Your Opportunity as the Manager, Design
The Manager, Design is responsible for leading the strategy, development and execution of package design across the JMS portfolio of brands. This role demands excellent communication skills, and requires ongoing collaboration with many internal teams, including Brand Marketing, Innovation, R&D, Insights and Production. The Manager, Design will lead creative activities that include new item packaging design, adaptive line extensions, naming, photography and packaging redesigns. This role facilitates Design Reviews regularly, providing recommendations to the Brand/Innovation Managers and leverages expertise to elevate design excellence across our portfolio. Uses a blend of project management, business acumen and design management skills to successfully lead packaging initiatives across multiple JMS brands.
Location: Orrville, Ohio (or) Chicago, Illinois Corporate Offices
Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 30% In Office
In this role you will:
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Independently manage design initiatives for Portfolio level rollouts, Adaptive line extensions and Tier 2 brand redesigns
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Collaborate with Brand and Innovation teams to translate objectives into clear design briefs/assignments for agencies, ensuring cross functional alignment on the project objective
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Work directly with outside agencies, photographers, illustrators and the production team to deliver work that is outlined in a design brief, while adhering to budgets, timelines and brand standards
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Work closely with Production team to ensure design intent is carried through to execution
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
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Bachelor's Degre
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5+ years of creative project management experience
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Experience leading design projects for National or Global brands
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PC and MAC proficient with Microsoft Office; working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
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Experience in CPG project management
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Self-starter with proven ability to multi-task
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Excellent presentation skills
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Willingness to travel
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
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Experience leading external agency partners
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Familiarity with print processes
Learn more about working at Smucker:
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Our Total Rewards Benefits Program
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Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business
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Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
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