Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary
The Senior Graphic Designer is a key creative force within SunWest Credit Union’s in-house Marketing team, responsible for bringing the brand to life through bold visual concepts and high-quality creative execution. This role combines design, visual storytelling, and hands-on production across digital, social, video, photography, print, environmental, and internal channels. From campaign concepts to final deliverables, the Senior Graphic Designer translates marketing objectives into compelling creative that captures attention, strengthens brand recognition, and drives engagement. Working closely with the Marketing team, cross-functional partners, and external vendors, this role maintains and evolves the SunWest brand across member and employee touchpoints while continually raising the bar for creative quality, consistency, and impact.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Design and produce high-quality creative assets using Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
· Design and execute creative across digital advertising, social media, email, websites, presentations, print collateral, branch signage, and internal communications.
· Develop and maintain brand assets, templates, and design systems that ensure visual consistency across platforms and campaigns.
· Translate creative briefs and marketing objectives into compelling visual concepts that strengthen brand recognition and drive audience engagement.
· Resize, adapt, and optimize creative assets for various digital platforms, advertising placements, and print specifications.
· Collaborate with Marketing teammates using project collaboration tools to share concepts, gather feedback, and refine creative deliverables.
· Incorporate feedback through an iterative design and revision process, refining creative concepts and deliverables based on stakeholder input while maintaining brand consistency, creative quality, and project objectives.
· Ensure all creative aligns with SunWest brand standards, visual identity, accessibility best practices, and applicable compliance requirements.
· Partner with print vendors and production teams to coordinate proofs, resolve design issues, and deliver high-quality materials.
· Stay current on emerging design tools, Adobe Creative Cloud updates, and trends in digital design and/or visual storytelling.
· Manage multiple creative projects, priorities, and deadlines while maintaining a high standard of craftsmanship, attention to detail, organization, collaboration, and accountability.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Creative Media, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, or a related field preferred.
· 5+ years of professional experience in brand creative, integrated marketing, creative direction, graphic design, multimedia production, or a related field, preferably within a corporate, agency, financial services, or consumer-facing organization.
· Demonstrated experience developing original creative concepts and translating business objectives, marketing strategies, audience insights, and campaign briefs into cohesive brand experiences and integrated creative solutions.
· Proven experience managing, strengthening, and evolving a brand identity across multiple channels, audiences, and member/customer touchpoints.
· Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, composition, visual hierarchy, and brand identity.
· Experience designing for both print and digital channels, including preparing production-ready files and optimizing assets for various platforms.
· Strong professional portfolio demonstrating brand application, original concept development, integrated campaign work, graphic design, creative production, visual storytelling, and the ability to extend creative direction across multiple channels.
· Advanced proficiency with Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
· Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively with marketers, leadership, creative professionals, vendors, agencies, and cross-functional partners.
Physical Requirements
· Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent within the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
· Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
· Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs; 4-6 hours of standing; frequent travel within Phoenix metro area and periodic travel outside using personal vehicle, subject to varying insight/outside temperatures.
Must be able to talk, understand, and speak English clearly on the telephone.
\nCompany Description
SunWest was founded on the belief that financial institutions should exist to serve. Our original founders knew then what a lot of bankers still don’t understand. Financial institutions should help people, not take advantage of them. That’s why 12 telephone workers came together in 1937 to create a financial cooperative with one goal in mind – to help people thrive financially so they can excel personally.
When you work with us, you’re not just clocking in and hoping for the best. You aren’t counting down the minutes until you can hop in your car and drive far, far away from your workplace. Nope, not here. When you work with SunWest, you’re devoting your time to something bigger than yourself. We aren’t just Branch Representatives, Marketing Gurus, Human Resource Professionals, Lending Extraordinaires or Financial Experts. We are friends, family, support systems, and most importantly, we are difference makers. We are passionate about helping others achieve the highest level of financial success and we feel strongly about our communities. Join our team if you’re ready to do what you love, while helping those who need what you have to offer.
Company Description
SunWest was founded on the belief that financial institutions should exist to serve. Our original founders knew then what a lot of bankers still don’t understand. Financial institutions should help people, not take advantage of them. That’s why 12 telephone workers came together in 1937 to create a financial cooperative with one goal in mind – to help people thrive financially so they can excel personally. \r\n\r\nWhen you work with us, you’re not just clocking in and hoping for the best. You aren’t counting down the minutes until you can hop in your car and drive far, far away from your workplace. Nope, not here. When you work with SunWest, you’re devoting your time to something bigger than yourself. We aren’t just Branch Representatives, Marketing Gurus, Human Resource Professionals, Lending Extraordinaires or Financial Experts. We are friends, family, support systems, and most importantly, we are difference makers. We are passionate about helping others achieve the highest level of financial success and we feel strongly about our communities. Join our team if you’re ready to do what you love, while helping those who need what you have to offer.