Senior Art Direction Manager - Packaging

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast-growing companies in the Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants, and future acquisitions. This position is based at OLLY.

About the Role

The Senior Manager, Packaging Design leads the development and execution of packaging design initiatives across innovation, renovation, and core business projects. Working within OLLY's established packaging vision and design systems, this role translates strategic direction into compelling packaging solutions that deliver against consumer, brand, and business objectives. The Senior Manager owns packaging projects from concept through final production, ensuring creative excellence, technical accuracy, and executional quality. This role serves as a key creative partner across cross-functional teams while maintaining accountability for preserving creative intent from initial concept through final shelf execution. Reports to the Design Director, Packaging.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop packaging concepts across innovation, renovation, and core business initiatives
• Create and evolve packaging systems including typography, color, iconography, illustration, and graphic assets
• Translate brand strategy and consumer insights into compelling packaging solutions
• Develop multiple creative approaches and bring fresh thinking to design challenges
• Partner closely with the Design Director to execute against the broader packaging vision
• Present work and creative rationale to cross-functional stakeholders
• Collaborate with Brand, Product Development, Regulatory, Packaging Engineering, Commercial, and Operations teams throughout development
• Ensure a high level of craft, consistency, and design excellence across all work
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of OLLY's packaging expression and consumer experience
• Support successful execution through partnership with Production and Packaging teams
• Manage external creative partners and freelancers as needed
• Participate in broader Creative team initiatives as needed

Qualifications

You’re a Packaging Designer with heart, hustle, and seriously good taste. You know how to bring a brand to life in 3D—not just on a screen, but on a shelf, in a shopper’s hand, and in a fast-moving world. You’re proactive, resourceful, and relationship-driven, with a knack for collaborating across teams and turning feedback into creative fuel. You believe no task is too small, no idea too precious, and no problem unsolvable. You thrive in the details, enjoy solving complex design challenges, and take pride in seeing projects through from initial concept to final production. You're comfortable navigating feedback, collaborating across disciplines, and balancing creative ambition with real-world constraints.

Skills

• A strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in packaging design across concept development, execution, and production
• 7-10 years of experience in packaging design, brand design, or consumer products
• Expertise in typography, color, composition, visual hierarchy, and packaging systems
• Strong understanding of packaging production, print processes, proofing, mechanical development, and manufacturing requirements
• Ability to independently manage packaging projects from concept through final production
• Strong understanding of packaging production processes and how design decisions impact execution
• Ability to communicate design rationale clearly and effectively to cross-functional partners
• Strong collaboration skills and comfort working with internal and external partners (e.g., Brand, Product, Ops, Reg)
• Experience presenting creative work and incorporating feedback constructively
• Curiosity for design trends, consumer behavior, packaging innovation, and evolving creative tools
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and willingness to roll up your sleeves when needed

Schedule

Full time, exempt (salary). Remote, USA with 4x travel per year to company offsites.

Benefits

• 100% of premiums paid for employee-only medical, dental + orthodontics, and vision insurance
• 4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Days per year
• 100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits
• Annual Bonus
• 401(k) plan with Employer Match
• Hybrid Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends
• Free product

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.