Memorial Designer

Job Title: Memorial Designer
Are you looking for an opportunity to bring your love for graphic design and empathy for others to a Star Tribune Top 200 Workplace? Sunburst Memorials was founded in 1917 on the principles of compassion and expert craftmanship which has made us the trusted name in the memorial industry we are today. We are dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives we touch—and we may have the perfect opportunity for you

Company Intro:
Sunburst Memorials has been in business since 1917 and is a part of the Scipi Family of Companies. We believe that our values and conducting business the Scipi way has led us to growing our memorial business to over 20 retail stores and 150 dealers across the Midwest. Scipi is a 100% employee-owned organization based in Central MN, employing 250 team members across the Midwest and Canada.

This position is located at our Sunburst Memorials Headquarters in St. Cloud, also known as the Granite City, is home to several parks and attractions highlighting our granite mining history. For example, Quarry Park and Nature Preserve is a 683 acre preserve with 20 former granite quarries and is a great place to swim, scuba, fish, climb, or admire.

Position Description:
Our Memorial Designer plays a crucial role in the memorial process by creating meaningful, high-quality designs that honor and memorialize the lives of loved ones. This role combines creativity, technical precision, and compassion to transform each family's vision into lasting memorials Working closely with internal teams, the Memorial Designer develops detailed layouts, artwork, and custom designs that align with production standards and customer expectations. Through thoughtful design and attention to detail, this position plays an important role in delivering artwork that inspires, informs, and provides comfort to the families we serve.

This position has a wage range of $18 - $22 hourly.

This position will remain posted until filled with resume review ongoing.

Essential Functions:

• Memorial Product Design: Apply creative and technical design skills to create meaningful Memorial Designs. Prepare digital layouts, develop concepts and collaborate with team members. Perform a variety of design functions such as drawing vector artwork, working with photos and font selection. Prepare mockups, dimensional drawings and proofs. Design pieces commonly consist of, but are not limited to, flat stones, upright monuments, benches, custom hand-carved shapes, and veterans' memorials.
• Design Workflow Management: Access job tickets and review information. Communicate with team members for clear direction. Organize digital assets and prepare quality designs. Ensure approved designs are accurately prepared for production.
• Design Quality & Production Readiness: Adhere to established quality and production standards. Demonstrate a strong understanding of how computer designs translate to sandblast and etching production by applying solid typographic and layout principles, following design guidelines, and ensuring creative output aligns with production requirements.
• Production Support & Process Optimization: support production-related design inquiries, identify and propose process improvements, and manage tasks to meet project deadlines
• Brand Support & Task Flexibility: support brand identity. Ability to work with photos and prepare laser etchings. Assist with the painting of etchings and carved components, and perform additional duties as needed

Top Benefits or Perks:
As a team member at Sunburst Memorials, you'll enjoy:

• A path to ownership in the company through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision and dental insurance and a Health Savings