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Salary Range

USD $35.00/Hr. - USD $40.00/Hr.

Overview

The Job in a Nutshell:

The Senior Graphic Designer position is an expert in layout, production, and delivery of all assets across all mediums (print, digital, social, social, in-store signage, and internal business publications), with specific attention to print production expertise and campaign development that maintain the company’s brand standards, brand voice, character and quality. The Senior Graphic Designer consistently seeks to enhance the level of creativity executed on all projects under the direction of the Director of Project Management to ensure deliverables meet all brand standards and requirements.

Applications are accepted by the date below, which may be updated if the hiring timeline is extended.

05/06/2025

Responsibilities

Main Ingredients:

+ Collaborate with marketing department partners and channel owners to develop concepts for local and national campaigns that can be effectively versioned across a range of mediums (including but not limited to print, web, photography, social, video/film, and email marketing).

+ Receive feedback and execute changes in a timely manner, often with short turnarounds.

+ Design content, version layouts and run quality control checks on all assets to ensure that deliverables are compatible with corporate visual style/branding guidelines.

+ Receive direction and brainstorm design solutions while also meeting deadlines on a variety of projects simultaneously. Ensure work is reviewed/approved before presentation outside the marketing department.

+ Become a knowledgeable resource for all Natural Grocers Brand packing and understand the process from start to finish.

+ Conceptualize original and unique designs and illustrations

+ Be adept at versioning creative into a multitude of required digital assets for high-visibility campaigns.

+ Present work to a range of internal audiences in a clear, professional manner. Where appropriate, include creative research that will support chosen strategies

+ Be a self-starter and find creative solutions to any obstacles that arise.

+ Build relationships within the marketing team as well as across the company to ensure open communication and transparency.

+ Utilize the company’s digital asset management system by ensuring the prompt uploading of finished and approved files; maintain organization and backup of working and final files by also uploading to the company server.

+ Have a thorough understanding of the difference between print and digital creative requirements and seamlessly adapt campaign concepts across both mediums.

+ Keep up to date with design, photography and print production techniques, proposing new technologies and sharing this knowledge with the team.

+ Oversee final file delivery to internal and external vendors. Make sure all files are optimized for end-use and delivered according to specifications, production standards, color quality standards and budget.

+ Completes retouching on files required for internal presentation, work with vendors for final post-production delivery.

Although this is a general outline of job responsibilities all employees are expected to be “hands on” and do whatever it takes to get the job done and make the company thrive.

Qualifications

Recipe for Success:

+ Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or other related areas from an arts College or accredited University is required

+ Minimum 8 years of experience in graphic design/art direction to include retail and/or retail food brand experience, ideally working within an in-house creative team, or advertising agency

+ Experience presenting work in a meeting environment to other crew members and executives

+ Creative thinker who can provide a solid portfolio that executes on creative concepts

+ Understanding of marketing campaign development and the various mediums to deliver an integrated campaign (e.g. print; video, digital; photographic; social)

+ Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud environment applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects; Acrobat)

+ Experience with print, digital, video, social, outdoor, corporate publications design, prototyping, and production, including detailed management of high volume of design files, and vendors, to see creative lifecycle through to completion

+ Typography knowledge

+ Use visual and creative sensibilities to translate creative concepts into materials for the internal and external consumer

+ Advanced retouching skills

+ Flexible and resilient; quick to respond to changes in business priorities

+ Ability to work under creative direction and integrate feedback into the final concept

+ Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently under multiple, occasionally competing, deadlines

+ Pro-active and solutions-oriented with a positive attitude to challenges and changes

This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to them by their manager and/or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Here’s an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u Crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future:

All Crew Members

+ Birthday Bonus Pay

+ Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually)

+ Holiday Pay for 5 Holidays – Stores Closed

+ Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that Increases with Tenure

+ Paid Nutrition Education

+ good4u Crew Member Discount

+ {N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program)

+ Regular, Scheduled Pay Increases

+ Advancement Opportunities and Career Development

+ Health and Wellness Program

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Employee Referral Program

Full-Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week)

+ Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ Paid Medical Leave (through company paid short-term disability insurance)

+ Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance

+ Company Paid Life Insurance

+ Voluntary Benefits Including Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Term Life Insurance

+ Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with discretionary Company Match

+ Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

+ Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match

Diversity Statement

At the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief: All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization.

At Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our Crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. We’re committed to nurturing an ecosystem of diversity and inclusion in which our Crew can continue to thrive.

Physical Capabilities and Environmental Demands:

N = Never

O = Occasional; 1-33% of time

F = Frequent; 34-66% of time

C = Constant; 67-100% of time

Physical Requirements:

+ Must have the ability to constantly lift or carry up to 10 lbs., frequently lift or carry 11-20 lbs., and occasionally lift or carry 21-50 lbs. Must also have the ability to occasionally lift or carry 51-100 lbs. with a team lift.

+ Must have the ability to frequently push or pull up to 15 lbs. and occasionally push or pull 16-100 lbs.

+ Must be able to occasionally use the computer for data entry and use of mouse.

+ Must be able to constantly walk, stand, use fine motor manipulations, grip, bend, twist, turn, and reach outward for the duration of the work shift.

+ Must be able to frequently to reach above chest.

+ Must be able to occasionally sit, squat, kneel, and climb as needed.

Environmental Requirements:

+ Must be able to frequently work with sharp tools and equipment, dust, fumes, and congested worksite.

+ Must be able to occasionally work with noise, cold, heat, wet, humid, outside, heights, and contact stress.

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LocationUS-CO-Lakewood

Job ID2025-29530

Address12612 W Alameda Pkwy

Work EnvironmentHybrid

CategoryHome Office

Salary RangeUSD $35.00/Hr. - USD $40.00/Hr.