Junior Graphic Designer

About the role

Join NSF’s collaborative Brand Team as an early-career creative professional passionate about design, visual storytelling, and brand consistency. You’ll partner with Marketing, Communications, Web, and business stakeholders to develop compelling visual content that supports NSF’s mission and engages global audiences. This hybrid position requires working onsite three days per week at NSF’s headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with remote flexibility for the remainder of the week.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop marketing and communications materials across digital and print channels, including brochures, flyers, advertisements, presentations, social media graphics, email assets, and event materials
• Create engaging visual content that supports marketing campaigns, thought leadership initiatives, and brand-building efforts
• Adapt and optimize existing creative assets for different audiences, regions, channels, and platforms
• Apply NSF brand standards consistently across all deliverables while helping maintain and evolve brand guidelines, templates, and visual assets
• Collaborate with Brand, Marketing, Communications, and Web teams to understand project requirements and deliver creative solutions that meet business objectives
• Assist with quality assurance reviews to ensure design accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand standards
• Support the organization, tagging, and maintenance of brand assets and creative libraries
• Help improve design templates, creative workflows, and self-service resources for internal stakeholders
• Partner with external creative agencies, print vendors, and production partners as needed
• Support multimedia content creation, including graphics for web, social media, video, and digital marketing channels

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Multimedia Design, or a related creative field
• 1-3 years of graphic design experience through corporate, agency, freelance, internship, or related professional work
• Proficiency in Creative Cloud, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, composition, and visual hierarchy
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• A portfolio showcasing a range of multimedia design work is required for consideration
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience creating PowerPoint presentations and executive-level presentation materials
• Knowledge of social media design best practices and digital marketing content creation

About Us

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life. NSF embraces cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity as a core value, reflecting the societies in which we live and work.

About The Team

We build awareness and value in the global NSF brand. Our teams include Standards, Growth Acceleration, Communications, and Government Affairs. We act as NSF’s global ambassadors, championing integrity, expertise, capabilities, and resources while working with internal partners to deliver real value to clients and NSF.