Sr Manager, Graphic Design

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain, evolve, and implement KeHE’s brand strategy across all channels of the organization.
• Partner with Advertising, Marketing, and Event teams to ensure all creative outputs reinforce the organization’s brand positioning and voice.
• Lead and mentor a team of graphic designers and freelancers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Lead the strategic planning and overseeing the development of high-impact visual projects across digital (website, social, email), print, and experiential channels—including trade shows and events—ensuring alignment with enterprise brand strategy, business objectives, and measurable performance outcomes.
• Oversee and manage the creation of all the publications both digital and printed to ensure they are on time and accurate.
• Assist KeHE leaders with creating dynamic PowerPoint presentations.
• Create structured project plans for the Creative team that reflect all defined requirements and approved project specifications.
• Ensure all printed projects are within the expense budgets.
• Partners in the strategic planning and development of an in-house agency model; establishing scalable processes, service tiers, and creative solutions to support supplier and retailer advertising initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with the Advertising team to conceptualize and deliver revenue-driving creative solutions for external clients, ensuring strategic alignment with their brand standards, marketing goals, and business objectives.
• Provide strategic thought leadership in the development of external customer advertising proposals and RFP responses.
• Collaborate with the Advertising team to develop, pilot, and implement a Retail Media Network.
• Oversee and continuously optimize the end-to-end creative workflow for advertising initiatives, establishing scalable processes, governance standards, and resource allocation strategies to ensure timelines, budgets, quality benchmarks, and business objectives are consistently achieved.
• Strategically delegate responsibilities across the Creative team, overseeing project strategy, concept development, and quality assurance to ensure all deliverables are executed with excellence and completed on schedule.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to streamline creative workflows, enhance design innovation, accelerate production timelines, and improve overall team efficiency.
• Assist Creative Director and the Creative team with various tasks as necessary.
• Direct video production strategy across brand and advertising initiatives, aligning creative execution with objectives, performance metrics, and brand standards while ensuring fiscal responsibility and production excellence.
• Meet with key stakeholders to conceptualize, scope, and develop project deliverables and timelines.
• Proactively identify and recommend innovative approaches to elevate the quality of design work and address project-related challenges with strategic, solution-oriented thinking.
• Assist the Marketing team with various Excel and Word formatting projects.
• Assist in providing strategy on incorporating the strategic plan within marketing/graphics.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of Adobe programs including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, able to influence at all organizational levels.
• Strong track record of successfully designing and implementing innovative strategic projects and tools throughout a large organization.
• Strong project management and time management skills.
• Prominent ability to develop and execute strategic creative project plans that drive results.
• Ability to effectively manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously and often with time conflicting pressures.
• Ability to develop highly effective relationships at all levels both internally and externally.
• Strong track record of leading a team of creative professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively and effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including some weekends.
• Exhibits a growth mindset; open to coaching and feedback; continuously learns.
• Unleashes the potential of the creative employees that drives innovation by providing mentorship and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
• Ability to manage a team in providing feedback, guidance, and leadership following with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Civility Code.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• Bachelor’s degree in visual communications or related field of study.
• 8+ years of related experience in graphic design or marketing.
• 5+ years of management experience.