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The Creative Lead - Graphic/User Interface Designer plays a pivotal role in bringing innovative ideas to fruition from conception through completion. You will use the creative direction to deliver industry leading content activations for US Foods and it’s brands (Exclusive Brands and Manufactured Brands), platforms (website, etc.) and initiatives in alignment with established category strategies that exceed the expectations of the initial creative brief and that position US Foods, and all of our exclusive brands, as the leader in our industry.New Ways of Work: This position has been segmented as hybrid meaning the work is a combination of 3 days onsite In Rosemont, IL (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and 2 days remotely (Monday and Friday) as defined by the role segmentation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead, Establish, manage, maintain and inspire the creative direction and goals for specific projects ensuring they fit the Client, brand, and business objectives
Think conceptually and strategically to discover the best way to problem-solve for design and technical challenges and produce on-strategy, on-brand design solutions that exceed client expectations
Function effectively within a team environment brainstorming with others, embracing feedback, and seeing the work through from early ideation to the nitty-gritty details
Mentor junior team members to ensure achievable workload balance, effective challenges for each team member’s skill level, and career development
Provide guidance to the Creative team relative to the team’s knowledge and understanding of the client’s business and marketing needs
Execute across a range of brand touchpoints, from print to digital to motion to environments
Stays current with design trends and how technology and standard methodologies are evolving in the industry - proactively identifies design capabilities and opportunities that should be adopted within the team
Other duties as assigned by manager
SUPERVISION:
No direct reports – delegates resources to achieve project requirements
RELATIONSHIPS
Internal: Category Management, Marketing, Creative
External: Vendors, Suppliers, Agencies, Contractors
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Hybrid: This role is partially remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a combined home-based and office-based environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in graphic design or other relevant area
Must possess a minimum of 2 years of project management
Proficient in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud Applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After effects), Premier, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, Salesforce email platform and Adobe Experience Manager
Possess a keen understanding of marketing principles and concepts, as well as the ability to develop project plans
Have a high degree of organization and creativity
Collaborate and communicate with internal and external partners to keep projects on time and on budget
Up to 10% overnight travel may be required based on business needs
EDUCATION
Bachelors degree in Graphic Design, Media, Marketing or other related field required, or equivalent experience
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
N/A
LICENSES
N/A
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior experience managing to a budget preferred
Food and beverage photography and art direction preferred
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Standard required physical activities including length of time performing each activity.
This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between
$65,000 - $100,000***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
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What We Do
US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, IL, and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue. Visit usfoods.com to learn more. ------------ Rules of Engagement Statement: We are proud to support community engagement on the US Foods LinkedIn page, and we're excited to see your comments, photos and videos. Please note that the views expressed by the community do not necessarily reflect those of US Foods. Before posting, please take a moment to read our rules for community content. We reserve the right to remove content that violates these rules. 1. Don't break the law. Content that appears to break the law or that advocates for breaking the law also is not permitted. 2. Be polite and courteous to everyone, even those you disagree with. This also means you may not post anything that is threatening, harassing, abusive, bullying, discriminatory, profane, sexually explicit, obscene, violent, gruesome, or similarly objectionable. 3. Stay on topic for this community and dialogue. Off-topic content may include but is not limited to irrelevant or out of context material, spam, promotional content, and links to third-party sites. 4. Follow LinkedIn's Terms and Conditions. 5. All posts must be by a real person and from a real profile. Content from fake or anonymous profiles is not permitted. 6. Our employees must also follow all of our applicable policies and guidelines, including but not limited to our Code of Conduct and Electronic Social Networking Policy
