Brand Design Manager

About the role

In the role of Brand Design Manager working in Chicago, IL, you understand design as a critical growth and business driver, using your expertise to orchestrate effective and aesthetic design solutions in partnership with Marketing and Agencies.

Responsibilities

• Understands design as a critical growth and business driver, using expertise to orchestrate effective and aesthetic design solutions in partnership with Marketing and Agencies.
• Applies design training and experience to help guide creative assessment and drive optimal aesthetic and effective creative solutions.
• Facilitates open dialogue with cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, Project Management, Sales Planning, Legal, R&D and creative agencies to ensure that budgets, timelines and resources are in alignment throughout the course of a project.
• Guides the crafting of the Creative Brief as well as all consequent creative reviews and presentations to ensure focused design solutions are based on objectives.
• Identifies timelines and tracks progress for the design development of all packaging projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent experience with 8+ years as a hands-on designer.
• Strong presentation skills as well as emotional intelligence and professional communication are essential, as well as a high level of collaboration, process management, business partnering skills and integrity.
• You have experience in the alcohol/beverage industry or in consumer-packaged goods.
• You love a challenge – you complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities.
• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome.
• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments.
• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow.

Qualifications

• Experience in the alcohol/beverage industry or in consumer-packaged goods.
• Strong presentation skills as well as emotional intelligence and professional communication are essential, as well as a high level of collaboration, process management, business partnering skills and integrity.
• You have experience in the alcohol/beverage industry or in consumer-packaged goods.
• You love a challenge – you complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities.
• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome.
• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments.
• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow.

Skills

• Understanding of cultural context, competitive landscape, consumer insights and business strategy specific to assigned brands.
• Expertise in design training and experience to help guide creative assessment and drive optimal aesthetic and effective creative solutions.
• Proficiency in brand world development process, creative director, and brand stewardship.
• Collaboration and problem-solving skills across various formats.
• Project management skills, including budgeting, timeline management, and resource allocation.
• Ability to evaluate projects at each stage of production with a critical eye for maintaining design intent through production.

Benefits

• Flexible work programs that support work life balance including a hybrid work model of 4 days in the office.
• Career development opportunities through Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, a retirement savings plan with incredible employer match, wellness incentives and EAP.
• Paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).

Pay

$96,600.00 - $126,700.00 (posting salary range)

Schedule

Hybrid work model of 4 days in the office