Design and Brand Specialist

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op • Saint Paul, MN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Design and Brand Specialist is responsible for maintaining a cohesive brand presence across all retail locations and marketing channels. This role leads the creative development, production, and management of all in-store signage, ensuring accuracy, consistency, alignment with and evolving brand standards. Responsibilities also include developing marketing materials, branded merchandise, and digital assets, managing design requests, and collaborating with internal teams and vendors. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both hands-on design work and managing the systems that support consistent, high-quality brand execution across multiple locations.
This role requires strong creative and design skills, attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills as well as experience in signage systems, print production, and brand management.

Requirements

• Customer Service: Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service, including positive interactions, responsiveness, and follow-through with store teams and internal stakeholders
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to effectively and respectfully communicate with internal and external partners; English proficiency
• Graphic Design & Creativity: Strong creative and design skills, with the ability to develop visually compelling materials that communicate brand messaging and enhance customer experience
• Brand Management: Experience maintaining and applying brand standards across multiple channels and locations ensuring consistency and cohesive visual storytelling
• Signage Production: Experience with print production and signage, including file preparation, color management and production workflows
• Project Management and Organization: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, prioritize requests, and maintain organized workflows with strong attention to detail
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience working with cross-department teams to develop and execute design solutions that support business and store needs
• Photography: Experience capturing and editing high-quality photos of products, staff, and events for use across marketing and communications channels
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues, adapt to changing priorities, and improve processes
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite required, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; experience with large-format printing equipment and signage production tools; familiarity with digital design platforms and content management systems

Nice To Haves

• Multilingual

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a cohesive brand presence across all retail locations and marketing channels
• Leads the creative development, production, and management of all in-store signage
• Developing marketing materials, branded merchandise, and digital assets
• Managing design requests
• Collaborating with internal teams and vendors

Benefits

• 20% employee discount
• Excellent paid time off and paid volunteering
• 401(k) matching
• Low-cost health insurance premium options, and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance
• Free food "buddies"
• Employee referral bonuses
• Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees