Graphic Design Marketing Specialist I

Join a team built around People Helping People by supporting the community through clear, brand-right creative for a Credit Union that values service. This onsite role in Knoxville offers employer-supported benefits, opportunities to expand your skills with paid training, and meaningful work that helps drive monthly campaigns and special events.

What you’ll do

In this Graphic Design Marketing Specialist I role, you’ll create graphic designs and marketing materials for both print and digital channels. You’ll support monthly promotional campaigns, CU specials, and CU goal pushes, while helping ensure every deliverable meets brand goals and deadlines.

• Create designs for print and digital marketing, including media placements such as newspapers, inserts, magazines, special publications, and billboards
• Design digital ads in multiple sizes, including static and animated formats
• Produce in-branch marketing materials such as brochures, flyers, handouts, digital displays, user guides, and manuals
• Develop branded collateral including stationery, templates, birthday cards, Christmas cards, and invitations
• Support direct mail projects such as postcards, invitations, letters, and newsletters, including statement inserts for monthly statement mailings
• Create graphics for special events including Annual Meeting, Shred Day, Member Appreciation Day, and more
• Design outdoor and event assets such as lawn or tradeshow banners, yard signs, and outdoor signage
• Support email, video, blog, and vlogs with graphic assets, plus materials for online banking, mobile banking, website, and social media
• Design branded t-shirt concepts and help manage marketing requests through the Marketing Help Desk for internal and external stakeholders
• Prioritize and complete multiple design assignments in a fast-paced environment while developing concepts from start to finish
• Collaborate with marketing stakeholders and other creatives to ensure graphics and messaging align to the target audience and defined marketing goals
• Communicate with stakeholders to meet expectations and deadlines
• Review visual design elements throughout the process for technical accuracy and ensure designs communicate the intended message
• Stay compliant with regulatory and legal requirements and follow Credit Union policies and procedures
• Manage print and digital production with vendors, including obtaining quotes, defining print specifications, exporting press-ready .pdfs, and maintaining quality control
• Coordinate distribution of event and community materials with Marketing Specialists so items reach final end users within defined deadlines
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance and perform other duties as assigned

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree (Digital Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or related field) or equivalent education and experience preferred
• One to two years’ experience in a graphic design position preferred
• Understanding of basic marketing principles for both print and digital preferred

Tools you’ll use

• Press-ready .pdfs

Compensation and location

Location: Knoxville, TN (onsite)
Pay: $20.50 to $22.50 starting range (depending on work experience). Structured salary range provided: USD 20 to 22 per hourly.

Benefits

• Employer-paid health and dental insurance monthly premiums
• Accrual of PTO Leave
• Employer-matched 401k, 50% match up to 6% of employee contributions
• Employer-paid Group Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability benefits
• Potential bonus up to 11% of average salary over the past year based on Credit Union-wide goals
• Paid Holidays and Paid Training
• Potential pay increases through additional training opportunities
• Opportunity to earn incentive pay
• Opportunity to help serve the local community through a People Helping People mindset