Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.
Pay
Salaried grade 2, 4, 6, or 8
$52,600 - $92,500 / year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Actual salaries may vary and in some cases may be higher with extensive experience and strong performance.
Schedule
1st Shift (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), hours may flex due to individual and company need
Hybrid with minimum three days on-site per week (Tuesday – Thursday)
Location
10260 McKee Road, Collegedale TN 37315
Job Summary
McKee Foods is seeking a Graphic Designer to join our Corporate Marketing team. The Graphic Designer will work as part of an in-house team that collaborates with Marketing, Brand, and Product Managers to help develop, execute and maintain excellent design standards of in-house brands and assure accurate and beneficial content across all channels.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Design on-brand static graphics, animations, infographics, and short-form video assets for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook
- Assist in the development and implementation of consumer packaging, store display materials, marketing materials, and other various digital and print applications
- Maintain brand equity based on corporate initiatives and operational plans
- Work with Package Administrators to assure government compliance on ingredient lists, net weight, and nutrition facts using FDA design standards
- Review and approve artwork to ensure accuracy before print
- Research, conceptualize and create on-trend packaging designs for our consumer products based on market research, management input, and corporate initiatives
- Design marketing collateral or brand identity as needed for the company
- Coordinate effectively with other company professionals to obtain information for packaging
- Communicate with external vendors to develop artwork and keep packaging current
- Provide packaging mockups as needed
- Establish color standards and obtains color approvals
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Graphic Design or a related field or equivalent experience (two years’ experience = one year education)
- Competency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
- Excellent portfolio of design work demonstrating a high level of design proficiency
- Google Workspace competency
- Demonstrates increasing capacity to take on multiple projects
- Appropriately represent the company to outside vendors
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple demands
- Goal-oriented and results-driven
- Dependable with a high level of initiative and self-motivation
- Willingness to accept occasional travel assignments
- Remain abreast of technological advances in the field and be able to identify areas of use in the organization
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of related graphic design experience
- Competency in Adobe Premiere, Capcut, or equivalent videography software
- Knowledge of flexographic and offset printing techniques and prepress process
- Prior participation experience on cross-functional teams
- Package design development across a CPG brand
- Product photography experience
- Point of purchase display production experience
- Knowledge of FTC and FDA laws
Benefits
- Competitive weekly pay
- Profit-sharing cash bonus program
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- 25 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
- Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
- Supplemental plans, including life insurance
- Fully-paid parental leave
- Health Center and Pharmacy
- Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Credit Union
- Exercise and recreation facility
- Wellness programs with incentives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Skills Required
- Associate's degree in Graphic Design or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Competency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
- Portfolio demonstrating a high level of design proficiency
- Competency in Google Workspace
- Ability to manage multiple projects
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple demands
- Goal-oriented, results-driven, dependable, self-motivated, and willing to take initiative
- Willingness to accept occasional travel assignments
- Awareness of technological advances in graphic design and ability to identify organizational applications
- Two or more years of related graphic design experience
- Competency in Adobe Premiere, CapCut, or equivalent videography software
- Knowledge of flexographic and offset printing techniques and prepress processes
- Experience participating on cross-functional teams
- Consumer packaged goods brand package design development experience
- Product photography experience
- Point-of-purchase display production experience
- Knowledge of FTC and FDA laws
What We Do
McKee Foods Corporation is a privately held and family-owned American snack food and granola manufacturer headquartered in Collegedale, Tennessee. The company is the maker of popular brands including Little Debbie, Drake's Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery. As one of the largest independent bakeries in the U.S., McKee Foods is dedicated to creating nostalgic snack cakes and granola products that bring smiles to consumers across North America.
