Senior Graphic Designer

Senior Graphic Designer - Melville, NY

Uncle Giuseppe's Corporate Office

Uncle Giuseppes Marketplace is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to lead day-to-day creative execution for print, in-store, packaging, and brand collateral. This role is hands-on and highly collaborativeideal for someone who can move fast without sacrificing craft, and who takes pride in keeping a multi-store retail brand looking consistent, premium, and unmistakably Uncle Gs.

Youll partner closely with marketing, merchandising, operations, and store teams to deliver high-impact design that drives sales, supports store execution, and strengthens brand trust.

• Serve as a brand guardian across all physical touchpointsensuring consistency in typography, layout, color, tone, and overall presentation.

• Maintain and evolve brand standards and toolkits (templates, guidelines, reusable layouts).

• Provide design leadership on campaigns and seasonal programsraising the bar while keeping execution practical for stores.

• Support and mentor junior designers/production help as needed.

• Design in-store signage sets: case headers, price cards, endcap signage, posters, banners, department signage, and seasonal/event materials.

• Build scalable template systems that improve speed, accuracy, and consistency across all locations.

• Prepare press-ready files with strong production discipline (bleeds, dielines, spot colors, resolution, vendor specs).

• Coordinate with print/signage partners and internal stakeholders to ensure quality control and on-time delivery.

• Design and update private label packaging and labels (working within provided dielines and regulatory copy).

• Ensure packaging is compliant, clean, premium, and consistent across categories.

• Collaborate with vendors/printers to manage rounds of revisions, proofs, and production handoff.

• Create physical campaign assets for promotions, store events, catering programs, and seasonal merchandising.

• Develop cohesive store-ready creative kits that make execution easy at the store level.

• Ensure every piece is accurate, legible, and aligned with brand voice and merchandising priorities.

• Use generative AI tools and AI-assisted design workflows (where appropriate) to accelerate concept exploration, layout variations, image refinement, background removal, and production efficiencywhile maintaining brand standards and human-led creative judgment.

• Apply strong usage discipline: verify accuracy, avoid misleading or non-compliant imagery/claims, and ensure final outputs meet Uncle Giuseppes quality, licensing, and brand requirements.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and deliver on deadline.

• Keep files organized and versioned so the team can move quickly and avoid errors.

• Communicate clearly with stakeholders, present concepts when needed, and iterate efficiently based on feedback.

• Proactively flag issues that impact production, timelines, or brand consistency (and bring solutions).

• 610+ years of graphic design experience; retail/grocery/CPG/hospitality experience strongly preferred.

• Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).

• Strong print production and prepress knowledge (color, resolution, bleeds, specs, proofing).

• Demonstrated ability to work at both the system level (templates/standards) and the execution level (high-volume production).

• Excellent typography, layout, and visual hierarchy skillsespecially for promotional signage.

• Comfort using generative AI / AI-assisted creative tools as part of a modern design workflow (concepting, iteration, and production support).

• Excellent organizational and project management habits; calm under pressure.

• Packaging experience (labels, dielines, vendor coordination, print proofing).

• Experience creating retail signage systems across multiple locations.

• Familiarity with large-format printing, substrates, and installation considerations.

• Basic photo editing/retouching skills for food/product imagery.

• You learn the brand quickly and improve consistency across in-store signage and print materials.

• You streamline production with templates that reduce back-and-forth and prevent store-level errors.

• You become the go-to designer for print, packaging, and store executionfast, accurate, and reliable.

• You raise the perceived quality of the brand through better hierarchy, cleaner layouts, and tighter standards.

Please include a portfolio with:

• Retail/in-store signage and promotional work

• Print layout systems (toolkits/templates preferred)

• Packaging/label design examples (if available)

• Production-ready examples showing real-world execution (not just mockups)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match plan, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, PTO, 50% off lunch, 25% off in-store shopping, and more!