, navigational elements, graphic images, icons, titles, etc.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to project schedules and effectively reporting progress to meet challenging deadlines.
• Research and stay current with industry trends and incorporate innovative approaches into design projects.
• Manage vendor relationships for printing and production as needed.

Leadership

• Supervise and mentor junior designers, providing feedback and guidance to ensure professional growth and quality output.

General

• Fulfill mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive team spirit.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Visual Communications & Design, Graphic Design, or related field; and five or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. A portfolio showing an understanding of basic graphic design principles is required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the teammate is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The teammate is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The teammate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the teammate regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Buckle is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified teammates from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Buckle, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law. For state-specific information, refer to the Teammate Center.