Packaging Assistant Manager for Graphics-CPG

Excellent opportunity for professional with responsibility to direct packaging graphics projects for brands, and working with all our businesses in Marketing, Sales, and Customer teams to insure creative and strategic message.  You will develop design strategies and manage end-to-end projects of packaging graphic design.  Several areas of responsibility will be packaging, display sampling, on-pack couponing, and packaging modifications for consumer and brand promotions.  As a graphic design professional, you will clearly lead the visual identity direction for our multiple brands, to communicate the Brand Marketing direction, and overall visual impacts for everyday product and overall promotional strategies.  You will report to a Creative Director for Packaging-Brands. 

You will also manage outside and inside design production resources, to include printers and pre-press.  In addition, you will manage the Package Graphics budgets while advising Marketing teams of any issues.  Critical to your success will be your abilities to interact and direct cross-functional teams inside Corporate with input from Legal, Procurement, Production, Planning, Marketing, and Product Development.  You will be able to build your team of graphic design experts, using their competencies to develop new and innovative directions and end-products.  You will handle this assignment on a global level for our brands.

Requirements for consideration:

Minimum 5 years relevant experience (design firms or inside a corporate creative department)

Minimum 4 year Bachelor's degree, preferably in Fine Arts, Communication, or Packaging Design

Clear understanding of Practical Applications of Intelligent Design

Best candidate should have portfolio demonstrating expertise in building brands with packaging graphics

Prior experience with CPG company packaging processes, strong presentation skills and project management experience needed

Relocation program available; excellent and comprehensive benefit program. Compensation based on verifiable experience.