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About Us:

Mid-States Distributing is the leading Farm, Ranch, and Home Retail Organization. Our 72+ year old company is owned by 29 independent Farm, Ranch & Home retailers (“Members”) who operate approximately 700 stores across the US with combined annual sales in excess of 7.5 billion dollars. Our member/owners retail items such as agriculture parts & supplies, petroleum products, hardware & tools, pet food, lawn & garden, animal health supplies, apparel & footwear, sporting goods, and various other products for the Farm, Ranch, and Home.

We are looking for enthusiastic people who like to win! We place a tremendous amount of emphasis on creating a dynamic and positive company culture. Most of our employees will tell you that Mid-States is the best place they’ve ever worked. We value high-energy people with positive attitudes who believe in the concept of “serving to wow”! Our consumers are primarily rural people raising kids, pets, cows, and crops so traditional values like God, family, and patriotism are important virtues. So, if you are enthusiastic, competitive, have a great attitude, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, like to build strong relationships, like to win, and refuse to eat meat grown in a lab – Mid-States may be the place for you! If you are not, please apply with our competitors!

Schedule: Full Time/ M-F, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

We are looking for an experienced Graphic Designer for the creation and development of private brands, marketing campaigns, and creative assets for Mid-States and its portfolio of brands. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded designer who can move seamlessly between digital and traditional media, with a strong emphasis on digital marketing assets, social content, web graphics, email creative, branding, packaging, and campaign development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design and production of integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print, web, email, and social media channels
• Create compelling digital assets including web graphics, paid media ads, email creative, landing page visuals, social media content, and promotional campaign materials
• Apply conceptual thinking and creative problem-solving from initial concept through final production across branding, packaging, websites, POP/POS, print collateral, advertising, and digital marketing initiatives
• Collaborate daily with Creative Services leadership, Brand Management, Marketing, Digital, and Category Teams to execute projects across all platforms
• Support the development and evolution of private brand visual identities and campaign creative
• Prepare production-ready files for both digital and print applications while maintaining accuracy and brand consistency

• Help maintain and organize brand assets, templates, and design systems across multiple brands and campaigns
• Work efficiently to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, follow through on commitments, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications, digital design, or related field preferred, but not required
• 5+ years (flexible) of hands-on design experience across digital and print media
• Strong portfolio showcasing integrated campaign work across digital advertising, social media, branding, web, packaging, and print
• Strong understanding of digital marketing creative, including paid social assets, display advertising, email design, web graphics, and content optimized for multiple platforms
• Strategic, concept-first designer with strong typography, layout, color, and visual storytelling skills
• Experience developing and maintaining brand standards and design systems across multiple channels
• Highly organized, detail-focused, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable incorporating feedback into creative development
• Self-starter with strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience with motion graphics, video editing, Shopify, Figma, or digital content creation tools is a plus
• Farm & Ranch, retail, consumer products, or lifestyle brand experience is a plus, but not require

TRAVEL:

Some travel involved.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.