Marketing Designer & Coordinator (position located within the Civista Bank footprint)

Job Description
Job Description
Description:
At Civista, the Marketing Designer & Coordinator is a working member of the Marketing and Communications team, pairing strong visual design skills with hands-on involvement in the day-to-day operations of the bank's marketing program. This is not a pure design role. It calls for someone equally comfortable producing polished brand materials and handling platform management, vendor coordination, event support, and internal communications. The right candidate brings formal design training, a collaborative approach, and the organizational discipline to keep several workstreams moving at once.

Position Purpose

A design-capable marketing generalist who produces high-quality Civista brand materials while owning our sales enablement platform, managing marketing supplies, and supporting events, internal communications, and internal projects. This person works closely with the Marketing Manager and serves as a production and coordination resource across the department.

Description of Duties, Responsibilities and Expectations
Brand and visual identity
Maintain and apply Civista's brand standards across all design outputs, including print collateral, presentations, flyers, and digital assets
Produce social graphics and email marketing assets in support of the marketing team
Build ads to agency specifications for campaigns running through outside partners
Handle logo, branding, and design requests from departments across the bank
Support event graphics, signage, and promotional materials
Maintain organized shared asset libraries and file systems for the department
Video editing is not required but a plus.

Sales enablement
Own day-to-day management of the bank's sales enablement platform
Maintain and update templates so sales teams across private banking, treasury, mortgage, Civista@Work, and retail have current materials
Handle incoming update and change requests, and keep the request queue moving
Partner with the marketing specialist, who develops new templates and design files for the platform
Vendor and supply management
Own marketing supply ordering and the relationship with the bank's print and promotional vendors
Coordinate quotes, proofs, production timelines, and delivery
Events and community engagement
Support event planning and logistics for community and bank events
Manage design deliverables and production timelines for event materials
Support the workflow behind the bank's community events, sponsorship, and donation program, including meeting participation and back-end coordination
Internal and customer communications
Produce and distribute internal advisories to staff when an issue is affecting customers
Support communications production, including mail merges and distribution of customer impact reports
Design internal communications materials such as team announcements and department updates
Collaboration and workflow
Partner with the content marketing specialist to produce finished social and content pieces, leading creative execution
Participate in and represent marketing in bank projects
Manage several concurrent projects and deadlines with clear communication and proactive follow-through
Dedication to ongoing learning activities.

Staying up to date on emerging marketing tools and services which increase job efficiencies. All other duties assigned and any activities that support the key accountabilities.

Requirements

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills
Bachelor's degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, or related field
3+ years of professional experience in an agency, in-house creative, or marketing environment
Graphic design, desktop publishing skills and video production experience preferred
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop – Premiere Pro is a plus
Strong command of typography, layout, print production, and brand design principles
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Word
A portfolio that shows range and craft across print and digital formats
Ability to take a project from idea to finished piece independently, and to work collaboratively when a project calls for it
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines
Strong organizational skills and comfort managing logistics alongside creative work
Excellent communication skills and a team-first attitude
A high level of initiative, thoroughness, accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to function in a financial institution environment and utilize standard office equipment including, but not limited to: PC, multi-function printer, telephone, etc.

Physical Requirements
Work involves eye strain due to the frequent use of computer screens, the reading of reports, proofing advertising information, and so forth
Work involves being able to concentrate on the matter at hand, under sometimes distracting work conditions
Work involves lifting and moving files and event materials of up to 25 lbs.

Work involves ability to read, hear, write, and communicate professionally both in person and via telephone
Work involves some travel to attend meetings, training, and so forth
EOE - Race/Sex/Disability/Veteran
This Position Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising this position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.