Senior Graphic Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

American Egg Board's mission is to increase demand for eggs and egg products through research, education and promotion.

The American Egg Board (AEB) was created by an Act of Congress in 1976 at the request of America’s egg farmers, who desired to pool resources for national category-level egg marketing.

Home to The Incredible Egg and Egg Nutrition Center, AEB is dedicated to increasing demand for all U.S. eggs and egg products. For more than 40 years, America’s egg farmers have supported this mission by funding the AEB. The AEB is 100 percent farmer-funded, and those funds directly support the research, education and promotion necessary to market eggs.

The Senior Graphic Designer serves as AEB's visual brand steward, responsible for maintaining a consistent and compelling creative presence across the enterprise. This role combines strategic brand thinking with hands-on execution, ensuring all creative output reflects AEB's mission and messaging across all platforms and audiences. The ideal candidate is an experienced designer who can own AEB's brand standards while producing high-quality creative across a wide range of mediums.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Own and enforce AEB's brand standards, maintaining a comprehensive style guide that governs visual identity, templates and creative standards across all channels and audiences.
• Support all creative and design needs across AEB departments including Marketing, Communications, Innovation, Business Development, Insights, Scientific Research, Industry Affairs and Administration.
• Create high-quality materials across all mediums including graphics, infographics, email templates, website imagery, social graphics, animated content, fact sheets, presentation decks and multimedia content.
• Lead creative development for all producer and farmer-facing events including Board meetings and White House Easter Egg Roll, overseeing all event branding and on-site materials.
• Design and manage AEB's printed and digital annual report.
• Develop and maintain enterprise administrative creative standards including business cards, letterhead, PowerPoint templates and email templates.
• Partner with communications and marketing teams to ensure creative consistency across earned, owned and paid channels.
• Manage external creative vendors as needed.
• Stay current on industry trends and best practices to continuously elevate AEB's creative output.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In addition, the following qualification will be needed:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia Arts or a related field.
• 5-7+ years of graphic design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing diverse projects across multiple mediums.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere Pro.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint at an executive presentation level.
• Experience with email marketing platforms including Salesforce Email Design and MailChimp.
• Video editing and animation skills preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and enforce brand standards across a complex organization.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative, service-oriented mindset with the ability to work across departments.
• Experience in food, agriculture, nonprofit or commodity board environments a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle, and reach with hands and arms. The employee will occasionally lift, push, or move over 20 pounds.

TRAVEL

This position requires approximately 25% travel.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

WHY JOIN US:

• Competitive Compensation: $75,000-$85,000
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer contribution, profit sharing, and health and wellness reimbursement program.
• Paid Time Off & Holidays: Vacation, Sick, Mental Health Days, and 12 company paid holidays.

AEB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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