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What we offer you:
- Competitive Pay
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Clean Manufacturing Environment
- On-site Wellness Clinic
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Legal Planning
- Theft Protection
- Critical Illness Coverage
- Accident Coverage
- 401k with Match
- Vacation Time
- Paid Holidays
- Prescription Safety Glass and Safety Shoe Program
- Employee Engagement Events
- Philanthropy Efforts
Who we are:
MAC Trailer is the nation’s foremost manufacturer of dump, flatbed, and transfer trailers, straight truck bodies, dry bulk pneumatic tanks, and liquid tank trailers. The success of MAC Trailer can be attributed to a quality product built by quality people. This is why MAC Trailer invests in its people and facilities to create a safe, secure work environment with room for training and growth. If you’re interested in being part of a diverse workforce in a supportive work environment, MAC Trailer is the place for you.
Summary
This role combines graphic design, photo editing, video editing, and motion graphics to create compelling visual communications across print and digital media.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Graphic Design and Production
- Design print materials such as advertisements and sales collateral.
- Create digital assets for websites, social media, and paid advertising.
- Develop layouts, illustrations, and other visual elements that clearly communicate product features and brand messaging.
- Prepare accurate, production-ready files that meet specifications for print and/or digital delivery.
- Review work for accuracy, visual consistency, spelling, and formatting before submission.
Video, Motion Graphics, and Photography
- Edit video content for social media, websites, and other marketing needs.
- Create motion graphics and animated elements using Adobe After Effects.
- Incorporate footage, photography, audio, titles, and graphics into cohesive finished pieces.
- Retouch, adjust, and prepare photographs for use across marketing channels.
- Occasionally capture photos and short videos using a mobile phone or available equipment.
Visual Brand Consistency
- Help evolve and maintain the visual identities of MAC Trailer Enterprises’ family of brands in partnership with creative leadership.
- Apply brand guidelines consistently across materials, channels, and departments.
- Adapt designs for different brands, audiences, and formats while maintaining a cohesive visual approach.
- Provide feedback and guidance to coworkers developing branded materials.
Project Coordination and Asset Management
- Manage assigned projects and deadlines in alignment with marketing priorities.
- Confirm scope, priorities, and supervisor approval before accepting additional work requests.
- Communicate project progress, ask for clarification when needed, and identify potential delays early.
- Organize and maintain design files, photography, video footage, and other creative assets.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to complete projects.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Education, and/or Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communication, multimedia design, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- At least three years of professional graphic design experience, with demonstrated photo and video editing capabilities.
- A portfolio showcasing print and digital design, with examples of video editing and motion graphics.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong understanding of typography, layout, color, composition, and visual branding.
- Exceptional attention to detail, including strong proofreading and quality-control skills.
- A self-starter mindset, with the ability to work independently, take initiative, and follow projects through to completion.
- Strong organization and time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships, incorporate feedback, and collaborate across departments.
Physical Demands
- Office and Manufacturing Environment, including on-site environments.
- Repetitive hand, wrist, and finger movements to operate computer, keyboard, mouse, stylus, and digital drawing tablets or similar.
- Close-up vision to inspect fine details on monitors and digital/print proofs.
- Ability to speak, hear, and comprehend verbal instructions or feedback during team collaborations and meetings.
- Occasional light physical effort lifting 25 lbs. or less such as set up and adjust photography, video lighting, cameras, or audio equipment.
- Ability to travel and perform duties at various locations including but not limited to Trade shows, vendor locations, and MAC Trailer Enterprises, Inc. affiliate locations.
- Stand and walk lengthy periods of time -Frequent sitting, work at a computer for extended periods of time.
EEO Statement
MAC Trailer Enterprises, Inc., and subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
MAC Trailer Enterprises, Inc., growth and success is due to individuals and groups of individuals who desire to succeed and contribute to the goals and mission of the company. Our growth and success have not been because of any one’s sex, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, physical characteristics, or veteran status. Let us focus only on what you can contribute to our growth and success.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead graphic designer jobs.
- 5+ years of graphic design experience with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining brand identity systems
- Proficiency in Figma or similar collaborative design tools for digital deliverables
- Portfolio showing end-to-end ownership of multi-channel design projects
- Experience mentoring junior designers and providing structured creative feedback
Tips for Your Lead Graphic Designer Job Search
Tailor your portfolio for each application
Lead graphic designer roles split between brand-heavy studios and product-driven tech teams. Curate separate case study sets for each context, foregrounding creative direction and team leadership on client work, and system thinking and cross-functional output on in-house roles.
Show leadership, not just craft
Most lead graphic designer postings require evidence you've directed junior designers, run critiques, or owned a visual system end-to-end. Add a short leadership callout to your resume under each role, naming the team size and the output you were accountable for.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead graphic designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Read the brief behind the job posting
Lead designer postings often bury the real priority in the final paragraph. If the listing mentions a rebrand, a product launch, or a new design system, address that specific need directly in your cover note rather than sending a generic summary of your experience.
Prepare a design walkthrough, not just samples
Interviews for lead graphic designer roles almost always include a portfolio review where you narrate decisions aloud. Practice walking through one project from brief to final asset, explaining the constraints you faced and the tradeoffs you made, not just the finished result.
Negotiate scope alongside the offer
When you receive an offer, ask for a copy of the design team structure and a sample project brief before accepting. Lead graphic designers who skip this step often discover mismatches in creative autonomy or tooling that a single conversation upfront could have surfaced.
Lead Graphic Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead graphic designers?
Booz Allen Hamilton, 24 Seven Talent, and Minuteman Press are hiring the most lead graphic designers right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest in companies undergoing rebrands, product launches, or design system builds.
How many lead graphic designer jobs are remote?
About 45% of lead graphic designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote roles concentrated in digital-first disciplines like social content design, UI-adjacent brand work, and motion graphics rather than packaging, environmental, or print-heavy specializations.
How do you become a lead graphic designer?
Start by building several years of hands-on design experience across a range of formats, then actively seek out projects where you direct the visual approach rather than execute someone else's brief. Develop fluency in a core tool set, build a portfolio that shows strategic thinking alongside craft, and take on mentorship or creative review responsibilities to demonstrate leadership before you hold a lead title.
Can you get a lead graphic designer job with limited experience?
Candidates with fewer years of experience can compete for lead roles by showing concentrated depth rather than breadth. A portfolio built around one or two full brand identity projects you owned from brief to delivery, paired with any evidence of directing another designer or running a critique, signals lead-level readiness more effectively than a broad range of execution-only work.
What does the lead graphic designer interview process look like?
Most lead graphic designer interview processes include an initial call with a recruiter or hiring manager, a portfolio walkthrough with the design team, and at least one working session or take-home brief. Later rounds typically involve a cross-functional interview with a marketing, product, or brand stakeholder to assess how you communicate creative decisions to non-designers.
Where can I find and apply to lead graphic designer jobs?
You can find and apply to lead graphic designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and specialization, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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