Graphic Design Manager Inco North America

Graphic Design Manager 

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.  ​

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment.  As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere. 

Want to shape packaging design that reaches millions across Europe? Ready to bring creativity and structure together in a fast-paced, international environment?  Then this might be an opportunity for you! 

About the role 

As Graphic Design Manager, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality design solutions across our Continence Care category in North America. Acting as the link between internal stakeholders and external agencies, you will ensure that design execution is timely, aligned with brand guidelines, and adapted to local market needs. 

Working in a matrix organization, you will manage multiple design flows simultaneously - balancing strategic input with hands-on coordination and planning. You’ll collaborate closely with Marketing, Technical Packaging, and suppliers to ensure each design meets business, regulatory, and production requirements while maintaining consistency and efficiency. 

This is a hybrid role based in Philadelphia. The role reports to the Senior Manager Graphic and Pack Design, in the Master Brand & Communications Team in the Continence Care Category.  

What You Will Do 

• Artwork Coordination: Ensure the end-to-end delivery of artwork and print files - from input gathering, managing translations to final artwork approval across stakeholders, and initiating prepress work 

• Process Management: Coordinate parallel design workflows, ensuring timelines are met and deliverables remain aligned with plans. We’re right now in a transition phase, and experience from working in artwork systems is a requirement. 

• Agency Collaboration: Brief external design agencies, assign tasks, and provide structured feedback on artwork and concepts 

• Stakeholder Alignment: Independently lead and collaborate withing cross-functional teams across geographies, including Marketing, Packaging, and Brand to ensure quality in output, efficient processes and timely deliveries  

• Design Implementation: Adapt master designs across product variants and markets while ensuring compliance with brand guidelines 

• Quality & Compliance: Safeguard high standards of design quality and ensure production feasibility, including print considerations as well as regulatory and quality requirements due to medical device classification in EU. 

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to efficient workflows and cost optimization by identifying smarter design and production solutions 

Who You Are 

You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and bring a structured, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset. You take ownership of your work and confidently manage multiple parallel activities, ensuring high-quality output and timely delivery. 

You collaborate effectively across teams and feel comfortable working with both internal stakeholders and external partners. With clear communication and a hands-on approach, you contribute to smooth workflows and continuous improvement. 

You combine attention to detail with a broader perspective, always ensuring that designs meet brand guidelines, market needs, and business objectives. 

You have: 

• Higher education within relevant field, e.g. Graphic Design 
• Experience in graphic design development and artwork coordination, with a deep understanding of artwork creation workflows and knowledge from working in artwork systems 
• Experience from printing processes, in particular Flexo printing is important 
• Strong project management skills within a cross-functional environment, with a capability to visualize time plans and create alignment on thresholds and milestones 
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment 
• Fluent in English 
• Knowledge in SAP is an advantage  

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.  

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits: 

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance 

• Wellness program provided through Rally  

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 

• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution 

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance 

• PTO offering with Paid Holidays 

• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.