Creative Designer

Hill Country Telephone Cooperative (HCTC) – Kerrville, TX

HCTC is looking for an experienced Creative Designer to bring ideas, campaigns, and our brand to life across print, digital, social media, and community communications.

This is more than a production design role. We're looking for a creative professional who can take a marketing objective or message and develop an original visual concept that connects with customers and our communities. The Creative Designer will work closely with HCTC's Marketing, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Customer Experience, and Sales teams to create compelling, consistent communications across multiple channels.

What You'll Do

• Develop original creative concepts, campaign themes, and visual approaches that support marketing and communication objectives.
• Design engaging materials for advertising, direct mail, brochures, signage, presentations, email, websites, social media, events, and promotional campaigns.
• Translate messaging and content into clear, effective visual communications.
• Adapt creative concepts across print and digital channels while maintaining a consistent HCTC brand.
• Collaborate with Marketing and other departments to develop creative solutions for customer, sales, community, and internal communication needs.
• Use Adobe Creative Suite and other professional design applications to produce high-quality finished work.
• Use generative AI and AI-assisted creative tools for ideation, image creation and modification, storyboarding, design exploration, and production efficiency.
• Support photography, short-form video, and basic motion graphics as needed.
• Prepare production-ready artwork, organize creative assets, and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Use campaign results and audience engagement to continually improve creative effectiveness.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and professional experience will be considered.
• Five or more years of professional graphic design, creative design, or visual communications experience.
• Strong professional portfolio demonstrating original concept development and execution across multiple forms of media.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite or comparable professional design applications.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, color, imagery, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience designing for both print and digital environments.
• Ability to develop creative ideas independently while effectively incorporating stakeholder feedback.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and project-management skills.
• Experience with photography, video, motion graphics, animation, or AI-assisted creative platforms is a plus.
• Telecommunications, broadband, technology, utility, cooperative, or service-industry experience is also a plus.

Why Join HCTC?

HCTC is a community-focused telecommunications cooperative committed to connecting and serving the Texas Hill Country. As part of our team, you'll have an opportunity to use your creativity on work that is highly visible throughout the communities we serve-from major marketing campaigns and digital communications to community events and customer experiences.

HCTC offers:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Professional development opportunities
• A stable, community-focused work environment

Ready to put your creativity to work? We'd like to see what you can do. Apply with your resume and professional portfolio. For stronger consideration, applicants are encouraged to submit a professional portfolio or provide a link to an online portfolio showcasing original creative work across multiple forms of media.

Hill Country Telephone Cooperative is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.