Address:

Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI)
4441 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $61,200.00 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: 04/19/2026

Are you an expert Graphics Designer? Do you have at least 5 years of experience working at a medium to large-sized business? Have experience mentoring Junior Graphic Designers? This is the next step in your Executive-level Graphics Designing career. Join our Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI) team of professionals. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an expert Graphic Designer. This position is responsible for leading and executing Arizona Correctional Industries creative initiatives across all channels. Balances strategic thinking with hands-on production, supporting brand development, campaign creativity, and marketing execution. Ensures visual consistency across the brand while maintaining high standards of quality and performance. Also collaborates closely with internal stakeholders, incorporates feedback, manages priorities, and contributes creative solutions that extend beyond assigned deliverables.

For further information about the Arizona Correctional Industries, visit: https://aci.az.gov/

- Develops creative concepts aligned with brand standards and campaign objectives
- Contributes to brand evolution, visual systems, and strategic direction across channels
- Executes high-quality and creative content across print collateral, signage, marketing materials, social graphics, digital ads, presentations, and other brand assets
- Ensures accuracy, consistency, and production readiness
- Partners with marketing, sales, leadership, and cross-functional teams to interpret creative briefs, manage feedback cycles, and deliver projects on time and within scope
- Serves as a creative resource for external partners and collaborators, ensuring brand alignment across co-branded materials, joint campaigns, and partnership initiatives
- Maintains brand standards across all creative outputs
- Reviews work for consistency, accessibility, compliance, and accuracy
- Identifies opportunities to improve creative workflows, templates, tools, and production efficiencies
- Stays current with design trends, tools, and best practices
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Graphic design principles, typography, color theory, layout, and visual hierarchy
- Brand strategy and visual identity systems across multiple platforms
- Digital marketing design requirements (email, social, web, paid media)
- Print production processes, file preparation, and vendor specifications
- Project work flows, creative briefing, and feedback management processes
- Creating and maintaining structured design systems that enable efficient production and long-term brand growth
- Familiarity with co-branding standards and partnership marketing environments

Skill in:
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After
Effects or Premiere a plus)
- Strong visual storytelling and concept development
- Effective presentations and communication when working with stakeholders
- Detail-oriented production, with high-quality control standards

Ability to:
- Balance creative strategies with hands-on execution
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners
- Serve as a creative resource for third-party partnerships and cobranded initiatives, interpret creative briefs, and ask strategic clarifying questions
- Work independently with minimal supervision
- Adapt to evolving priorities and organizational needs
- Elevate visual standards while maintaining operational efficiency
- Mentor and develop creative talent, fostering growth, accountability, and high design standards across the team
- Translate strategic objectives into compelling visual executions
- Manage multiple brands and maintain visual consistency
- Incorporate and respond constructively to feedback

- At least five (5) years working at a medium to large-sized business
- At least three (3) years of mentoring jr. graphic designers
- Portfolio showcasing both designs in print and digital work

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.