Graphic Designer III

Location: Madison, WI, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a longstanding, family-owned manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances, with Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove brands specializing in refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing.

What you will do

• Lead major deliverables and full campaigns from brief and concept through final print and digital production.
• Set visual direction across composition, typography, color, photography, storytelling, and brand systems.
• Art direct photography, video, and CG rendering projects with internal teams and external vendors.
• Design cohesive experiences across print, web, email, social, motion, and experiential channels.
• Build scalable templates, design systems, and asset-management workflows while improving efficiency and production quality.
• Lead creative reviews, present concepts to stakeholders, mentor junior designers, and apply customer and performance insights to future work.

Requirements

• 5+ years of creative industry experience and a strong portfolio of strategically grounded, brand-right work across print and digital channels.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Interactive Design, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Experience mentoring or guiding less experienced designers and independently managing complex projects across multiple priorities.
• Strong print production expertise, including specifications, vendor management, and printing technologies.
• Ability to present ideas to stakeholders and leadership, with excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Ability to connect creative solutions to business objectives through strategic thinking, customer understanding, and performance insights.
• Proven ability to initiate, lead, and art direct photo shoots, video productions, and CG rendering projects.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and collaborative or prototyping tools such as Figma and Miro.
• Strong understanding of branding systems, composition, layout, typography, color theory, visual storytelling, and photography.
• Employment requires a negative pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check after a conditional offer.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of accessibility and usability best practices for digital experiences.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted creative tools and emerging design and content-creation capabilities.
• Experience with motion, video, experiential, and interactive formats.
• Experience designing for premium or luxury brands and understanding elevated visual storytelling and brand positioning.

Culture & Benefits

• Creative Services operates as an internal creative agency with a high degree of autonomy, creative ownership, collaboration, and professional development.
• Health, dental, and vision plans, plus a 401(k) savings plan and profit sharing.
• On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, walking paths, and electric vehicle charging.
• Education assistance, internal training programs, and opportunities for workshops, conferences, classes, and online learning.
• Maternity and paternity leave.