Graphic Designer

Southland Industries; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with 50% company match (no

cap) and immediate 100% vesting

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Term life, AD&D insurance

Disability income protection

Pre-tax flexible spending plans

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal

Training/professional development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking a Graphic Designer to create on-brand visual communications across social media, print, digital experiences and presentations. You will translate business goals into compelling designs while ensuring brand consistency and attention to detail.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams and the Creative Manager, you will manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and evolve brand expression as needs change. A strong portfolio and MS/Adobe skills are required.

Qualifications

• BA in Visual Communication, Design or related field.
• 1+ years work/design experience (or exceptional portfolio examples).
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft suite.
• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience working with brand standards is desirable.
• Experience working across various mediums (i.e. social, print, digital, video) is desirable.
• Experience working with project management software is desirable (i.e. Workfront, Asana, Monday).

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver high-quality visual communications across multiple mediums, translating business objectives into effective creative solutions that engage audiences while ensuring brand consistency, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, balancing deadlines, stakeholder feedback, and changing business requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand communication needs, translate requirements into creative concepts, and deliver design solutions that support organizational goals.
• Maintain and champion brand standards by ensuring visual consistency across projects while helping evolve and enhance brand expression as business needs change.
• Review final layouts to ensure quality standards are met.
• Communicate effectively with and follow feedback from Marketing leaders to keep solutions aligned to broader brand and business needs.

Education

BA in Visual Communication, Design or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Position Summary

The Graphic Designer is responsible for creating compelling, on-brand visual communications across a variety of mediums, including social media, print, environments, digital experiences, and presentation support. Working closely with cross-functional teams and the Creative Manager, this role translates business objectives into effective creative solutions that support communication goals, strengthen brand presence, and ensure adherence to established brand standards.

Position Details

• Create and deliver high-quality visual communications across multiple mediums, translating business objectives into effective creative solutions that engage audiences while ensuring brand consistency, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, balancing deadlines, stakeholder feedback, and changing business requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand communication needs, translate requirements into creative concepts, and deliver design solutions that support organizational goals.
• Maintain and champion brand standards by ensuring visual consistency across projects while helping evolve and enhance brand expression as business needs change.
• Review final layouts to ensure quality standards are met.
• Communicate effectively with and follow feedback from Marketing leaders to keep solutions aligned to broader brand and business needs.

Qualifications

• BA in Visual Communication, Design or related field
• 1+ years work/design experience (or exceptional portfolio examples)
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft suite
• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience working with brand standards is desirable
• Experience working across various mediums (i.e. social, print, digital, video) is desirable
• Experience working with project management software is desirable (i.e. Workfront, Asana, Monday)

Benefits

As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:

• 401(k) plan with50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation.

To learn more about careers at Southland, explore our career opportunities, follow us on social media, and check out our website.

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Pay

Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For Virginia this ranges from $74,701.00 – $88,283.00 plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above.

Contingent Employment

All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.

External Agency Announcement: Its Southland Industries’ policy not to accept candidate submissions from recruiting agencies without an active and authorized work order. Candidate ownership can only be established after a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).