Graphic Designer

DFA’s in-house creative team is responsible for delivering exceptional concepts, inspiring content, and delivering results for the cooperative and its brands. The team works on a broad range of digital and traditional touchpoints for external marketing, internal communications, and large-scale events. These touchpoints are critical in setting the culture and tone for the cooperative.

This role will design engaging solutions for marketing and communications channels, including logo design, websites, social assets, emails, print and digital ads, publications, packaging, events, digital signage, internal presentations, animated assets, videos, etc. that align with the brand, messaging, and strategic objectives of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and is subsidiaries. Execute against the creative vision and uphold quality standards for the DFA brand and consumer brands.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain turn-key brand templates
• Understand and execute against design standards for the DFA brand and consumer brands across various channels
• Collaborate with members of the communications, marketing, creative and client teams to ideate and execute engaging solutions
• Passionately execute creative with a keen eye for detail and quality of craft
• Maintain a deep understanding of creative best practices across various digital and traditional channels
• Communicate and present design concepts to peers and clients
• Commit to and exemplify DFA’s and our team’s mission, vision, and values

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in design, advertising, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in agency or in-house agency
• Portfolio that demonstrates creative work with an understanding of branding, layout, composition, typography, color, and motion-based storytelling
• Certification and/or License – none

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• An eagerness to take on new challenges, from big enterprise challenges to smaller tasks, with the same enthusiasm and passion
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a larger team or individually in a fast-paced environment
• Able to prioritize, manage and meet multiple concurrent deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, visually, verbally and written
• Able to think creatively and problem solve
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office
• Skills in motion design and AI-created imagery
• Working knowledge of web design, digital asset management, pre-press standards

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans