Photography & Design Specialist
1 day ago
Springfield
Job Description CSI is looking for a creative, self-driven Photography & Design Specialist to bring our brand to life through original visuals and thoughtful storytelling. This role blends photography, graphic design, light copywriting, and branding to create high-impact content that elevates CSI’s identity across digital, print, environmental, and event-related projects. In this role, you’ll capture compelling photography of people, products, equipment, and real shop activity, transforming those images into visually engaging materials used in brochures, catalogs, web pages, social media, tradeshows, interior artwork, and more. You’ll also design graphics for print and digital, craft short-form copy that supports visual storytelling, and help shape the creative strategy behind company events and branded experiences. The ideal candidate is curious, proactive, and able to spot meaningful moments and visual opportunities with minimal direction. You’ll consistently contribute original creative ideas, maintain strong organization and brand standards, and collaborate with internal teams to produce polished, cohesive materials. This role also supports marketing coordination tasks, including tradeshow preparation, promotional item distribution, and event assistance. Success in this position is measured not only by the quality and consistency of your work, but by your creative growth—your initiative, collaboration, and ability to use visuals to make a strategic and lasting impact. At CSI, employees embrace our core values, pursue continuous development, take smart risks, and approach challenges with positivity and professionalism. If you’re a versatile creative with strong photography and design skills—and a desire to help shape how a brand is seen both inside and outside the organization—we’d love to meet you. CSI employees are actively engaged in the company’s culture, committed to our core values and have a passion for excellence. You must be a motivated self- starter with attention to detail, able to handle changes and a busy schedule. We offer an excellent benefits and compensation package and an outstanding cultural environment in which to work. About the Company: CSI offers 40 years of experience providing state-of- the-art stainless steel process equipment and service for the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Our desire is, and always has been, to create an environment where employees feel valued and choose to make life-long careers. Salary: $25 - $32 per hour Primary Functions Graphic Design The artist will contribute original photography and company-inspired artwork that brings our brand to life across office walls, printed materials, our website, social media, and other digital platforms including: • Organize, design, and order printed materials including cards, brochures, data sheets, catalogs, • Design newsletters, e-books, social media graphics, and other digital pieces, • Design other graphics as needed, including print ads, signs, power points, templates, calendars, cards, event and trade show graphics, • Develop branding-aligned creative concepts and apply consistent messaging across graphics and photography, • Craft short-form copy (headlines, taglines, captions) that supports visual storytelling, • Pair photography and design to create integrated, agency-style creative pieces, • Create and manage graphics to be used on CSI websites including ecommerce, • Regularly update photo galleries on CSI website, • New employee headshots, • Event photography, • Photograph products for the CSI domain and ecommerce sites, • Photograph process equipment and systems produced by CSI, • Serve as back up for our Marketing Coordinator (graphics, print, tradeshow assistance), • Assist with internal (employee) & external (customer) event coordination and set up, • Assist with the distribution of promotional items to our sales staff and employees Education/Training: • High school diploma or equivalent, required, • 5+ years working in a graphic design role, required (B2B preferred), • 2+ years studio photography required, • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, required, • Understanding of HTML and web design, required, • Previous agency experience is preferred This position requires the ability to interact with employees verbally and in writing, remain in a stationary position for 80% of the workday, have close visual acuity, and constantly operate a computer and other office productivity equipment, such as a phone, copy/fax/scan machine, computer keyboard and mouse with or without reasonable accommodation. This position also requires the ability to occasionally lift, stoop, bend, and lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds. CSI has a long-standing policy of Equal Opportunity in Employment. Our practice is to fill positions by selecting applicants who can perform the work in a competent and professional manner, with or without reasonable accommodation. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability or veteran status. Must have the right to work in the United States.