Marketing Designer Jobs in Kansas
Marketing Designer jobs in Kansas are most active in Wichita, Kansas City, and Overland Park, where established employers like Koch Industries, Cerner (now Oracle Health), and Hallmark Cards maintain substantial creative and marketing operations. Demand runs from junior production roles to senior brand strategists, with the strongest specialties in digital content design, brand identity, and campaign visual development. Kansas's manufacturing and agribusiness sectors also drive steady demand for technical marketing and product collateral work. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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- Supports and contributes to the project team’s executed design solution and deliverables for assigned projects
- Executes and delivers quality project-based solutions efficiently and within designated timelines, while incorporating and maintaining direction and feedback from the project leaders
- Leads and/or contributes to client presentations and communications
- Hand sketches, digitally renders, or illustrates solutions throughout a variety of Design phases: Conceptual, Schematic, Design Development and Construction Documentation
- Ensures deadlines are being met and the work is within client expectations
- Interface directly with outside team counterparts and internal departments to lead, identify issues, track those issues and collectively develop solutions
- Exudes a “go where needed’ attitude and outlook on role
- Participates in process improvement and best practices within the department
- Proactively learns and shares information and knowledge as a DI subject matter expert
- Mentors and supports the success of the Creative Studio team members
- Demonstrate a strong proficiency with using design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Sketchup), research skills (for storytelling) & digital or hand sketching abilities to convey design concepts
- Ability to learn new skills and software quickly and teach those skills to Creative Studio team members
- Ability to give direction and constructive critique and escalate to Creative Studio leadership team when needed
- Consistently and proactively exemplifies the desire to be team player
- Provides leadership in the midst of adversity
- Demonstrates and influences progress with quality and design solution techniques
- Demonstrate development of personal time management and multi-tasking skills
- Maintains quality control for design documents
- Independent thinking/solutions and autonomy
- Possess a knowledge of material and fabrication methods relevant to design
- Experience leading small teams, including managing and mentoring project teams
- Experience writing proposals and creative briefs with guidance from assigned Creative Director
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.F.A) in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, or related field
- 5+ years’ proven design experience in a professional business required
- Proficiency developing message schedules, sign location plans and designing sign systems
- Knowledge of print production methods
- Excellent time management skills
- Attention to detail at all times
- Exercises sound judgement, business sensibility, and discretion and seeks assistance from Creative Director as needed
- The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, or crawl
- The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
- Employee must be able to talk and hear
- Supports and contributes to the project team’s executed design solution and deliverables for assigned projects
- Executes and delivers quality project-based solutions efficiently and within designated timelines, while incorporating and maintaining direction and feedback from the project leaders
- Leads and/or contributes to client presentations and communications
- Hand sketches, digitally renders, or illustrates solutions throughout a variety of Design phases: Conceptual, Schematic, Design Development and Construction Documentation
- Ensures deadlines are being met and the work is within client expectations
- Interface directly with outside team counterparts and internal departments to lead, identify issues, track those issues and collectively develop solutions
- Exudes a “go where needed’ attitude and outlook on role
- Participates in process improvement and best practices within the department
- Proactively learns and shares information and knowledge as a DI subject matter expert
- Mentors and supports the success of the Creative Studio team members
- Demonstrate a strong proficiency with using design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Sketchup), research skills (for storytelling) & digital or hand sketching abilities to convey design concepts
- Ability to learn new skills and software quickly and teach those skills to Creative Studio team members
- Ability to give direction and constructive critique and escalate to Creative Studio leadership team when needed
- Consistently and proactively exemplifies the desire to be team player
- Provides leadership in the midst of adversity
- Demonstrates and influences progress with quality and design solution techniques
- Demonstrate development of personal time management and multi-tasking skills
- Maintains quality control for design documents
- Independent thinking/solutions and autonomy
- Possess a knowledge of material and fabrication methods relevant to design
- Experience leading small teams, including managing and mentoring project teams
- Experience writing proposals and creative briefs with guidance from assigned Creative Director
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.F.A) in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, or related field
- 5+ years’ proven design experience in a professional business required
- Proficiency developing message schedules, sign location plans and designing sign systems
- Knowledge of print production methods
- Excellent time management skills
- Attention to detail at all times
- Exercises sound judgement, business sensibility, and discretion and seeks assistance from Creative Director as needed
- The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, or crawl
- The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
- Employee must be able to talk and hear
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Marketing Designer Job Market in Kansas
A snapshot from current Kansas openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Garmin11
- Kiewit Corporation9
- Kiewit2
- DLR2
- Black & Veatch2
Top Industries Hiring
- Energy11
- Manufacturing8
- Consulting & Professional Services4
- Technology & Software2
- Electronics & Hardware2
What Kansas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in marketing designer jobs across Kansas.
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, marketing, or a related creative field
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Portfolio demonstrating brand campaigns, digital assets, and print collateral
- Experience collaborating with marketing teams on multi-channel campaign execution
- Familiarity with digital marketing platforms and basic web design principles
- Strong written communication skills for presenting concepts to stakeholders
Marketing Designer Jobs in Kansas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a marketing designer in Kansas?
Kansas does not require a state-issued license to work as a marketing designer. The standard path is a bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or marketing from a Kansas institution such as the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, or Wichita State University, combined with a strong portfolio. Employers in Kansas consistently prioritize demonstrated Adobe Creative Suite skills and a portfolio showing brand or campaign work over any single credential.
How much do marketing designers make in Kansas?
Marketing designers in Kansas earn a median of about $53,630 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $37,440 for the lowest 10% to over $86,260 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire marketing designers in Kansas?
Kansas marketing designer roles are posted by Garmin, Kiewit Corporation, and Kiewit and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Kansas's concentration of corporate headquarters and large regional employers in the Wichita and Kansas City metro areas makes it a reliable market for in-house brand and creative team openings.
Which Kansas cities have the most marketing designer jobs?
Lenexa, Olathe, and Overland Park are the Kansas cities with the most marketing designer openings. Wichita leads as the state's largest city with a strong manufacturing and aerospace base that drives demand for technical and product marketing design, while Overland Park and Kansas City benefit from dense corporate headquarters, healthcare systems, and financial services firms that staff in-house creative teams.
Are there remote marketing designer jobs in Kansas?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 72% of marketing designer openings tied to Kansas are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting the desk-based, digital nature of most design work. Roles focused on digital asset creation, social media graphics, and email template design are the most consistently offered on a remote or hybrid basis.
How can I get hired as a marketing designer in Kansas with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to junior designer or marketing coordinator roles at Kansas-based companies with large in-house creative departments, such as major healthcare networks, regional banks, or consumer brands headquartered in Overland Park or Wichita. Lateral moves from roles like content coordinator, social media assistant, or communications associate are common entry points. A focused portfolio showing two or three real or speculative brand projects, even from student work at KU, K-State, or Wichita State, carries more weight in Kansas hiring than certifications alone.
Where can I find and apply to marketing designer jobs in Kansas?
You can find and apply to marketing designer jobs in Kansas on Migrate Mate, which lists current Kansas openings. Search the listings, find roles that match your background and location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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