We’re looking for a full-time graphic designer with at least 2 years experience with digital graphics, print, branding, and CMS websites for our Chattanooga agency. We are a fun, diversely talented team with a casual atmosphere, an emphasis on excellence, and a business mindset.
Who we are looking for:
- Work well both independently as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Have an obsession with making things better, always, and have no issue doing what it takes to get it right.
- Love creative thinking but love iterative fast-paced doing.
- Consider Adobe programs to be a natural extension of your brain.
- Fearless when it comes to learning new tools, including ai tools and features that expedite design processes and execution.
- Have a lead by example mentality.
- Comfortable leading projects from start to finish as well as following.
- Resourceful— if you don’t know the answer, seek it out.
- Comfortable in all phases of design, from front-end generation of unexpected ideas to backend execution of market-ready commercial assets.
- Experience in production techniques and working closely with printers and other vendors.
- Able to juggle multiple projects while hitting tight deadlines.
- Experience in production-oriented environments.
- Love of crafting stories and communicating ideas to the team, clients, and the world.
- Have a few lateral creative skills— basic html and css, photo editing, video editing etc.
- Wired into what’s happening in popular culture, design, and technology globally.
- Believe any problem can be solved through creativity.
- Sees the value in keeping a creative yet organized workflow. Your layers in your adobe files are easily navigable and clear.
- Someone who takes ownership of their work. From execution to output, you’re proud of what you create.
- Pay attention to detail. You review your work with a keen eye before submitting it to catch inconsistencies or mistakes.
Job Responsibilities will include:
- Website designing and building using content management systems such as divi and elementor (or comparable themes)
- Writing/editing of basic html and CSS within existing files/templates
- Working with the art director, developers, and account managers to execute designs while meeting deadlines.
- Designing marketing emails using platforms such as Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, Toast, etc.
- Design of ads, brochures, logos, social media graphics, email newsletters, and other branded print/web material for 100+ clients using Adobe Programs such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver.
- Sending print material to press— knowledge of bleed, color, and paper types is essential.
- Retrieving print quotes and making orders with local and regional vendors.
- Presenting fully-formed design/brand solutions to team or client.
- Providing exceptional customer service to clients when needed
Concrete Requirements for Position:
- 2+ years of experience. Experience in an agency is preferred.
- Must have an online portfolio that includes examples of your ability to produce high-quality designs for websites, logos, web and print material.
- Must be proficient in design and prototyping software like Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite
- Must have experience building or updating websites, and using basic HTML and CSS
- BFA in Graphic Design or comparable level of work experience. AAS in Graphic Arts with a strong portfolio are also welcome to apply.
- Must be an expert in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word, Google Suite
Riverworks Offers:
- Competitive compensation ($48,000 - $55,000)
- Group health insurance with a subsidy
- PTO, paid holidays, and a relaxed, flexible work environment
- 401K with company match up to 4% after 1 year
- Year-end bonus based on company performance
- Opportunity for performance-based salary growth
- A collaborative, creative, and fun work environment
- A work culture that celebrates open and honest communication, mutual respect, excellence, and fun
The Graphic Design position requires residency in or relocation to Chattanooga, Tenn, the first National Park City. Our organization is mostly remote but does require 1 or 2 days of in-office each week. Southern Living named Chattanooga one of the South’s in 2025, which is not surprising to us. Chattanooga was also named a 2025 top 50 Best Places to Live / Work in the United States per Money Magazine. As a full-service marketing agency, Riverworks provides strategic marketing communications to many great businesses and organizations, both in the local Chattanooga community and throughout the United States. Chattanooga is a great place to live, combining the amenities of the big city with the ease of small town life. To learn more about relocating to Chattanooga, visit the .
Think this is the job for you? Email your resume and a link to your portfolio to Amanda Sprague at [email protected].
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $48,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Share the link to your online portfolio here.
Education:
Experience:
- HTML / CSS: 2 years (Required)
- Adobe Creative Suite: 2 years (Required)
- Graphic Design: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chattanooga, TN 37412
