Summary

Adaptive Designer

The Adaptive Designer will be responsible for solving design challenges, implementing new design systems, and gaining overall client alignment. They will leverage their production and creative design knowledge to streamline the transition from design to production and translate approved designs into unique dieline shapes. Their expertise will be essential in ensuring that packaging designs are innovative, adaptable, and align with brand standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Will Remain Open

Responsibilities

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Responsibilities

• Adapt design to create accurate and high-quality consistent ranges in line with strategic direction.

• Full understanding of key clients, projects, and their guidelines. Leads larger ranges. Ensuring consistency across full project.

• Work closely with the Account Team to ensure they have what they need on projects.

• Proactively engage with wider creative teams to understand ongoing projects. Creates strong and effective internal partnerships with client services and production.

• Ability to creatively adapt design concepts to new and different die lines.

• Builds clean and accurate files with an understanding of print process, font and color usage. Ensures packaging designs comply with industry regulations and standards, including labeling requirements.

• Engaging ideas and solutions that keep the brand guidelines intact and maintain the design direction.

• Resource to the client service team as project or range guardian.

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  Direct Reports

  • This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

  Indirect Reports

  • Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports.

  Minimum Qualifications

  Education Level:Bachelor’s degree Experience Requirements:3-5 years experience in production for packing, experience working in a design agency focusing on package design, advanced knowledge of production file building and printing capabilities, strong knowledge of FDA guidelines and implementation, and expert knowledge of Adobe Suite programs.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of proficient understanding of print processes and methods.

• Ability to understand and deliver brief requirements.

• Strong typographic ability.

• Build and deliver Equator presentations including awards and content for internal communications and social media.

• Is an effective team member; supports the team through knowledge in category, creative and production, continual learning.

• Ability to communicate and listen and value the opinions and direction of others.

• Mentor colleagues in the understanding of brand history and guidelines.

• Plan & Align – Takes ownership of personal actions and outcomes and daily deadlines provided by Traffic Manager.

  Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job Descriptions

  Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job DescriptionsJob duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Important Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

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Job LocationsUS-IL-Chicago

CityChicago

State/ProvinceIL

Postal Code60601

CountryUS

Requisition ID2024-433733

Position TypeFull Time

CategoryCreative & Product Services

MinimumUSD $77,500.00/Yr.

MaximumUSD $100,800.00/Yr.