Graphic Artist at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. – Edwardsville, Illinois

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, Thrift, Life Insurance

Position Overview

The Graphic Designer is responsible for creating high-quality visual assets that support marketing, branding, and communication objectives. With 5-10 years of professional experience, this role requires a strong balance of creative concept development, brand consistency, and execution across digital and print channels. The Graphic Designer collaborates closely with marketing, content, and digital teams to deliver visually compelling materials that enhance brand visibility and engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Design & Brand Execution

• Design and produce marketing assets including digital ads, social media graphics, presentations, brochures, banners, email visuals, and print materials.
• Translate marketing briefs and brand guidelines into visually engaging designs.
• Maintain and evolve brand identity across all marketing touchpoints.
• Ensure consistency of visual style, typography, color, and imagery.

Campaign & Marketing Support

• Design and create assets for internal and external marketing efforts.
• Design creative assets for integrated marketing campaigns across online and offline channels.
• Adapt and resize creative materials for different platforms and formats.

Digital & Web Design

• Optimize designs for performance across digital devices and platforms.
• Manage creation and photography of all product-based packaging for ecommerce, with an expectation of high-quality, high-resolution imagery, and meeting all specifications for retailers and other end users.

Content Collaboration

• Partner with copywriters, content creators, and social media teams to align visuals with messaging.
• Support content calendars with timely, on-brand visual assets.
• Contribute creative ideas during brainstorming and campaign planning sessions.

Production & File Management

• Prepare final artwork for print and digital production, ensuring accuracy and quality.
• Create packaging files in die lines as directed, meeting all specified print method requirements for best outcome and shelf experience.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Organize and maintain design files, templates, and asset libraries.

Trends, Tools & Best Practices

• Stay current with design trends, marketing best practices, and industry standards.
• Continuously improve workflows, tools, and creative processes.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10 years of professional graphic design experience, preferably within marketing or creative environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating branding, campaign, digital, and print work.
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); familiarity with digital design tools required.
• Packaging design experience, minimum of 5 years.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Solid understanding of marketing principles and brand-drive designs.
• Photography experience, understanding of lighting, framing, and execution.

Required Soft Skills:

• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Coachable and willing to learn.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Must have time management skills and the ability to organize and manage multiple assignments.

Competency

• Creative concept development
• Brand-focused design thinking
• Collaboration and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work under deadlines
• Adaptability across multiple design formats

Working Conditions

• He or she will be required to sit and stand for long periods of time.
• He or she will be required to stoop, bend, and reach above the head and below the knees to file and retrieve data.

About Prairie Farms – “Farmer Owned. Locally Produced. Since 1938.”

We are a farmer-owned cooperative. This means we are owned and operated by over 800+ farm families who are critical members of society. They have selflessly taken on the tremendous task of producing nutritious, high-quality milk for a growing population, which requires being on the job 24/7, 365 days a year.

We have represented American agriculture since our founding in 1938. Many of our dairy farms are operated by several generations of family members with roots dating back to the 1800s. On average, each farm milks around 120 cows and everyone pitches in to keep them happy and healthy - which means around-the-clock care!

Our Mission:

• To produce dairy products of the highest quality
• To conduct our business with professional integrity
• To exceed expectations of our customers and consumers
• To support our communities in a positive, sustainable manner
• To deliver exceptional patronage to our network of farm families
• To simply “do right” for our farm families, employees, and communities

EEO Statement

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.