What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Designer - Brand Creative position at Buckle?
Summary
The Graphic Designer – Brand Creative is responsible for creating and executing designs for campaigns, packaging, and digital platforms. This position will collaborate with internal teams to align designs with brand strategies and define and follow brand guidelines. The Graphic Designer manages multiple projects while maintaining high-quality standards.
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
- Develop and execute design concepts for marketing campaigns, in-store displays, packaging, digital platforms, internal presentations, and promotions that align with marketing strategy.
- Define and follow the brand style guide to ensure a cohesive look and feel among all marketing materials.
- Collaborate with key project stakeholders for project needs, objections and directives, and ensure design concepts align with vision and business goals.
- Perform production tasks including uploading backgrounds, banner, navigational elements, graphic images, icons, titles, etc.
- Participate in the archival and organization process for managing and maintaining digital asset.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to project schedules and effectively reporting progress to meet challenging deadlines.
- Stay current with industry trends and incorporate fresh ideas into design projects.
- Ensure all creative materials are optimized for their intended medium, whether print or digital.
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 four-year college or university in Visual Communications & Design, Graphic Design or related field; and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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.
Work Environment
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.