E-Comm Graphic Designer

Runnings is looking for a creative, detail-oriented, and digitally minded E-Commerce Graphic Designer to join our team at our Retail Support Center in Marshall, Minnesota. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the online shopping experience for customers across the country through engaging, conversion-focused creative that drives traffic, increases sales, and strengthens the Runnings brand.

We're seeking a designer who thrives in a fast-paced, high-energy, collaborative environment and enjoys combining creativity with digital performance. From homepage features and promotional campaigns to email marketing and digital advertising, you'll create customer-focused experiences that help shoppers discover products and connect with our brand.

If you're passionate about digital design, e-commerce, user experience, and bringing products to life online, we'd love to hear from you.

• Create digital assets and website creative that support promotional campaigns, merchandising initiatives, and business objectives.
• Design homepage graphics, category banners, collection imagery, landing pages, promotional tiles, and web content.
• Apply strong visual design principles including typography, layout, color, imagery, hierarchy, accessibility, and user experience.
• Optimize creative assets for desktop, mobile, and tablet experiences.
• Prepare production-ready digital files that meet platform and performance requirements.

• Create compelling promotional content that showcases products, pricing, offers, and calls to action.
• Collaborate with Buyers, Marketing, and E-Commerce teams to support promotional and seasonal campaigns.
• Help create engaging customer experiences that support product discovery and online sales.
• Ensure creative content aligns with merchandising priorities and business goals.

• Design assets for email campaigns, paid advertising, social media, website promotions, and digital marketing initiatives.
• Create responsive graphics optimized for multiple digital platforms and devices.
• Support campaign launches with high-quality creative assets delivered accurately and on schedule.
• Develop image treatments, promotional modules, and marketing creative that capture customer attention.

• Manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-moving retail environment.
• Review and proof digital content for accuracy, spelling, pricing, links, offers, disclaimers, and branding.
• Test creative assets across desktop and mobile experiences.
• Ensure consistency in visual quality, performance, accessibility, and user experience.
• Communicate proactively regarding timelines, requirements, dependencies, and project status.

• Maintain consistency with Runnings brand standards and website design guidelines.
• Organize and manage digital assets, templates, source files, images, and reusable creative resources.
• Ensure proper naming, version control, storage, and asset management practices.
• Recommend opportunities to improve creative processes, website consistency, conversion performance, and efficiency.

Strong understanding of digital design principles, responsive layouts, typography, user experience, accessibility, and e-commerce best practices.

• Adobe Creative Cloud Skills
  Proficiency in:
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
• Bonus Experience
  • Preferred experience with:
    • Sigma
    • Website design systems
    • User interface design
    • Content management systems
    • E-commerce platforms
  • Detail-Oriented Mindset
    Ability to maintain accuracy across pricing, promotions, links, disclaimers, product information, and digital production specifications.
  • Project Management Skills
    Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining quality and consistency.
  • Communication & Collaboration
    Ability to work effectively with Marketing, E-Commerce, Buyers, IT, vendors, and digital partners to execute projects successfully.
  • Problem-Solving Ability
    Comfortable adapting to changing priorities, technical limitations, campaign updates, and time-sensitive business needs.

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Visual Communications, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
• Two or more years of graphic design, e-commerce design, digital marketing, website design, or related experience preferred.
• Relevant internship experience may be considered.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong digital, e-commerce, website, promotional, and responsive design work required.
• Experience with retail, e-commerce, digital merchandising, email marketing, or multi-channel campaigns preferred.
• Microsoft Office proficiency, including Excel.

• Extended periods working at a computer and reviewing digital creative across desktop and mobile platforms.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and through written communication.
• Occasional standing, walking, reaching, and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to occasionally work a flexible schedule to support website launches, promotional updates, campaign deployments, and business needs.

Successful E-Commerce Graphic Designers at Runnings:

• Deliver engaging, customer-focused digital creative on time.
• Create responsive assets that perform across desktop and mobile platforms.
• Maintain high standards for visual design, accuracy, accessibility, and brand consistency.
• Support conversion-focused merchandising and promotional initiatives.
• Complete revisions efficiently while meeting project deadlines.
• Build strong partnerships across departments and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

• Professional office environment located at the Runnings Retail Support Center in Marshall, MN.
• Frequent use of Adobe Creative Cloud, content management systems, Microsoft Office, project management software, and digital design tools.
• Regular collaboration with E-Commerce, Marketing, Buyers, Digital Marketing, IT, vendors, and agency partners.
• Fast-paced workload driven by promotional events, website launches, campaign deadlines, seasonal initiatives, and retail priorities.

For more than 75 years, Runnings has been committed to providing quality products and exceptional customer service throughout the Midwest and Northeast. As a family-owned retailer with more than 90 store locations and over 3,500 team members, we proudly serve customers with products for homes, farms, ranches, pets, hunting, fishing, outdoor recreation, hardware, and rural lifestyles.

At Runnings, we believe in hard work, integrity, innovation, and community involvement. If you're looking for an opportunity to combine creativity, technology, and business impact while helping shape the future of our online customer experience, Get Ready to Run With Runnings.