Graphic Designer, Level 1

Graphic Designer (Level 1) Job Description

Full-Time • Hybrid • St. Louis, Missouri

What We Do

At MyBrand, we believe in the power of connection: It’s at the core of everything we do. At MyBrand, we design, source, and distribute branded products that drive an impact. Our work is centered on building and maintaining trusted partnerships with our clients, vendors, and team members. We strive to provide creative solutions, exceptional service, and “It’s All Good!®” spirit and energy in all we do.

The Purpose of This Role

You produce mockups, graphics, and production art from clear briefs, with regular review from a Senior Designer or above. Your focus is building accuracy, speed, and a working knowledge of our clients’ brands and our vendors’ requirements. You take direction with care, learn our clients’ brands and our standards fast, and make sure every file that leaves your hands is clean, correct, and on-brand. You’re a steward of the craft at its foundation: the details you get right are a big part of why a client trusts what we deliver.

What You’ll Own

Create & Produce

Work your request queue — complete assigned creative requests in ClickUp: product mockups, presentation graphics, apparel and product decoration art, and basic display graphics
Build to spec — set up production-ready art to vendor specs (dielines, imprint areas, color modes, Pantone callouts, file formats) with review before release
Support gift shop accounts — contribute as assigned by the account’s Creative Lead
Clarify before you start — ask clarifying questions when a request is incomplete, and log missing info per the intake process

Learn & Support

Absorb brand guidelines — follow client brand guidelines and existing templates exactly
Support the senior team — help the Creative Director and Senior Designers on larger projects with production, revisions, and asset prep
Build AI habits early — use tools to speed ideation and repetitive production
Grow through feedback — participate in team meetings, training sessions, and critiques

Care for the Details

Proof your own work — catch typos, misalignments, and spec issues before they ship
Keep things findable — keep files named, organized, and saved per team file-management standards

The responsibilities above are the essential functions of this role.

The Human Skills

Curiosity — You ask questions before you guess and treat feedback as the fastest way to grow
Creativity — You bring fresh eyes to every brief and keep up with design trends, new tools, and what’s catching on in branded products
Compassion — You collaborate generously, share credit, and make the people around you easier to work with
Communication — You take direction clearly, ask for what you need, and flag problems early
Discernment — You pay close attention to detail and know when your work is truly ready and when to raise your hand for a second set of eyes

Qualifications

Working proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud — Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Understanding of print fundamentals: CMYK vs. spot color, bleed, resolution, vector vs. raster
A portfolio showing solid typography, color, and layout fundamentals
Comfort using generative AI tools as part of your workflow — or eagerness to learn
A design degree, relevant coursework, or equivalent professional experience

Where This Role Sits

This is the entry point of MyBrand’s creative ladder, typically for designers with 0–2 years of professional experience. This role reports to the Creative Director.

You’re ready for Graphic Designer (Level 2) when you consistently deliver standard requests on time with minimal revisions for avoidable errors, produce production files vendors accept without corrections, know the core brand standards of our major clients without having to look them up, and manage your own queue without frequent check-ins.

Work Environment

Location & Schedule: Hybrid work with required in-office days. All training is done in the office.

Physical Requirements: Standard office environment; extended computer use.

Values Alignment

The Graphic Designer (Level 1) will exemplify MyBrand’s core “It’s All Good!®” values:

Grateful — Is humble and genuinely appreciative
Excellence — Holds a high bar for performance and keeps raising it
Team — Is a WE person who works collaboratively to achieve MyBrand goals
Trust — Is honest, capable, reliable, and always above board
Own It & Grow — Takes responsibility and embraces learning & growth
Innovator — Operates in a creative orientation, experiments with innovative solutions, seeks feedback and adapts

This job description provides a general summary of the major duties and responsibilities of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all tasks. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may be amended to meet the needs of the business. MyBrand is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.