Graphic Artist

Pay Range: $59,529.60 - $89,294.40 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday- Friday 8am- 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Graphic Artist job is available with the City of Fort Worth's Communications and Public Engagement Department. This position is responsible for the execution of both digital and print design projects across departments, ensuring consistent application of brand standards, accessibility, and quality. The role involves creative problem-solving, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree.
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible graphic arts or desktop publishing experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with photography, video, and/or animation.
• Demonstrated portfolio showcasing design capabilities across print and digital formats.
• Keeps current with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.

The Graphic Designer job responsibilities include:

• Designs a wide variety of materials including flyers, brochures, newsletters, booklets, signage, mailers, social media graphics, and other creative assets for public outreach and internal communications.
• Applies the City's brand and accessibility standards to all materials, maintaining consistency and professional quality.
• Prepares, formats, and exports artwork for both digital and print applications, ensuring compatibility and resolution standards are met.
• Partners with internal staff to understand project needs and develops clear, visually effective design solutions.
• Accepts and incorporates feedback and creative direction provided by the Sr. Graphic Artist and departmental stakeholders.
• Organizes and maintains project files in an accessible digital archive.
• Reviews and approves Canva submissions from other departments to ensure adherence to brand standards and overall design quality prior to publication.

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Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work- Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.