Graphic Designer

About the role

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. 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. Location: 10260 McKee Road, Collegedale TN 37315.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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

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